1. FC Kaiserslautern vs Hertha BSC, 2. Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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2. Bundesliga · 2023-24

1. FC Kaiserslautern

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Hertha BSC

Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 12:00 UTC Fritz-Walter-Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 43' Marton Dardai

Afeez Aremu 59' R

Kevin Kraus 85' Y

Y 90' Tjark Ernst

Y 90' Andreas Bouchalakis

Overview

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1. FC Kaiserslautern vs Hertha BSC — 2. Bundesliga at Fritz-Walter-Stadion.

1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Hertha BSC 6 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Harm Osmers

5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Hertha BSC	6	18
2	1. FC Nürnberg	6	16
3	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	6	13
4	VfL Wolfsburg	6	11
5	1. FC Kaiserslautern	6	11
6	1. FC Magdeburg	6	10
7	FC Energie Cottbus	6	8
8	FC St. Pauli 1910	6	7
9	VfL Bochum 1848	6	7
10	Hannover 96	6	7
11	VfL Osnabrück	6	7
12	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	6	6
13	Arminia Bielefeld	6	5
14	Karlsruher SC	6	5
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	6	4
16	Holstein Kiel	6	4
17	SG Dynamo Dresden	6	4
18	SV Darmstadt 98	6	4

Head-to-Head

1. FC Kaiserslautern 8 games · Avg 3.5 goals Hertha BSC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-09 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2 Hertha BSC

Recent Form

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Hertha BSC	H	1–2	L
05 Dec	1. FC Nürnberg	H	2–0	W
02 Dec	1. FC Magdeburg	A	1–4	L
26 Nov	Holstein Kiel	H	0–3	L
12 Nov	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	A	1–2	L
04 Nov	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	H	0–2	L

Hertha BSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	1. FC Kaiserslautern	A	2–1	W
06 Dec	Hamburger SV	H	8–6	W
03 Dec	SV 07 Elversberg	H	5–1	W
24 Nov	Hannover 96	A	2–2	D
11 Nov	Karlsruher SC	H	2–2	D
05 Nov	FC Hansa Rostock	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

1. FC Kaiserslautern		Hertha BSC
#5	Position	#1
11	Points	18
6	Played	6
3 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	6 / 0 / 0
6	Scored	17
4	Conceded	7
+2	GD	+10
1.83	PPG	3.00
50%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

67% Clean Sheets
1. FC Kaiserslautern this season

17% Clean Sheets
Hertha BSC this season

1. FC Kaiserslautern are 5th (11 pts). Hertha BSC are 1st (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Kaiserslautern

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Hertha BSC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Erencan Yardimci	2 G
Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta	2 G

Hertha BSC

Josip Brekalo	4 G	3 A
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson	3 G	1 A
Oluwaseun Adewumi	3 G
Sebastian Gronning	2 G
Marten Winkler	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Fritz-Walter-Stadion. 1. FC Kaiserslautern are looking to make home advantage count against Hertha BSC.
5' A quiet spell here at Fritz-Walter-Stadion. Hertha BSC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Hertha BSC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
16' GOAL! Almamy Toure fires home to make it 1-0!
21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
26' 1. FC Kaiserslautern started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
31' Hertha BSC have won 455 goals from 468 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
36' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tymoteusz Puchacz suffering a number of foals already.
41' The travelling Hertha BSC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
43' Marton Dardai picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' 1. FC Kaiserslautern make a change. Jean Zimmer trudges off to be replaced by Erik Durm on 46 minutes.
49' Florian Niederlechner is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
54' It is a cagey affair so far. 1. FC Kaiserslautern in their trying to find a way past Hertha BSC's compact .
59' Afeez Aremu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 59.
60' Time for substitution for Hertha BSC. Pascal Klemens is replaced by Bilal Hussein.
63' Time for substitution for 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Marlon Ritter is replaced by Kevin Kraus.
68' Hertha BSC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
72' The whistle greets Terrence Boyd as he departs to be replaced by Lex-Tyger Lobinger.
77' 1. FC Kaiserslautern currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
82' Magnificent from Marc-Oliver Kempf! That is 14 goals in 441 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
85' Kevin Kraus picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
87' Kenny Prince Redondo gets the nod from 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He replaces Nikola Soldo and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Tjark Ernst argues furiously but the card stands.
The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

1. FC Kaiserslautern Lineups

Starting XI

6
Almamy Toure ↓ Afeez Aremu 46'
18
Julian Krahl
13
Terrence Boyd ↓ Lex-Tyger Lobinger 72'
8
Jean Zimmer ↓ Erik Durm 46'
7
Marlon Ritter ↓ Kevin Kraus 63'
20
Tobias Raschl
29
Richmond Tachie
15
Tymoteusz Puchacz
33
Jan Elvedi
2
Boris Tomiak
14
Nikola Soldo ↓ Kenny Prince Redondo 87'

Bench

Coach Dimitrios Grammozis

Hertha BSC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Jonjoe Kenny
37
Toni Leistner
20
Marc-Oliver Kempf
7
Florian Niederlechner
9
Smail Prevljak ↓ Haris Tabakovic 46'
6
Michal Karbownik
31
Marton Dardai ↓ Andreas Bouchalakis 60'
12
Tjark Ernst
22
Marten Winkler ↓ Gustav Christensen 46'
39
Derry Scherhant ↓ Fabian Reese 46'
41
Pascal Klemens ↓ Bilal Hussein 60'

Bench

Coach Pal Dardai

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Fabian Reese	2
Jan Luca Schuler	2
Marlon Ritter	1
Richmond Tachie	1
Jeremy Dudziak	1
Jan Elvedi	1
Filip Kaloc	1
Haris Tabakovic	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.92 1. FC Kaiserslautern xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.46 Hertha BSC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Kaiserslautern25% Draw29% Hertha BSC46%

Actual: Hertha BSC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

1. FC Kaiserslautern or Draw

53%

Draw or Hertha BSC

75%

1. FC Kaiserslautern or Hertha BSC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Kaiserslautern17% Draw49% Hertha BSC34%

Actual: 1. FC Kaiserslautern win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 1

12.4%

0 – 0

11.4%

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

5.5%

0 – 3

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

2 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Handicap	1. FC Kaiserslautern covers	Push	Hertha BSC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	14%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	24%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	15%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Kaiserslautern keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Hertha BSC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

1. FC Kaiserslautern vs Hertha BSC, 2. Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

1. FC Kaiserslautern Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Hertha BSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

1. FC Kaiserslautern Form

Hertha BSC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Clean Sheet