1. FC Koln vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 2. Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
1. FC Koln vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern — 2. Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.
- 1. FC Koln 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Soren Storks
- Assistant 1 Thorben Siewer
- Assistant 2 Markus Schuller
17 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Schalke 04 34 70 2 SV 07 Elversberg 34 62 3 SC Paderborn 07 34 62 4 Hannover 96 34 60 5 SV Darmstadt 98 34 52 6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 52 7 Hertha BSC 34 51 8 1. FC Nurnberg 34 46 9 VfL Bochum 1848 34 44 10 Karlsruher SC 34 44 11 SG Dynamo Dresden 34 41 12 Holstein Kiel 34 41 13 Arminia Bielefeld 34 39 14 1. FC Magdeburg 34 39 15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 37 16 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 34 37 17 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 34 37 18 SC Preussen Munster 34 30 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 May 1. FC Kaiserslautern H 4–0 W 09 May 1. FC Nurnberg A 2–1 W 03 May SSV Jahn Regensburg H 1–1 D 27 Apr Hannover 96 A 0–1 L 20 Apr SC Preussen Munster H 3–1 W 11 Apr SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 May 1. FC Koln A 0–4 L 11 May SV Darmstadt 98 H 2–1 W 04 May Karlsruher SC A 2–2 D 27 Apr FC Schalke 04 H 2–1 W 19 Apr Eintracht Braunschweig A 0–2 L 12 Apr 1. FC Nurnberg H 1–2 L Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
1. FC Kaiserslautern this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
1. FC Kaiserslautern0-151/116-301/131-45–/246-601/–61-752/276+2/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to RheinEnergieSTADION that hosts another battle between 1. FC Koln and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
- 5' Jan Thielmann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 14' Goal! Eric Martel scores his 4 goal in 502 matches.
- 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ragnar Ache made 219 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 24' 1. FC Kaiserslautern seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 29' What a strike from Gian-Luca Waldschmidt! The score is 2-0.
- 33' The whistle greets Dominique Heintz as he departs to be replaced by Joel Schmied.
- 38' It’s high time Friedhelm Funkel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Kaiserslautern that had 270 games and scored 152 goals.
- 45' Marlon Ritter was booked on 45.
- 46' The 1. FC Koln manager makes a substitution. Jusuf Gazibegovic departs to be replaced by Linton Maina.
- 51' Denis Huseinbasic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 56' 1. FC Kaiserslautern is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 61' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Kaiserslautern is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 62' It is a substitution in 1. FC Kaiserslautern team. Ragnar Ache is replaced by Faride Alidou on 62 minute.
- 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FC Kaiserslautern needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 70' It’s gonna be a card for Frank Ronstadt.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Tim Lemperle. He replaces Damion Downs on 71 minute.
- 76' Goal! Florian Kainz scores his 33 goal in 403 matches.
- 77' The whistle greets Marlon Ritter as he departs to be replaced by Grant-Leon Ranos.
- 82' The whistle greets Gian-Luca Waldschmidt as he departs to be replaced by Mark Uth.
- 87' GOAL! Mark Uth scores on 87. Assisted by Linton Maina
- 88' Time for substitution for 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Jan Elvedi is replaced by Leon Robinson.
- Full Time. 1. FC Koln beats 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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Lineups
1. FC Koln Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 4
- 3
- 9
- 17
- 1
- 29
- 25
- 6
- 8
- 42
Bench
- 37
- 13
- 20
- 19
- 2
- 27
- 47
- 35
- 24
Coach Friedhelm Funkel1. FC Kaiserslautern Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1
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8
Jean Zimmer ↓ Frank Ronstadt 62'
- 7
- 13
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9
Ragnar Ache ↓ Faride Alidou 62'
- 19
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33
Jan Elvedi ↓ Leon Robinson 88'
- 3
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24
Jannis Heuer ↓ Philipp Klement 62'
- 31
- 26
Bench
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10
Philipp Klement ↑ 62'
- 20
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27
Frank Ronstadt ↑ 62'
- 16
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48
Faride Alidou ↑ 62'
- 25
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42
Grant-Leon Ranos ↑ 77'
- 22
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37
Leon Robinson ↑ 88'
Coach Torsten Lieberknecht -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Florian Kainz 2 Mark Uth 2 Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 1 Eric Martel 1 Kenny Prince Redondo 1 Marlon Ritter 1 Richmond Tachie 1 Dejan Ljubicic 1 Head to Head
1. FC Koln Form
1. FC Kaiserslautern Form
2025-05-18 1. FC Koln 4–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern L 2025-05-11 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98 W 2025-05-04 Karlsruher SC 2–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern D 2025-04-27 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2025-04-19 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern L 2025-04-12 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2 1. FC Nurnberg L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.02 1. FC Koln xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.92 1. FC Kaiserslautern xGI would bet for: 1. FC Koln to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: 1. FC Koln winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.94Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
1. FC Koln or Draw 83%Draw or 1. FC Kaiserslautern 39%1. FC Koln or 1. FC Kaiserslautern 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: 1. FC Koln win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.6%2 – 0 10.6%1 – 0 10%2 – 1 9.6%3 – 0 7%0 – 0 7%3 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 4.4%1 – 2 4.3%0 – 1 4.1%4 – 0 Actual4 – 1 3.3%Asian Handicap — 1. FC Koln
Handicap 1. FC Koln covers Push 1. FC Kaiserslautern covers -2.5 19% — 81% -2 19% 19% 62% -1.5 38% — 62% -1 38% 23% 39% -0.5 61% — 39% +0.5 85% — 15% +1 85% 10% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet 40% ✗1. FC Kaiserslautern keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.