Kaiserslautern vs. Karlsruher Match Preview Article

Kaiserslautern, Recent Form

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Kaiserslautern head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 3-2 away win against Arminia Bielefeld in their last league encounter.  They came away from that fixture with 46% of the possession and clocked up 11 attempts on goal with 6 on target. By comparison, Arminia Bielefeld managed 15 attempts on goal, with 7 on target.  

Dirk Schuster will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 7 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 7 goals and, as a result, lost some important points.  Finding the net regularly has been an issue for them in their home stadium, with zero goals scored in 3 of their last 6 matches.  Schuster will have some concerns about his team's back line after only making 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home matches.  

A home win for Kaiserslautern is just a distant memory, having not won at Fritz-Walter-Stadion in 6 games.  

Karlsruher, Recent Form

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On the back of a tough 4-1 home defeat by Holstein Kiel, Karlsruher manager Christian Eichner will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset.  They achieved 46% possession in that match and had 15 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Holstein Kiel's tally of 18 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.  

It's fair to say that Eichner will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 7 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 10 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points.  On the road, they are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 4 of their last 6 away games.  They have not been performing well at all defensively, not delivering a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches.  

Karlsruher will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form, having lost 4 league games in a row.  

Fabian Schleusener will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Karlsruher.