DSC Bielefeld Bielefeld - FCK Kaiserslautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern

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Highlights

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Felix Bickel

Full-time: Arminia 0-0 Kaiserslautern

Bielefeld fail to reward themselves for their high-pressure final attacks. The Red Devils can be quite pleased with the point, as they did relatively little to score a goal here.

Full-time

90'

+ 5

Corner for Arminia

Another set piece for Bielefeld. Wörl's cross finds Großer, who heads just wide of the left post.

90'

+ 2

Another substitution

Lieberknecht brings on Aremu. Will they manage to get the lucky punch in the end?

90'

+ 2

Free kick in midfield

Sicker brings Kunze down, that's a clear foul. Kunze stays down on the ground at first, but shortly after play continues.

90'

+ 2

Substitution

Afeez Aremu

Semih Şahin

90'

+ 1

Time added on

There will be four minutes extra here.

90'

It's been a while

Will it remain a goalless draw? Lautern's last 0-0 was in February 2025 against Hannover, Bielefeld's last stalemate was over a year ago (November 2024 in Wiesbaden).

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Thaddäus-Monju Momuluh34.50km/h

Joel Grodowski33.85km/h

Richmond Tachie33.59km/h

89'

Danger averted

Joly clears the corner kick and play continues with possession for the Red Devils.

88'

One more corner

The set piece finds its way to Wöhrl via a deflection. His shot is blocked by the Kaiserslautern defence for yet another corner. Really intense pressure from Bielefeld here.

88'

Another attempt

Sirch clears against Corboz for another corner.

0:15

Huge chance

It's almost 1-0 for Bielefeld. Krahl can only parry Felix's header forward, then Alidou gets to the ball just in time and clears it for a corner .

83'

Midfield maestro

As little as the Red Devils have produced here, Şahin is proving a bright note for the visitors. He has managed to free himself from almost three-quarters of his situations under pressure.

82'

Pressure Handling

This Match Fact examines how successfully players perform under pressure. The percentage of "solved situations" indicates how often a player has freed himself from opponent pressure by dribbling, passing, scoring a goal or drawing a foul.

73%

Semih Şahin

11 times under pressure

82'

Tachie has a go

But the free kick hits the wall and goes out for a throw-in.

80'

Good free-kick position

Lautern get a chance from a set piece after Felix Tachie is clipped on the heels just outside the penalty area. Felix also receives a yellow card.

80'

Yellow card

Joel Felix

79'

Substitution

Christopher Lannert

Benjamin Boakye

79'

Kniat makes a substitution

Fresh personnel coming on for Bielefeld on the defensive flanks.

79'

Substitution

Arne Sicker

Tim Handwerker

78'

Tactical foul

Kunze brings down Young during his counter-attack attempt. That's a yellow card.

78'

Yellow card

Fabian Kunze

76'

Striker's foul

Bazee illegally creates space for himself against Kleinhansl before his header. The referee blows the whistle to stop play. The Arminia player's header would have landed directly in Krahl's arms anyway.

70'

Substitution

Dickson Abiama

Marlon Ritter

70'

The coach reacts

Lieberknecht also makes two changes. Can this change the dynamic?

70'

Lautern far too imprecise

Of the few passes that the visitors have played, only a small amount are reaching teammates. Almost every third pass by the visitors doesn't connect.

Passes

554

183

70'

Substitution

Faride Alidou

Naatan Skyttä

68'

Substitution

Isaiah Young

Marvin Mehlem

67'

New additions

Arminia coach Kniat brings on fresh attacking players.

67'

Substitution

Joel Grodowski

Monju Momuluh

64'

Bielefeld alert

The home team is significantly quicker to regain possession after losing the ball.

64'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

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FCK

8.7 s

23.5 s

60'

Substitution

Richmond Tachie

Daniel Hanslik

0:22

What a shot!

58'

Ritter with a poor touch

Skyttä drives a counter-attack for the visitors, plays in Joly, who finds Ritter positioned on the left side of the penalty area. His ball control is sloppy and so he misses the chance to take a shot.

55'

Attempted counter-attack

Hanslik is sent on his way after Bielefeld lose possession, but he's stopped by the two Arminia centre-backs. Apart from this moment, the visitors have barely managed to get into the opposition half in this second period.

54'

Few attempts

Shots on goal read 5-2 in Bielefeld's favour. The two attempts from Lautern came from distance. The Red Devils haven't had any attempts inside the box yet.

Goal attempts

3off target

2on target

1off target

1on target

50'

From distance

When there's no way through, you have to resort to other means. Wörl takes heart and shoots from a good 20 metres out. Krahl deflects the ball for a corner, but it comes to nothing.

48'

Same pattern

Bielefeld are on the attack again, without managing to get into dangerous areas. There's certainly no lack of movement, the hosts have run a whole five kilometres more than FCK.

46'

Back underway

Referee Felix Bickel blows the whistle for the second half.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Arminia 0-0 Kaiserslautern

Apart from the two offside goals, very little has happened in this match. Bielefeld has had significantly more possession, but they have lacked ideas to convert that into chances. The Red Devils have been defensively solid.

Half-time

39'

Advance down the right wing

Skyttä finds Joly on the right, who plays it back to the Finn in the penalty area. But he gets dispossessed there.

Hard-fought match

Those who came to the stadium in anticipation of watching strong tackles can certainly see them here. However, there's still a lack of creativity in the general play.

0:23

Bundesliga 2 physicality on show

35'

Hosts with possession

Yet Arminia barely make it into the final third, where Kaiserslautern are standing firm.

Possession (%)

7129

30'

Kaiserslautern look to create

Ritter plays the ball to Hanslik and immediately makes a run into space, offering the one-two. However, Hanslik can't return the pass to him – play continues with Arminia in possession.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Thaddäus-Monju Momuluh34.50km/h

Leon Reid Robinson32.40km/h

Benjamin Bediako Boakye31.96km/h

0:28

Another offside goal

This time the ball was in the Bielefeld net. First, Kersken had problems saving Ritter's powerful, central shot. For the rebound, Hanslik was in an offside position and the flag went up straight away.

23'

Goal ruled out

The hosts celebrated after Bazee calmly slotted a long ball into the right corner – but he was offside.

20'

Arminia's advance

Arminia combine well down the left side until Sirch clears against Handwerker for a corner. He takes the set piece himself, delivering the ball into the penalty area, where Gymafi clears it.

16'

Sloppy

Lautern now have the opportunity for a counter-attack through Ritter, but in the end several players make poor passes until enough Bielefeld players get back behind the ball and Kleinhansl accidentally knocks it out of play.

15'

15 minutes played

After a quarter of an hour, the fans have seen few goal-scoring opportunities. Neither team wants to take risks.

12'

Déjà-vu

Once again, Kleinhansl is late in a challenge on Momuluh and once again there's a free kick on the right touchline. However, Handwerker's cross sails out for a goal kick.

10'

Hard tackle

Hanslik wins a free kick against Bazee, after the latter slides into his opponent somewhat impetuously.

Headed chance

A set piece creates the first approach towards the Lautrern goal, but Wörl doesn't get enough power behind the ball to cause much danger.

Wayward centre

Ritter's cross loops over everyone and out for a goal kick.

High Pressing

That said, Lautern are also to a force to be reckoned with. The Red Devils are now pressing high and soon put the Bielefeld defence under pressure through Hanslik. Arminia manage to clear the ball away.

Home strength

Arminia have taken early control and keep the ball moving.

Kick-off!

The ball is rolling.

Kick-off!

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Gibs back once more

Last week, 19-year-old Owen Gibs was included in Kaiserslautern's second division squad for the first time, today his older brother Neal Gibs is in the squad for the first time in Bundesliga 2. Neal has already played for the first team (five times in the 3. Liga, once in the DFB-Cup), but that was in the 2021/22 season.

Grodowski on the bench

For Bielefeld, there are two changes compared to the defeat in Bochum: Grodowski wasn't at one hundred per cent recently and gets a rest, Lannert is also sitting it out. Wörl and Bazee move into the starting line-up instead. Kniat is playing without a natural centre-forward, though multi-talented Wörl could take on that role (this season he has already played as a defensive midfielder, box-to-box midfielder, attacking midfielder, winger and once as a central striker in the 2-1 loss against Schalke on matchday 8).

Kleinhansl replaces Haas

The visitors must continue without their top scorer Prtajin. Otherwise, Kleinhansl starts in place of the suspended star Haas, who is serving a suspension. Kleinhansl was in the starting XI twice in the cup, but has only made six brief appearances in the league so far in the 2025/26 season.

Starting line-up: DSC Arminia Bielefeld

Starting line-up: 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Michél Kniat on facing Kaiserslautern

"Kaiserslautern are a very good team that defend in a very man-to-man way. We'll need to find good solutions through hard work. We need to push ourselves to the limit to have a chance."

Torsten Lieberknecht on facing Bielefeld

"It will be about getting the basics right against the team with the best running stats in the league. The willingness to engage in duels and run will play a major role. We need to stand our ground in duels, too."

2:15

Bochum 1-0 Arminia Bielefeld - highlights

Bielefeld dropped down to 12th with a narrow defeat at Bochum on Saturday.

2:14

Kaiserslautern 3-1 Dynamo Dresden - highlights

The Red Devils moved up to sixth with a win at home to struggling Dresden.

A Bundesliga battle of old

The last of the 13 seasons Bielefeld and Kaiserslautern spent together in the top flight was 20 years ago (2005/06).

Happy travellers

Kaiserslautern have picked up points in 10 of their last 12 away matches in Bielefeld (W6, D4).

Bad memories for Lautern

In the last Bielefeld home win against Kaiserslautern in April 2018, Arminia turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 victory with an extra man. It was a sad day for Kaiserslautern, as the defeat sealed their first relegation to the third tier.

2:01

Watch: Highlights from the previous encounter

Hello and welcome!

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 16 fixture between Arminia Bielefeld and Kaiserslautern.