FCK Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern - ELV Elversberg Elversberg

Highlight Video 1 fc kaiserslautern vs sv elversberg

Highlights

86'
L. Schnellbacher
55'
D. Mokwa

M. Rohr
45' +9'
45' +6'
L. Petkov
L. Robinson
45' +5'

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Deniz Aytekin

Full-time: Kaiserslautern 1-3 Elversberg

The red card shown to Robinson shortly before half-time turned the match on its head, although Elversberg had impressed prior to the sending off. The hosts did manage to react well to going a man and a goal down, equalising shortly after, but they struggled in the second half and Elversberg will take a deserved three points home with them.

Full-time

90'

+ 5

Heated

Deep into stoppage time, Poręba and Hanslik clash with each other and exchange pleasantries. Both players receive yellow cards.

90'

+ 5

Yellow card

Łukasz Poręba

90'

+ 5

Yellow card

Daniel Hanslik

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Otto Stange

Lukas Petkov

90'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionNo penalty

90'

Penalty?

Petkov goes down in the penalty area, requiring a VAR check to see whether it was worthy of a penalty or not.

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.

Kenny Redondo33.67km/h

Naatan Mikael Skyttä32.97km/h

Mika Haas32.82km/h

88'

Leading the way

Schnellbacher's goal was the ninth goal scored by a substitute for Elversberg this season - a league best!

The decisive goal!

Petkov wins the ball in a challenge deep in the home side's half and feeds Schnellbacher in the box, where he tucks the ball home into the near bottom corner to make sure of the points for the visitors.

86'

Luca Schnellbacher

GOAL!

1:3

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

14 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

92.51 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

10.96 m

83'

Substitution

Luca Schnellbacher

David Mokwa

83'

Substitution

Jarzinho Malanga

Tom Zimmerschied

82'

Debut for Rasmussen

Rasmussen enters the action to make his debut for the home side. Hanslik also comes on for the final minutes with a tactical note in hand.

82'

Substitution

Jacob Rasmussen

Paul Joly

82'

Substitution

Daniel Hanslik

Mika Haas

80'

Strong in ball recovery

Elversberg need only 10.3 seconds to recover the ball today - that's significantly less than Kaiserslautern (19.1 seconds).

76'

Substitution

Amara Condé

Frederik Schmahl

76'

Substitution

Florian Le Joncour

Maximilian Rohr

72'

Over

Sirch tries to curl it in, but gets too much on it and sees it float over the bar.

70'

Yellow card

Maximilian Rohr

69'

Good position

Redondo earns the home side a free kick in a central position in front of the visitors' goal. But first, Rohr needs treatment, as he took a knock while committing the foul.

67'

Double substitution

Redondo and Şahin replace Ritter and Bassette as Lautern look for more control in this game.

65'

Substitution

Kenny Prince Redondo

Marlon Ritter

65'

Substitution

Semih Şahin

Norman Bassette

62'

Controlling possession

Lautern are finding it hard to get the ball off the visitors who are in full flow at the moment.

Possession (%)

3862

57'

Yellow card

Frederik Schmahl

0:24

Off the mark

That was Mokwa's first goal in Bundesliga 2.

Goooooal!

Zimmerschied cuts the ball back to Mokwa from the byline, who comes rushing in to sweep home their second goal of the evening.

55'

David Mokwa

GOAL!

1:2

Goal probability

29 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

87.34 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

7.73 m

54'

Conté!

The visitors are getting closer. Conté's low shot from inside the area is saved by Krahl.

54'

Fisted away

Krahl punches a Petkov cross away from the danger zone.

52'

Constant pressure

The visitors, with a man advantage, are pushing Lautern deep into their own half.

48'

Own goals galore

After Le Joncour twice (against Hannover and in Bielefeld), and now Rohr, Elversberg have already scored three own goals this season, the most in the division.

46'

We're back underway!

The visitors kick off the second half.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Kaiserslautern 1-1 Elversberg

For 40 minutes, both teams had cancelled each other out, until Prtajin's injury somehow became a catalyst for chaos. A penalty, a red card and an own goal by the visitors later, it's 1-1 at half-time in Kaiserslautern.

Half-time

Unbelievable! Lautern equalise!

Naatan Skyttä refuses inside the visitors' penalty area and then fires a powerful shot into the middle. Kristof gets a touch on the ball, which then bounces off Rohr's leg and into the empty net.

45'

+ 9

Maximilian Rohr

OWN GOAL!

1:1

45'

+ 8

Another chance!

The visitors look to strike again immediately. Conté drives into the penalty area and plays a cross to the far post, but no teammate can get to the ball.

Petkov from the spot!

The Bulgarian grabs the ball, stays cool and casually slots it into the bottom right corner with his right foot, sending Krahl the wrong way.

45'

+ 6

Lukas Petkov

GOAL!

0:1

Penalty

Goal probability

77 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11 m

45'

+ 5

Yellow card

Paul Joly

45'

+ 5

Red card

Leon Robinson

45'

+ 2

SituationNo penalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionPenalty

0:33

Penalty and red card!

Rohr was pulled back as he tried to convert his volley by Robinson, who is now sent off and Elversberg have a penalty!

45'

+ 2

Huge chance!

Rohr misses a golden chance from point blank range after attempting an off-balance volley.

45'

+ 1

Stoppage time

Three minutes of added time in the first half.

45'

Substitution

Fabian Kunze

Ivan Prtajin

Bitter

Lautern's best goalscorer has just returned from an injury and now looks like he'll be sidelined again. He has scored 11 goals in 14 appearances.

42'

Lautern forced into a change

Prtajin limps off the pitch, meaning the home side will have to make a substitution before half-time.

40'

Painful!

Prtajin flicks on a ball at the halfway line and then twists his ankle. He requires treatment on the pitch.

37'

Great save by Krahl!

Schmahl breaks through on the right flank and has options in the box as he bears down on goal. Krahl comes out and smothers his effort, with the Lautern defence breathing a sigh of relief.

33'

Robust challenge

Robinson stops Conté during a counter-attack and receives a yellow.

32'

Yellow card

Leon Robinson

32'

High tempo half

The game is moving quickly, with neither side holding onto the ball for very long.

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.

Mika Haas32.82km/h

Jan Gyamerah32.61km/h

David Mokwa Ntusu32.57km/h

29'

Loose pass

A ball is played low and hard into the penalty area for Skyttä, but the Lautern man can't secure the ball despite his best efforts.

26'

An entertaining 0-0

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

Both teams have already had some good scoring opportunities here. Joly's shot hitting the post was certainly the biggest chance so far.

xGoals

0.5

0.39

Goals

0:20

Off the post!

Joly slides in at the back post to get onto a dangerous low cross but sees his effort hit the woodwork before going out. Big chance!

19'

Applying pressure

Kristof gives the ball away and Skyttä tries to capitalise, but he's not on the same wavelength as Haas, who can't reach his pass into the box.

16'

Dangerous visitors

Elversberg have been the more dangerous team so far, threatening the Lautern backline on a few occasions.

11'

No foul!

Conté goes down in the penalty area after a challenge from Robinson and appeals for a penalty, but the referee waves play on after waiting for a check.

10'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewFoul?

DecisionNo penalty

Lautern probe

A cross from Haas is blocked and the visitors clear, as Lautern look to establish themselves in the game after a hectic start.

Petkov!

Petkov breaks forward and aims for the near corner of the goal from the right of the penalty area, but Krahl stands firm and blocks the effort.

First chance!

The visitors quickly counter-attack after winning the ball and Conté has a shooting opportunity. From the edge of the area, his low shot rolls straight into the arms of Krahl.

Tough start

Ritter is fouled right after kick-off. Lautern can't make anything of the free-kick, however.

The ball is rolling!

The home side have kicked off.

Kick-off!

The Betzenberg...

...is warming up! Soon, both teams will take to the pitch for an exciting clash on Bundesliga 2 Matchday 20.

Prtajin starts for Lautern

Kaiserslautern's goalscorer last started at the end of November, then missed out due to injury and only made his comeback in the new year, scoring three goals in two substitute appearances.

Rasmussen on the bench

Jacob Rasmussen was signed by Lautern from Salzburg yesterday, and today the Danish centre-back is already in the squad. Rasmussen has also played in Germany before, making 14 appearances for Erzgebirge Aue in Bundesliga 2 in 2019/20, and was German champion with Schalke's youth team in 2015 alongside Leroy Sané and Fabian Reese.

Same personnel

The visitors from Saarland start with the same starting line-up as last week against Bochum.

Starting line-up: 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Lautern subs

Simoni, Rasmussen, Kleinhansl, Asta, Hofmeister, Redondo, Şahin, Kunze, Hanslik

Starting line-up: SV Elversberg

Elversberg subs

Boss, Le Joncour, Condé, Malanga, Sickinger, Schnellbacher, Keidel, Stange, Adam

Trying to keep pace

Fourth-placed Elversberg head into Matchday 19 four points off top spot but are now without a win in their last three Bundesliga 2 games. They have picked up one point from their last two away games - a 1-1 draw at Preußen Münster and a 3-2 defeat at Nuremberg.

Lautern on the rise

Kaiserslautern lost 3-2 at home to struggling Magdeburg on 20 December but have made a promising start to 2026, following up a 3-1 home win over Hannover with a point at leaders Schalke. They are five adrift of third-placed Paderborn but will hope to close that gap this weekend.

2:15

Watch: Elversberg 1-1 Bochum - highlights

The hosts recovered from a goal down to preserve their unbeaten home record this season.

2:15

Watch: Schalke 2-2 Kaiserslautern - highlights

The Red Devils let a two-goal lead slip in Gelsenkirchen on Matchday 19.

Vincent Wagner on facing Kaiserslautern

"We prefer a short passing game. Kaiserslautern do as well, but they play more long passes in order to then compete for second balls. Their stadium also plays a big part."

Torsten Lieberknecht on facing Elversberg

"Elversberg have shown in recent years that they are very serious competitors. We greatly respect what is being achieved there. They try to get the most out of their environment, just as we do with ours. Both teams have developed since the first leg. Nevertheless, we are still close together in the table and perhaps both flying a bit under the radar."

2:14

Watch: Elversberg 2- 1 Kaiserslautern - previous meeting

Since then, Elversberg have collected 10 points in four matches against the Red Devils. Earlier this season, Frederik Schmahl shot the Saarlanders to a 2-1 victory in stoppage time.

Barren patch

Kaiserslautern have won only one of their five encounters with Elversberg. That victory came back in the very first meeting between these sides in August 2023 (3-2 at home).

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