FCK 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern - BOC VfL Bochum 1848 VfL Bochum 1848

FCK

2

BOC

0

S. Şahin
75'

M. Luković
31'

Fritz-Walter-Stadion(46,788 Spectators)

Wolfgang Haslberger

FINAL

Full-time: Kaiserslautern 2-0 Bochum

Lautern deservedly beat a struggling Bochum side 2-0 to keep touch with the promotion places. Luković's first half strike and Şahin's converted penalty after the break decided the match on the occasion of Lieberknecht's anniversary. While the Red Devils are yet to concede a goal at home, it's already the fourth time Bochum have drawn a blank.

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Full-time

90'

+ 1

Injury time

Three minutes are added on.

88'

Chance spurned!

Klaiber, too, is completely unmarked in the six-yard box and gets a free header, but aims too high. That could have been a way back in!

86'

The captain comes on

It was Sauer's last action, as Ritter comes on as his replacement.

86'

Substitution

0:23

Sauer misses chance to seal win

The Slovak finds himself completely unmarked from just over five metres out. He gets his head to the ball, but steers his effort just wide of the left post. That really should have been 3-0.

83'

Will Hanslik bring new hope?

He replaces Rasmussen.

83'

Substitution

Christian Rasmussen

79'

Still without conceding a goal

Will Kaiserslautern keep a clean sheet in their fourth home match of the season as well? Darmstadt were the last side to achieve this, 12 years ago.

77'

Double substitution for Lautern as well

Lieberknecht reacts and strengthens the midfield in particular by bringing on Kunze. Additionally, Asta comes on for the already booked Elvedi.

76'

Substitution

76'

Substitution

Şahin keeps his cool!

Is this the decisive moment? Lautern's midfield engine keeps his cool and slots the ball into the right corner.

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75'

Semih Şahin

GOAL!

2:0

Penalty

Semih Şahin

Goal probability

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.

77 %

Shot speed

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.

104.36 km/h

Distance to Goal

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

74'

Penalty!

Referee Haslberger points to the spot. After a long throw-in, the recently substituted Patiño catches a Kaiserslautern player with his arm in the face. Klaiber also receives a yellow card for dissent.

74'

Yellow card

72'

Double substitution

Rösler makes a double change. Can Taz and Patiño provide fresh impetus?

72'

Substitution

Charlie Patiño

72'

Substitution

71'

Another attempt

Following Wittek's free-kick, the ball falls to Steuckers, who can't get enough power behind his shot.

70'

Another caution

On the other side, Elvedi goes in hard on Rasmussen. The game is getting more physical.

70'

Yellow card

69'

Meyer prevents worse

The Bochum player pulls Şahin's shirt in the midfield and receives a yellow card.

69'

Yellow card

66'

Off target!

Haas finds Skyttä in the box with a cross following a counter-attack. However, the Finn doesn't get enough power behind his header, allowing Horn to collect the ball.

63'

Double substitution for Kaiserslautern

Both the goalscorer and the creator of the only goal are leaving the pitch. Lieberknecht brings on Yardımcı and Tazemeta as fresh attacking options.

63'

Substitution

Thierry Tazemeta

Miloš Luković

63'

Substitution

Erencan Yardımcı

Ibrahim Kanaté

58'

Bochum are trying hard

Lautern's defensive wall, however, remains extremely solid and concedes almost nothing. Wittek has a go from distance, but it poses no real danger.

55'

Rösler reacts

The Bochum head coach brings on Steuckers for the Holtmann.

55'

Substitution

Jarne Steuckers

Gerrit Holtmann

54'

Lautern look to build on their lead

In contrast to their cautious approach in the first half, the home side are pressing significantly higher up the pitch after the break, winning the ball back on average more than twice as quickly.

53'

First caution

Mets shoves Skyttä off the pitch with both hands.

53'

Ball Recovery Time

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).

1. FC Kaiserslautern

1st Half

2nd Half

17 s

8 s

53'

Yellow card

49'

Şahin has a go!

The midfielder shoots from just over 20 metres out, but it's deflected wide.

48'

Lautern make their presence felt

The hosts immediately pile on the pressure again and create the first half-chance of the second half - Haas sees his effort blocked.

46'

We're back under way!

Both sides remain unchanged into the second half.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 5

Will one goal be enough again?

Bochum's opponents this season have not had to work particularly hard. Rösler's side have already lost 1-0 on three occasions in 2026/27.

Half-time: Kaiserslautern 1-0 Bochum

The hosts takes a deserved lead going into the break. Going forward, there was little to speak of for a long time, until Luković coolly slotted home with his first chance. Bochum aren't offering much going forward - head coach Uwe Rösler will need to come up with something to crack Lautern's defensive wall.

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Half-time

45'

+ 1

Injury time

Four minutes are added - mainly due to the Krahl's treatment.

45'

No way through

The visitors are delivering many balls into Lautern's penalty area during this phase. However, either a defender or the goalkeeper, Krahl, is on hand to deal with them.

40'

Luković again!

Another shot from the hosts. Şahin lays the ball back to the goalscorer from the byline. There, he strikes it first time and the ball would likely have posed a real challenge for Horn, but Bochum defender Mets is perfectly positioned and blocks the shot in front of goal.

34'

Treatment interruption

Lautern custodian Krahl gets to the ball ahead of Hofmann following a long ball, but then collides with Elvedi and requires treatment. Both sides use the brief stoppage to take on fluids and have a quick tactical discussion. After receiving treatment, Krahl continues in goal.

Deadlock broken!

The hosts are in front! After a long ball, Kanaté wins a physical battle against Klaiber and progresses towards goal. Inside the penalty area, the striker keeps his cool and plays it through the legs of Mets across to strike partner Luković, who nutmegs Horn and scores on his debut!

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31'

Miloš Luković

GOAL!

1:0

Assist:I. Kanaté

Miloš Luković

Goal probability

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.

42 %

Shot speed

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.

91.51 km/h

Distance to Goal

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.

12.43 m

0:26

Next attempt

Joly crosses from the right towards Luković, who acrobatically steers the ball in the direction of the Bochum goal. In the end, however, it doesn't trouble Horn.

Industrious Red Devils

Lautern keep trying to make their presence felt going forward, but so far they lack the cutting edge. While long-range efforts from Haas and Joly missed the target by some distance, Bochum had the best chance of the match through Rasmussen.

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26'

Steely defence

Kaiserslautern have not conceded a single goal at the Betzenberg for over 400 minutes - the last away player to score here was Yardımcı in April for Braunschweig, who is now a Red Devil himself.

0:18

Rasmussen!

At the other end, Bochum have the best chance of the match! Rasmussen cuts in from the right flank and immediately goes for goal from the edge of the box. Krahl has to stretch and claws the low shot out of the corner. A crucial intervention from the Lautern goalkeeper!

22'

Over the bar!

Lautern with another attempt. It still didn't trouble Horn, but FCK are at least getting closer. A cross from the left flank is headed around two metres over by Joly.

21'

Wayward cross

The hosts find themselves with plenty of space on the wing after winning the ball high up the pitch, but Joly's cross has too much power and ends up out of play on the far side. In the centre, Luković, among others, had been lurking.

19'

Waiting for the first shot on target

Both sides are still playing with a degree of caution. It appears as though neither team want to offer the opposition any space. As a result, the attacking intent on both sides has suffered in the opening 20 minutes.

14'

Lautern are more active, Bochum are well organised

Apart from the two crosses in the opening phase, the visitors have been largely anonymous in this match so far. Kaiserslautern have had the game largely under control, but without themselves posing a particularly serious threat so far.

Milestone for Lieberknecht

Kaiserslautern's head coach is experiencing his 500th match in Bundesliga 2 today - his 348th as head coach, in addition to 152 appearances as a player.

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9'

High and wide

Following Lautern's first corner, the ball drops to Joly in the space behind. His attempt from just under 30 metres, however, flies well wide of the right post.

7'

Lautern with the combination

A lovely one-two between Luković and Joly, but Mets is alert in the centre and clears the low cross for a corner.

5'

Haas tries his luck

At the other end, the Lautern's left winger shoots from a good 25 metres out, but doesn't connect properly with the ball, which trickles harmlessly wide of the right post.

3'

First approaches

Holtmann drives forward with the ball at great pace down the left flank, and manages to get a cross in from the byline. His delivery, however, is just a touch too high for Hofmann and Rasmussen in the centre. Shortly after, Steinwender fails to connect with a cross from Rasmussen from the right flank. Bochum have started brightly here!

1'

Here we go!

Bochum off in their dark blue away kit. Lautern play in their usual red.

Kick-off!

Kick-off imminent

Fantastic atmosphere at the Betzenberg. The teams are making their way onto the pitch. We're about to get under way.

Fortress Betzenberg

Kaiserslautern have not lost a single home match this season, and are also the only side yet to concede at home.

Prtajin returns

The striker is back in the squad for the first time since rupturing an Achilles tendon at the end of January. The 30-year-old scored 11 goals in 14 league appearances last season, netting a brace in the 3-2 home win over Bochum.

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Luković debut

The 20-year-old Serbian centre-forward, who is on loan at Kaiserslautern from Strasbourg, is set for his first Bundesliga 2 appearance this afternoon.

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More on that Bochum side

Rösler keeps faith with the 11 players who started last weekend's 1-0 defeat at home to Arminia Bielefeld.

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More on that Kaiserslautern side

Lieberknecht makes four alterations to his starting XI. Murphy replaces the absent Rasmussen in the only enforced change, while Sauer, Kanaté and Luković come in for Ritter, Berisha and Kunze.

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Starting line-up: VfL Bochum 1848

Formation:4-2-3-1

Starting line-up: 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Formation:3-4-2-1

Torsten Lieberknecht on facing Bochum

"With Bochum comes an opponent steeped in so much tradition that everyone should be looking forward to this match. They can handle difficult situations. They've already proven that. So we want to play with intensity, The physical component will be very important."

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Uwe Rösler on facing Kaiserslautern

"I'm very much looking forward to returning to the Betzenberg. Lautern will try to push us back right from kick-off and take the lead quickly. We need to stand firm and hold our own in front of the crowd there."

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Rösler in red

After being relegated to England's third tier with Manchester City in 1998, current Bochum boss Uwe Rösler joined reigning German champions Kaiserslautern. The German netted 13 goals in 37 appearances for the Red Devils, including three in the UEFA Champions League. He also scored the winner in a 2-1 victory over Bochum in March 1999, converting an assist from Michael Ballack.

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Another five-goal thriller?

The last three encounters between the sides have all ended 3-2 to the home team (two wins for Bochum, one for Lautern). Ivan Prtajin scored twice in the Red Devils' home victory over the Ruhr outfit last season.

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2:13

Watch: Heidenheim 0-0 Kaiserslautern - last time out

The Red Devils battled to a hard-fought point at Heidenheim to consolidate their place in the top six.

2:14

Watch: Bochum 0-1 Arminia Bielefeld - last time out

Uwe Rösler's team are winless in their last three Bundesliga 2 outings after suffering their fourth defeat of the campaign at home to Bielefeld.

2:13

Watch: Bochum 3-2 Kaiserslautern - previous meeting

Bochum came from behind to beat Lautern back in March, with goals from Callum Marshall and Mats Pannewig in a three-minute spell securing all three points.

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