And now it's over, what a match: FCK applied pressure for long periods, had the better chances and hit the crossbar multiple times – but Nürnberg turned the game on its head with a dream goal from Emreli and suddenly led 2-0. Ritter pulled one back from the penalty spot before Lautern continued to push for the equaliser, but to no avail. So Nuremberg take the points and keep in touch with the teams above, while FCK miss a big opportunity in the promotion race after their competitors had dropped points this matchday.

Emreli is given a break, having crowned his performance with that incredible goal for the 2-0 lead earlier.

Flick stands unmarked at a free kick from the left, but can't control the ball properly.

Shots on goal in the second half: 16-1. However, both teams have scored once each after the break.

The midfield strategist is composed on the ball, managing to escape from 86 percent of situations under pressure from opponents.

With a substitution for Lautern - livewire Yokota replaces Hanslik - we head into the second half.

5-2 shots on goal, 5-2 corners, 58 percent possession – Kaiserslautern are the more active team, but they are too imprecise in their actions.

Wow, a wild final phase comes to an end. At first, it felt as if the Franconians had taken the wind out of FCK's sails with their goal after just under a quarter of an hour, after which the hosts struggled to find a suitable response. Shortly before the half-time whistle, the Red Devils regained their courage and created some dangerous chances, with both Ritter and Ache having opportunities to equalise.

Redondo loses his shoe in a challenge with Janisch and demands a free kick. Upon closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that it was the striker who actually went in too aggressively on his opponent.

The match has calmed down a bit, Lautern are on the ball and trying to gain control. However, their passing game ends before the final third, which is currently Nuremberg territory.

Nürnberg have already lost five times this season after taking the lead, including in their last away match in Regensburg.

Lautern are well-positioned in terms of ball recoveries, needing just 15.9 seconds on average. Nürnberg allow FCK possession for 20.2 seconds.

Lautern are trailing at home for the first time since the start of the second half of the season. Back then, they managed to turn things around against Ulm and won 2-1

Then Emreli goes down after a challenge with Kaloc, but there's no whistle. A heated start - but what else would you expect in this stadium, on this evening, in a season where so much is possible for FCK!

Redondo immediately crashes into Janisch, resulting in a free kick.

Kick-off at the Betze.

The kick-off is briefly delayed as the net of the goal has a hole and needs to be repaired.

An honour for goalkeeper Jan Reichert: He gets to lead Nuremberg onto the pitch for the first time today. In the absence of the still injured Robin Knoche, Julian Justvan was captain recently, but today it's Reichert's turn.

Top scorer Stefanos Tzimas is still missing, and as mentioned, Janis Antiste is not available either. Mahir Emreli therefore starts in attack. The Azerbaijani is in the starting eleven for the first time since January.

Nuremberg must do without Janis Antiste (suspended for a red card) and Caspar Jander (suspended for yellow card acquisition) today. However, the previously suspended Tim Drexler and Jens Castrop are back in the squad. Castrop replaces Jander, Drexler comes into the team for Nick Seidel.

There are four new players in the Lautern starting eleven, including Kaloc. The Czech player was on the bench for the last two matches, but starts today in place of Florian Kleinhansl. Kenny Prince Redondo is likely to move to the left flank.

Jan Gyamerah was only a substitute in the last two matches after returning from injury, but this time he displaces Jean Zimmer in the starting XI. Gyamerah played for Nuremberg two years ago, making 53 Bundesliga 2 appearances and scoring three goals.

Daniel Hanslik has served his yellow card suspension and returns to the team in place of Daisuke Yokota.

First-choice goalkeeper Julian Krahl, who has been so strong this season, makes his comeback less than a month after suffering a medial collateral ligament tear on 15th March in Paderborn, having missed only two matches.

Reichert - Drexler, Gruber, Karafiát - Janisch, Castrop, Lubach, Yilmaz - Justvan - Schleimer, Emreli

Krahl - Elvedi, Sirch, Bauer - Gyamerah, Breithaupt, Redondo - Ritter, Kaloc - Hanslik, Ache

"This will be an evenly matched game, but in front of our home crowd we can count on the support of the fans. My lads have been playing a good season, and we want to continue in exactly the same way. However, we also want to improve in many areas, because that's what you need in this league to pick up points."

"We approach every match with a positive mindset. Winning in Lautern will be a difficult task - we know that. It only takes one moment to ignite the crowd at their home ground. But we will throw everything into this one to put in a good performance there."

Referee: Robert Schröder, Assistant Referee 1: Jan Clemens Neitzel-Petersen, Assistant Referee 2: Christian Leicher, Fourth Official: Mario Hildenbrand, VAR: Guido Winkmann, VAR Assistant: Thorsten Schiffner

Nuremberg coach Miroslav Klose is a Kaiserslautern icon, who started his illustrious career with the club and scored 52 goals in 147 outings. From 2002 to 2004, he played alongside current Lautern coach Markus Anfang, with the latter providing assists for two of Klose's Bundesliga goals.

Nuremberg's last victory against Kaiserslautern was eight years ago. In July 2017 they secured a 3-0 home win in the Bundesliga 2. Nuremberg last won at the Betzenberg in September 2015 (3-0 in the Bundesliga 2).

Kaiserslautern are unbeaten in eight competitive matches against Nuremberg (two wins, six draws), with their showdown earlier this season ending goalless.

Kaiserslautern and Nuremberg have a combined 13 German Championships and over 2,500 Bundesliga matches between them. One of the latter's nine titles came in 1948, secured in a 2-1 victory against the Red Devils in the final.

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 29 fixture between 1. FC Kaiserslautern and 1. FC Nürnberg.