Overview
- Dion Hofmeister has a minor knee issue and could miss Saturday’s 2. Bundesliga match at Arminia Bielefeld shortly after signing a long-term deal.
- Lieberknecht praised Hofmeister’s potential but emphasized measured integration to avoid overloading the teenager.
- The coach expects a heated contest against a side he labels the league’s most running- and sprint-intensive with strong first- and second-ball quality.
- FCK remain short-handed with injuries to Ivan Prtajin, Simon Asta, Kenny Prince Redondo, Ji-Soo Kim and Mahir Emreli, while Mika Haas is suspended for yellow cards.
- Kickoff is Saturday at 13:00 local time with live coverage on Sky and an audio stream on Sportschau.de for Kaiserslautern’s final away game of the year.