Overview
- Kickoff is at 13:30 CET at the Fritz‑Walter‑Stadion, with live coverage on Sky TV and livestream, a SPORT1 live ticker, and no free‑to‑air broadcast.
- Kaiserslautern enter on a run of three league games without a win and just suffered their first home defeat under Torsten Lieberknecht in the second division.
- Kiel have struggled on the road and in attack, going three away matches without a win and totaling only 13 league goals, with no game of more than one goal across their last six.
- Pressing and set pieces shape the matchup: Kaiserslautern lead the league with 107 high ball wins, while Kiel have the fewest (57) and have allowed 110 such moments, with 75% of their conceded goals coming from dead balls compared with 14% for FCK.
- Former Kaiserslautern coach Kjetil Rekdal is on sick leave in Aalesund following cancer surgery and is reported by his club to be hoping for a return to the touchline.