Overview
- The fixture kicks off at 20:30 on August 9 in a sold-out Fritz-Walter-Stadion hosting 49,327 fans.
- Miron Muslic must replace suspended defender Nikola Katic while captain Kenan Karaman returns to Schalke’s squad following meniscus surgery.
- Kaiserslautern has added Finnish U21 international Naatan Skyttä to boost its attack and loaned defender Jannis Heuer to Preußen Münster.
- Schalke arrives on the back of a 2:1 home win over Hertha BSC and looks for back-to-back victories; Kaiserslautern aims for its first points after a 0:1 loss at Hannover.
- Fans can watch free on RTL, via Sky in pay-TV, stream on RTL+ and WOW, or follow live updates on ran.de and the ran app.