1.FC Kaiserslautern - SC Paderborn

We have a different situation this round, was it always Colonge to play first and Kaiserslautern has to stroke back one day or two later is Kaiserslautern now in the position to play first and put a lot of pressure on Cologne for their monday match. Sure it can be an advantage but Kaiserslautern has to find the right way and balance after their desaster in Aue. They was 1-0 up and played against 9 men but they were not able to bring this match home and it was more or less their arrogance what made Coach Foda so angry. He wants to see a reaction today and he put a lot of pressure on his players, maybe this can be the wrong way but let’s see as Paderborn is without any worries and can play totally relaxed.

To their weak performance they need a boost now to overcome Paderborn, maybe they get a lot of help form their excellent supporters today. They push a lot and it is always an excellent atmosphere there. I wrote it already, with a win they can open the gap to 3 points and Cologne has to fight back on monday. Maybe some changes are done by Foda as he was not very pleased with and it can be that Azaouagh and some others must on bench, also many counts on both strikers Idrissou and Bunjaku if they are not working it is hard for them to win matches.

Also a weak performance made Paderborn one week ago. They were not able to win against bottom side from Regensburg although they were one men more on the pitch. This said all where the problems are at the moment. They are not able to create or score and it is an important thing in soccer. Coach Schmidt was also not very pleased with his team and he wants to change some too. It would be very interesting what tactic Schmidt wants to try .... more defensive or an open one.

It is clear normally, Paderborn can sit back and try to play from a deep defensive over counter attacks while Kaiserslautern needs the points immediately in the race for third place. For this they have to invest much more and try to put some pressure on Paderborn who can produce mistakes and maybe give Kaiserslautern some opportunities to score. But if they play like against Aue it is very hard, they need a much better attitude.