A draw seems likely
TEAM NEWS
Dusseldorf are still
without Justin Toshiki Kinjo and Havard Nielsen who are both injured.
Nevertheless, coach Friedhelm Funkel has a large squad at his disposal.
Kaiserslautern won’t have
Kacper Przybylko and Giuliano Modica at their disposal.
Dusseldorf
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Justin
Toshiki Kinjo (meniscus), Havard Nielsen (pulled muscle)
Kaiserslautern
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Kacper
Przybylko (foot), Giuliano Modica (thigh)
MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: DRAW
Dusseldorf have got off to
a good 2.Bundesliga start with one win and one draw, while the team also
advanced to the next stage of the German cup, having beating Bielefeld in extra
time. The team have the potential to do better than last season, but there are
certain areas they will need to improve as well. They should keep an eye on
controlling the game more and be more clinical in front of the goal. However,
they have scored four in their first two matches, which is the joint-second
highest in the league.
After a horrible start in
Nurnberg where they were beaten 3-0, Kaiserslautern have been continuously been
improving. Their first home game in the league ended with a deserved 1-1 draw
against Darmstadt and they were in the game the whole time. In the cup, they
thrashed lower league team Eichede 4-0 with ease and advance to the next round
of the competition.
Kaiserslautern may be
getting their confidence back, but I still think that in-form Dusseldorf should
get the job done here. Home win.
SECOND PREDICTION: TOTAL GOALS – ONE
Despite Dusseldorf’s four
goals in two games, neither of the teams are known for their proficiency up
front and don’t tend to score a lot of goals, with Dusseldorf netting 37 and
Kaiserslautern 29 goals in 34 games last season. In addition, both coaches
prefer a defence-minded approach and this is likely to lead to a very boring
game with perhaps just one goal.
HEAD TO HEAD
The last two meetings
between Dusseldorf and Kaiserslautern have ended in draws.
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