Red Devils to seal crucial victory over Union Berlin
TEAM NEWS
Kaiserslautern have five
players on their injury list as Kacper Przybylko, Patrick Salata, Giuliano
Modica, Daniel Halfar and Mads Albaek are all absent.
Union Berlin are missing
Kenny Prince Redond and Fabian Schonheim due to injury, while Akaki Gogia is
serving his suspension and is therefore unavailable.
Kaiserslautern
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Kacper
Przybylko (foot), Mads Albaek (pubis); Patrick Salata, Giuliano Modica (both
knee); Daniel Halfar (hip)
Union Berlin
Suspended: Akaki Gogia
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Fabian
Schonheim, Kenny Prince Redondo (both knee)
MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN
Michael Frontzeck has
certainly got Kaiserslautern heading in the right direction, with three wins
out of five league matches. However, their 2-1 defeat at Aue last Saturday was
a real setback and the team are now six points from safety with only ten
matches to go. Victories have now become more important than ever and the team
will be desperate to return to winning ways as quickly as possible.
Andre Hofschneider’s Union
Berlin are still in with a shout of making the playoffs this season. Following an
important 2-1 home win against Sandhausen last Saturday the ‘Iron Ones’ have
lost just two of the last six 2. Bundesliga fixtures and they remain seventh as
they are trailing third-placed Holstein Kiel by only three points.
This is a crucial fixture
for both, which neither side can afford to lose. However, Kaiserslautern’s form
at Betzenberg has picked up of late,awith only two defeats in their last five.
I think they should have enough to seal a crucial home win over weak travellers
Union Berlin, who claimed their last away win in mid-October. Put your money on
a victory for the Red Devils.
SECOND PREDICTION: HALF TIME HAD – HOME WIN
Kaiserslautern have been
leading at the break in all of their last three league wins while Union Berlin
have been ahead after 45 minutes in only one of their last six on away turf. I
fancy Kaiserslautern to be winning at half time.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have met only six
times in the 2. Bundesliga at Kaiserslautern since 2010, with the hosts winning
three and drawing three.
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