In a weekend match in week 28, on Sat Feb 26th, Kaiserslautern hosts Verl at Fritz-walter-stadion in a clash of these two extremely mismatched 3. Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Kaiserslautern is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Waldhof Mannheim. Waldhof Mannheim had 10 on net, and Kaiserslautern had 6, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Kaiserslautern is on a hot streak lately, with 6 wins in their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Verl is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Viktoria Berlin. Enes Kuc scored the first goal for Viktoria Berlin in the 3rd minute on a penalty kick, but Joel Grodowski got the equalizer for Verl in the 87th minute on a penalty kick earning Verl a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Sportclub Arena, Kaiserslautern took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Philipp Hercher struck first for Kaiserslautern in the 33rd minute, then Muhamed Kiprit added another in the 75th minute In the end, Verl was frustrated by Kaiserslautern’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kaiserslautern ended the match with the shutout victory.
Verl hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Nico Ochojski and Cyrill Akono, and they each have 1 goal. Kaiserslautern is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Hercher and Julian Niehues each only have 1 goal in their last five.