1. FC Kaiserslautern vs FC Schalke 04

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🕒 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Fritz-Walter-Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Petersen 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 · FC Schalke 04 1
Referee Stats
5 matches · 4.40 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.40
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.60
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 40%
Draws 20%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-9).
  • 1. FC Kaiserslautern controlled possession (55%).
  • FC Schalke 04 had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

1. FC Kaiserslautern (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 11-1-5

Goals For / Against

35 / 19
Avg: 2.06 / 1.12

Points

34
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
FC Schalke 04 (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-4-5

Goals For / Against

21 / 17
Avg: 1.24 / 1.00

Points

28
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this 2.Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.65
2.06
GF
1.24
1.12
GA
1.00
65%
O2.5
47%
59%
BTTS
47%
53%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

1. FC Kaiserslautern rank6th
FC Schalke 04 rank1st
1. FC Kaiserslautern points52
FC Schalke 04 points70
1. FC Kaiserslautern: #6 · 52 pts · GD +5
10 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
FC Schalke 04: #1 · 70 pts · GD +19
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 26 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.
18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

1. FC Kaiserslautern last 5 home

W L W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals9-4
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC Schalke 04 last 5 away

L W W D D
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals7-8
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

1. FC Kaiserslautern trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 12%

FC Schalke 04 trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

1. FC Kaiserslautern score at home88%
1. FC Kaiserslautern clean sheet at home29%
FC Schalke 04 score away71%
FC Schalke 04 clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

1. FC Kaiserslautern score first53%
1. FC Kaiserslautern win after scoring first100%
FC Schalke 04 score first47%
FC Schalke 04 win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: 1. FC Kaiserslautern 50% · FC Schalke 04 57%
Avg first goal minute: 1. FC Kaiserslautern 20.1' · FC Schalke 04 31.6'

Vs league average

1. FC Kaiserslautern score at home2.06 vs 1.63
1. FC Kaiserslautern concede at home1.12 vs 1.30
FC Schalke 04 score away1.24 vs 1.30
FC Schalke 04 concede away1.00 vs 1.63
1. FC Kaiserslautern score 26% above league average, while FC Schalke 04 score 5% below league average.
Defensive side: 1. FC Kaiserslautern are 14% below league average at home, and FC Schalke 04 are 39% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

1. FC Kaiserslautern goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
0-15 8
16-30 5
46-60 5
61-75 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2

FC Schalke 04 goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
46-60 3
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
0-15 4
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
4
Total Shots
11
9
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
6
5
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
8
16
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
4
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
411
331
Passes Accurate
305
225
Passes %
74%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
41'
41' A. Gantenbein
44'
44' M. Gyamfi
46'
46' P. Remmert
1st substitution · For: E. Højlund
52'
52' M. Emreli
53'
53' VAR
D. Hanslik
Penalty confirmed
55'
55' Goal · 1-0
M. Ritter
Penalty
63'
63' A. Gantenbein
2nd substitution · For: K. Karaman
66'
66' E. Højlund
70'
70' C. Antwi-Adjei
3rd substitution · For: J. Bachmann
70'
70' H. Kuruçay
4th substitution · For: Taylan Bulut
72'
72' M. Emreli
1st substitution · For: N. Skyttä
72'
72' D. Hanslik
2nd substitution · For: F. Alidou
75'
75' Vitalie Becker
81'
81' M. Ritter
3rd substitution · For: Leon Robinson
84'
84' 📺 VAR
Leon Robinson
Red card cancelled
85'
85' Leon Robinson
86'
86' Felipe Sánchez
5th substitution · For: B. Lasme
88'
88' S. Şahin
4th substitution · For: F. Kleinhansl
88'
88' S. Asta
5th substitution · For: J. Elvedi
90+4'
90+4' J. Bachmann
90+9'
90+9' N. Skyttä

1. FC Kaiserslautern vs FC Schalke 04 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

1. FC Kaiserslautern beat FC Schalke 04 1-0 on Saturday, 09 August 2025 in 2.Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Martin Petersen. It was played at Fritz-Walter-Stadion.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. A. Gantenbein received a yellow card for FC Schalke 04 at 41'. M. Gyamfi received a yellow card for 1. FC Kaiserslautern at 44'.

Second half: FC Schalke 04 made their 1st substitution at 46', with P. Remmert replacing E. Højlund. M. Emreli received a yellow card for 1. FC Kaiserslautern at 52'. VAR intervened at 53' for 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Penalty confirmed). 1. FC Kaiserslautern took the lead at 55' when M. Ritter scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. FC Schalke 04 made their 2nd substitution at 63', with A. Gantenbein replacing K. Karaman. E. Højlund received a yellow card for FC Schalke 04 at 66'. FC Schalke 04 made their 3rd substitution at 70', with C. Antwi-Adjei replacing J. Bachmann. FC Schalke 04 made their 4th substitution at 70', with H. Kuruçay replacing Taylan Bulut. 1. FC Kaiserslautern made their 1st substitution at 72', with M. Emreli replacing N. Skyttä. 1. FC Kaiserslautern made their 2nd substitution at 72', with D. Hanslik replacing F. Alidou. Vitalie Becker received a yellow card for FC Schalke 04 at 75'. 1. FC Kaiserslautern made their 3rd substitution at 81', with M. Ritter replacing Leon Robinson. VAR intervened at 84' for 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Red card cancelled). Leon Robinson received a yellow card for 1. FC Kaiserslautern at 85'. FC Schalke 04 made their 5th substitution at 86', with Felipe Sánchez replacing B. Lasme. 1. FC Kaiserslautern made their 4th substitution at 88', with S. Şahin replacing F. Kleinhansl. 1. FC Kaiserslautern made their 5th substitution at 88', with S. Asta replacing J. Elvedi. J. Bachmann received a yellow card for FC Schalke 04 at 90+4'. N. Skyttä received a yellow card for 1. FC Kaiserslautern at 90+9'.

1. FC Kaiserslautern used 5 substitutions while FC Schalke 04 used 5 substitutions. 1. FC Kaiserslautern got 4 yellow cards, while FC Schalke 04 got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-9).
  • 1. FC Kaiserslautern controlled possession (55%).
  • FC Schalke 04 had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

1. FC Kaiserslautern vs FC Schalke 04 Head-to-Head History by Season