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Lautern – Bochum, both clubs are more or less behind their claims. The 1. FC Kaiserslautern stands as the tail light with six points behind the saving shore with the back to the wall, while the VfL Bochum with only three points ahead of the relegation place also has to look down.
There have been 71 duels between the two clubs, of which Kaiserslautern won 30 and lost only 19 in 22 draws. In Kaiserslautern 19 home wins and ten draws are only six Bochum successes.
Kaiserslautern :
When 1. FC Kaiserslautern is after a very confident summer break quickly disillusionment has arrived. After a point from the first two games at 1 FC Nuremberg (0: 3) and against SV Darmstadt 98 (1: 1) meant a 4-0 victory in the DFB Cup at SV Eichede for a long time the only success. With Fortuna Dusseldorf (0: 2), Eintracht Braunschweig (1: 1), Holstein Kiel (1: 2), SV Sandhausen (0: 1) and Erzgebirge Aue (0: 2), the FCK took just one point so that the decision to separate from coach Norbert Meier, no longer came as a surprise. With the interim coach Alexander Bugera and Manfred Paula the Red Devils lost even with 0: 5 at 1 FC Union Berlin, before the new coach Jeff Strasser with four points from the two games against SpVgg Greuther Fürth (3: 0) and at FC St. Pauli (1: 1) celebrated a good debut. The initial euphoria after the change of coach is already history again, the FCK lost against MSV Duisburg (0: 1), in the DFB Cup against VfB Stuttgart (1: 3) and in the basement duel with Jahn Regensburg (1: 3) ) three times in a row.
After the weak performance of Regensburg several changes are conceivable. While Kacper Przybylko and Mads Albaek are still missing, there is hope for the return of Daniel Halfar, Benjamin Kessel and Marcel Correia, whose experience in the current situation would be worth gold.
Probable lineup: Müller – Kessel, Vucur, Correia – Mwene, Guwara – Ziegler, Moritz – Halfar – Andersson, Kastaneer
Bochum:
With coach Ismail Atalan installed just before the start, VfL Bochum have only one point from the first three games and a recovery thereafter with two wins in a row against Dynamo Dresden (3: 2) and SV Darmstadt 98 (2: 1) can not confirm. After that were lost in a 2-0 victory against FC Ingolstadt three of the following four games against 1 FC Heidenheim (1: 2), at 1 FC Nuremberg (1: 3) and Holstein Kiel (0: 3) whereupon Atalan had to leave again. Under interim coach Jens Rasiejewski VfL then put on a good start with a 2-0 home win against SV Sandhausen, but then was lost at Eintracht Braunschweig (0: 1) as well as in the DFB Cup at SC Paderborn (0: 2) , Nevertheless, Rasiejewski was trusted until the winter. After all, there was a goalless draw against Fortuna Dusseldorf on Monday after this non-risk-free decision.
Compared to the game against Dusseldorf the yellow-red-blocked Lukas Hinterseer must be replaced safely and Kevin Stöger threatens after his elbow strike a barrier. While Tim Hoogland and Timo Perthel are still missing, the struggling failed Patrick Fabian, Robbie Kruse, Danilo Soares and Sidney Sam could be available again.
Probable lineup: Riemann – Gyamerah, Losilla, Bastians, Leitsch – Celozzi – Hemmerich, Losilla, Icefield, Kruse – Diamantakos
Kaiserslautern vs Bochum head to head matches
05.04.17 2BUN Bochum Kaiserslautern 0 : 0
24.10.16 2BUN Kaiserslautern Bochum 3 : 0
14.03.16 2BUN Kaiserslautern Bochum 0 : 2
27.10.15 POK Bochum Kaiserslautern 1 : 0
25.09.15 2BUN Bochum Kaiserslautern 1 : 2