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Kaiserslautern vs Duisburg Prediction & Betting tips
On paper, the 1. FC Kaiserslautern encounter against MSV Duisburg reads like a retro Bundesliga game. But the reality looks different. Both teams are currently only in the third division and have had their best days for a long time. At least the zebras are currently well on the way to returning to league two immediately.
In view of the table situation, it is quite surprising that before the duel between Kaiserslautern and Duisburg, higher odds are offered to the guest. The Meidericher SV is in first place in the classification and still has the climb firmly in sight. The Palatinate, on the other hand, are in the middle of gray and are one of the few teams for which the remaining match days will probably only be about the “golden pineapple”.
The fact that the Red Devils are nevertheless assigned the role of favorites by the best bookmakers is probably primarily due to the impressions made so far after the restart. The team of Boris Schommers collected seven points in the first three games after the break and thus got rid of all relegation worries.
The guests of the Wedau, on the other hand, largely disappointed and are only four points from three encounters. The trend shows after the narrow 2-1 win over the weekend against Chemnitz but still upwards. However, because we do not want to pay too much attention to the past results and instead put the existing quality in the foreground, we believe that in Kaiserslautern vs. Duisburg tip on the away win the most attractive value is hidden.
Kaiserslautern :
1. FC Kaiserslautern is currently about as far away from the rest of the club as the earth is from the moon. The financial worries threaten to finally crush the traditional club. Liquidity threatens to go to zero in just a few weeks. The logical consequence would be bankruptcy proceedings or a haircut, in which, however, numerous creditors would have to agree. The future of the former German master is more uncertain than ever.
At least in terms of sport, the team of coach Boris Schommers has set the goal on the remaining match days to fix the renewed right to participate in the third division for the coming season. As currently twelfth in the classification, the Red Devils are already eight points ahead of the first relegation zone, so the starting position makes us confident.
The fact that the Palatinate largely got rid of all worries in the relegation battle is primarily due to the three games after the restart. From the games in Magdeburg (1: 0), at home against 1860 Munich (1: 1) and in Jena (2: 1), the Lauterer proudly posted seven points and were able to distance themselves from the danger zone for the time being.
With a little luck and in the event of a continuation of the series of six third division games in a row without defeat, even the train to the 2nd Bundesliga does not seem to have started yet. Seven points behind third place in this crazy league three are still to be made up. However, the below-average home record speaks against the next three on Wednesday.
On the Betzenberg, the Red Devils could only make three of their 14 matches victorious this season. This contrasts with a whopping nine draws and just two losses. The last bankruptcy dates from November 2 and is more than eight months ago. Nevertheless, between Kaiserslautern and Duisburg we consider the relatively high odds for the front runner to be an attractive option.
Boris Schommers has to do without Esmel, Gottwalt and Spalvis. Otherwise, all men are on board. The coach does not have many reasons to change his well-established starting line-up, but rotation is likely due to the high load of the past week.
Duisburg:
What is the biggest bargaining chip that MSV Duisburg has in the promotion race? Is it the experience of individual players like Moritz Stoppelkamp, Tim Albutat and Marvin Compper or is it maybe even coach Torsten Lieberknecht who once led Eintracht Braunschweig to the Bundesliga?
It is presumably both factors, which together with the currently most promising starting position ensure that the odds for a return of the zebras to the lower house are very good before the duel between Kaiserslautern and Duisburg. Eight game days before the end of the season, the light blue and whites have three points ahead of the first non-relegation zone.
Nevertheless, the re-start for the zebras was not as they would have imagined. The 2: 3 defeat at the start of 1860 Munich, when a 2-0 lead deep in the second half could not be saved over time, and the disappointing 1-1 at home against the bottom of the league Jena were for the high demands of the former first division team just too little. It was only last weekend that the first victory was celebrated at home against Chemnitz.
Now it is a question of finally being suitable for advancement abroad. Meidericher SV currently only ranks 12th in the third division away table. Only a third of all games in opposing stadiums (five out of 15) were victorious. There were also seven defeats (three draws). The fact that home and away games hardly differ from each other after the interruption should therefore play into the cards of the Ruhrpottlers.
The personnel situation could be better with the leaders. Coach Lieberknecht has to do without Bitter, Compper, Sabanci, Sicker and Sliskovic during the week due to injury. Ahmet Engin is also still missing due to a red ban. Nevertheless, the higher-quality MSV team should be able to kidnap all three points from Betzenberg.
Kaiserslautern vs Duisburg head to head matches
18.10.19 3LIG Duisburg Kaiserslautern 3 : 1
31.03.18 2BUN Duisburg Kaiserslautern 1 : 4
22.10.17 2BUN Kaiserslautern Duisburg 0 : 1
13.12.15 2BUN Kaiserslautern Duisburg 2 : 0
24.07.15 2BUN Duisburg Kaiserslautern 1 : 3