Kaiserslautern vs Arminia Bielefeld prediction 08.05.2026 | 2. Bundesliga

Kaiserslautern come into Friday’s 2. Bundesliga contest after a disappointing run of three successive defeats. Torsten Lieberknecht’s side failed to score in frustrating reversals against Holstein Kiel (3:0), Braunschweig (2:0) and Dynamo Dresden (1:0). 

Die Roten Teufel have struggled to find consistency in their performance this year. The hosts won five but lost eight of their last 13 league fixtures since the end of January. 

While the goals have dried up in recent fixtures, high-scoring outcomes have been frequent at Fritz-Walter-Stadion this season. An average of 3.25 goals per game were scored in their last 16 home matches (2. Bundesliga)

Head coach Lieberknecht could make some changes to his selection this week. The hosts have several injury issues with Ivan Prtajin, Mika Haas, Naatan Skyttä, Daniel Hanslik, Mahir Emreli, Kenny-Prince Redondo and Dion Hofmeister all unavailable.

Arminia Bielefeld maintained their solid recent form with a 1:1 draw against Bochum last weekend. Joel Grodowski opened the scoring with a first-half penalty before Moritz Kwarteng’s late goal rescued a point for the visitors. 

Michel Kniat’s side have endured a tough campaign, but recent results have improved, with eight points collected from their last five league fixtures (W2, D2, L1). 

While not yet safe from the threat of relegation, Die Blauen now sit 13th in the division, two points above the drop zone. 

Like the hosts, high-scoring outcomes have been frequent for Arminia this season. Six of their last eight fixtures finished with three or more goals scored, while an average of 2.93 goals per game were scored in 16 road 2. Bundesliga matches since last August. 

Head coach Kniat has three confirmed absentees ahead of the trip to Fritz-Walter-Stadion. Daniel Richter, Joel Felix and Arne Sicker are all ruled out through injury.