Kaiserslautern vs Schalke 04 prediction 09.08.2025 | 2. Bundesliga
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- Competition: Bundesliga
- Date: 9th August 2025
- Kick-off: 19:30 UK / 20:30 CEST
- Venue: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Schalke 04 aim to secure a second consecutive win in the German second division this season when they face Kaiserslautern on Saturday evening. The match will be held at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern's home ground, and Torsten Lieberknecht’s team are favourites given their recent form against their opponents. Read on for everything you need to know about the game in this Kaiserslautern vs. Schalke 04 prediction!
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Kaiserslautern
2 : 1
Schalke 04
2. Bundesliga
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Schalke 04
0 : 3
Kaiserslautern
2. Bundesliga
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Kaiserslautern
4 : 1
Schalke 04
2. Bundesliga
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Schalke 04
3 : 0
Kaiserslautern
2. Bundesliga
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Kaiserslautern
1 : 4
Schalke 04
Bundesliga
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Schalke 04
1 : 2
Kaiserslautern
Bundesliga
Saturday’s game will mark the ninth meeting between the two teams since 2019. Kaiserslautern have won six of the previous eight games, including the last three, while Schalke 04 have won only one. However, the visitors will be encouraged by the fact that their sole victory in that period was at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion. There was plenty of entertainment, with an average of 3.5 goals per game.
Kaiserslautern team overview
Kaiserslautern have failed to secure another promotion since leaving the third division in the 2021–22 season.
Their best performance during this period came last season when they finished seventh with 15 wins, just seven points below the top spot.
Torsten Lieberknecht’s team began their pre-season campaign with a resounding victory, thrashing the English team Notts County 4:0 in Rhineland-Palatinate.
However, Die Roten Teufel failed to match these standards in their next match, losing 1:0 to Serie A side Roma, and also started the new campaign with a 1:0 defeat against Hannover 96 last weekend.
In terms of injuries, Kaiserslautern will be unable to call upon Fabian Heck and Frank Ronstadt this weekend due to scaphoid and strain issues respectively.
Last matches of
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Hannover 96
1 : 0
Kaiserslautern
2. Bundesliga
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Kaiserslautern
0 : 1
AS Roma
Club Friendlies 1
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Kaiserslautern
4 : 0
Notts County
Club Friendlies
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FC Koln
4 : 0
Kaiserslautern
2. Bundesliga
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Kaiserslautern
2 : 1
Darmstadt 98
2. Bundesliga
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Julian Krahl
Defenders
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4
Maxwell Gyamfi
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31
Luca Noah Sirch
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33
Jan Elvedi
Midfielders
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11
Kenny Prince Redondo
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8
Semih Şahin
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6
Fabian Kunze
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2
Simon Asta
Forwards
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10
Mahir Emreli
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9
Ivan Prtajin
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7
Marlon Ritter
Schalke 04 team overview
Meanwhile, Schalke 04 had a much busier pre-season, featuring six friendly matches. They secured two victories, defeating the likes of St Gallen and RW Ahlen.
While the Royal Blues conceded at least three goals in each of the two games they lost, a positive for head coach Miron Muslic is that his side responded well last weekend by beating Hertha Berlin 2:1.
Nikola Katić won’t be available for selection this weekend after picking up a red card in that encounter. Janik Bachmann, Tomáš Kalas and Arsin Bayındır have all returned to training, but Saturday’s game will come too soon for the trio.
The visitors' injury list also includes Zaid Tchibara and Kenan Karaman, who are dealing with cruciate ligament and meniscus injuries, respectively.
Last matches of
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Schalke 04
2 : 1
Hertha Berlin
2. Bundesliga
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Rot Weiss Ahlen
0 : 3
Schalke 04
Club Friendlies 3
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Schalke 04
1 : 0
St. Gallen
Club Friendlies
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Schalke 04
2 : 3
Wehen
Club Friendlies
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Panathinaikos
0 : 0
Schalke 04
Club Friendlies
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Loris Karius
Defenders
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17
Adrian Gantenbein
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5
Timo Becker
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37
Max Grüger
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2
Felipe Sánchez
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33
Vitalie Becker
Midfielders
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39
Peter Remmert
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6
Ron Schallenberg
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23
Soufian El-Faouzi
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18
Christopher Antwi-Adjei
Forwards
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9
Moussa Sylla
Prediction
Kaiserslautern struggled defensively in the second half of the 2024–25 season, keeping only one clean sheet in their final nine matches, and this issue remains unresolved. They kept just one clean sheet during pre-season and will take on a Schalke 04 side that performed poorly in their most recent away games in the second Bundesliga. As meetings between the two sides are also known for being entertaining, I am backing the 'over 2.5 goals' option.
Three reasons we expect at least three goals in this game
- Seven of the last eight meetings between Kaiserslautern and Schalke 04 ended with over 2.5 goals.
- Five of the last six league home games of Kaiserslautern ended with three or more goals.
- Three of the last four meetings between Kaiserslautern and Schalke at this ground produced five goals.
Main prediction -
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Megapari
1.64
vs standings in 2. Bundesliga
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 - 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Paderborn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 - 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 7 | Elversberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 8 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 10 | Preußen Münster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 - 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Dynamo Dresden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Hertha BSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Holstein Kiel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Kaiserslautern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Magdeburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Nürnberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 5 | -4 | 0 |