Schalke vs Kaiserslautern 2025-26 German 2. Bundesliga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 30': Hasan Kurucay (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 30'
- 61': Ivan Prtajin (Kaiserslautern) Substitution at 61'
- 61': Ivan Prtajin (Kaiserslautern) Goal at 61'
- 67': Edin Dzeko (Schalke 04) Substitution at 67'
- 74': Semih Sahin (Kaiserslautern) Substitution at 74'
- 75': Daniel Hanslik (Kaiserslautern) Substitution at 75'
- 77': Mika Wallentowitz (Schalke 04) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Felipe Sanchez (Schalke 04) Substitution at 77'
Game Information
Venue: Veltins Arena
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
German 2. Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12 | Schalke 04 | 18 | 38 | 4 |
| +14 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 19 | 37 | 2 |
| +15 | SV 07 Elversberg | 18 | 34 | 4 |
| +8 | SC Paderborn 07 | 18 | 33 | 5 |
Statistics
 FCK |
S04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.7 | POSSESSION | 59.3 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Schalke 04 (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Loris Karius (GK) |
| 25 | Nikola Katic |
| 4 | Hasan Kurucay  |
| 43 | Mert Can Ayhan |
| 6 | Ron Schallenberg |
| 23 | Soufian El-Faouzi |
| 27 | Finn Porath |
| 5 | Timo Becker |
| 7 | Christian Gomis |
| 19 | Kenan Karaman |
| 8 | Amin Younes |
Kaiserslautern (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Krahl (GK) |
| 4 | Maxwell Gyamfi |
| 16 | Atanas Chernev |
| 31 | Luca Sirch |
| 6 | Fabian Kunze |
| 37 | Leon Robinson |
| 22 | Mika Haas |
| 26 | Paul Joly |
| 17 | Norman Bassette |
| 7 | Marlon Ritter |
| 15 | Naatan Skyttä |
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