In this week 4 match, on Friday Aug 12th, Kaiserslautern will host Paderborn in a meeting of these two 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. 2nd placed Kaiserslautern is fresh off their 2-1 win against St. Pauli. Terrence Boyd struck first for Kaiserslautern in the 9th minute, then Redondo added another in the 86th minute on a feed from Terrence Boyd. Kaiserslautern is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Paderborn recorded a 4-2 win against Hannover 96. Håvard Nielsen struck first for Hannover 96 in the 12th minute, then Luka Krajnc tied it up for Paderborn on an own goal in the 28th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 60th minute on a goal by Ron Schallenberg to cap off a wild match. Paderborn is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Marvin Pieringer has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for Paderborn. For Kaiserslautern, their top scorers are Daniel Hanslik and Terrence Boyd, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.