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FC Schalke 04 v 1. FC Kaiserslautern : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Torsten Lieberknecht will be hoping for a crucial away win in the Bundesliga 2 on Sunday lunch time, as he takes his 1. FC Kaiserslautern side to the Veltins-Arena to visit FC Schalke 04 and Miron Muslić. The predictions for all the markets are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with extra weighting applied to top teams. All the statistics and graphics are designed specifically for the betting market in question. Head-to-head statistics for this fixture are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided directly from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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FC Schalke 04's next match is v Holstein at 12:30 on Sunday 15th February
1. FC Kaiserslautern's next match is v Greuther at 12:00 on Saturday 14th February
The last German Bundesliga 2 meeting between Schalke and Kaiserslautern was on Sunday 25th January 2026
German Bundesliga 2
January 25th 2026
Schalke 2
2 Kaiserslautern
 
E. Džeko 87'61' I. Prtajin
K. Karaman 90'83' I. Prtajin
 
S04
FCK
Shots On
5
3
Shots Off
8
3
Corners
10
2
Possession
60%
40%
Fouls
12
16
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
SchalkeKaiserslautern
 
L. Karius
H. Kuruçay (Z. Amoussou-Tchibara 89')
T. Becker (M. Wallentowitz 77')
R. Schallenberg
K. Karamanfootball icon
C. Louis Gomis
A. Younes (E. Džeko 67')
N. Katić
M. Ayhan
S. El-Faouzi
F. Porath (F. Sanchez 77')
J. Krahl
M. Gyamfi
F. Kunze
(S. Sahin 74') M. Ritter
(D. Hanslik 75') N. Skyttä
A. Atanasov Chernev
M. Haas
P. Joly
L. Sirch
L. Robinson
(I. Prtajin 61') N. Bassette

Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We're tipping a close-fought game here and, as such, are predicting under 2.5 goals. That means we a suggesting 2 goals or less will be scored in total as Schalke and Kaiserslautern go head-to-head. Clear game plans will be required to deliver us a winner, but we have reason to trust both sides to deliver exactly that. The stats and the odds below suggest it's a sound bet too.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Schalke are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.95.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Schalke
48%
19/20
2%
15/2
2%
Draw
27%
23/10
3%
2/15
Kaiserslautern
24%
29/10
3%
15/2
11%
Schalke 1-0
14%
7/1
7%
16/5
Draw 1-1
13%
11/217/5
Draw 0-0
10%
9/1
9%
6/4
6%
Schalke 2-0
10%
17/210/1
6%
Kaiserslautern 1-0
9%
11/11/2
5%
Schalke 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
20/1
Kaiserslautern 2-1
6%
12/13/10
17%
Schalke 3-0
5%
16/128/1
Kaiserslautern 2-0
4%
20/16/1
12%
Schalke 3-1
4%
14/160/1
8%
Draw 2-2
4%
12/1
13%
9/2
Schalke 3-2
2%
25/128/1
Kaiserslautern 3-1
2%
28/17/1
9%
Schalke 4-0
2%
33/160/1
Schalke 4-1
1%
33/1125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
19/20
3%
8/1
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
17/20
3%
1/33
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/629/20
3%
Away 1st Goal
41%
11/811/5
4%
No 1st Goal
7%
9/1
9%
6/4
6%
BTTS - Yes
44%
8/1112/5
BTTS - No
56%
1/11/4
BTTS - Home Win
18%
3/128/1
4%
BTTS - Draw
17%
10/3
4%
9/2
BTTS - Away Win
9%
13/2
7%
2/15
7%
Home/draw
76%
1/41/20
6%
Away/draw
52%
4/5
2%
1/20
4%
Home/away
73%
1/3
2%
4/1
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
2/7
3%
7/5
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
5/2
7%
10/21
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
9/4
8%
21/10
4%
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
1/3
2%
3/10
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
11/2
8%
18/5
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/9
2%
1/7
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
14/122/1
5%
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/331/200
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/204/9
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
10/16/4
Home DNB
68%
2/525/1
6%
Away DNB
43%
7/41/300
7%
Schalke win to nil
31%
5/2
3%
-
Kaiserslautern win to nil
15%
6/1-
Schalke / Schalke
25%
11/5
3%
17/2
3%
Schalke / Kaiserslautern
3%
33/140/1
12%
Schalke / Draw
6%
12/120/1
Draw / Schalke
16%
4/12/1
4%
Draw / Kaiserslautern
10%
7/117/5
6%
Draw / Draw
16%
9/28/5
4%
Kaiserslautern / Schalke
4%
22/133/1
11%
Kaiserslautern / Kaiserslautern
14%
5/112/1
12%
Kaiserslautern / Draw
6%
14/122/1
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Schalke have played 18 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Bundesliga 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 2 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 10 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 32 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Schalke have played 8 games at home winning 7, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 10 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Kaiserslautern are in 6th position in the Bundesliga 2 on 30 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 0 and won 3. Kaiserslautern have conceded 7 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Schalke
Kaiserslautern
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Darmstadt2111821841 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
w
 
3-1A
l
 
4-0A
2
Schalke2112451040 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
3
Paderborn211236939 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 25
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
4
Elversberg2111551438 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
l
 
1-3F
l
 
2-1A
5
Hannover201055835 
Mar 15
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-1A
l
 
1-0A
6
H.Berlin21975834 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
7
Kaiserslautern21948431 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
-
-
8
VfL Bochum21768327 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-2F
Mar 7
9
Nurnberg21759-626 
w
 
1-0F
May 9
d
 
1-1F
Mar 21
10
Karlsruher20758-726 
Apr 4
l
 
2-1F
Mar 15
w
 
2-3F
11
Holstein20668-124 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 15
w
 
4-1F
Apr 18
12
E. Braun207310-1124 
May 17
l
 
2-1A
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
13
Magdeburg217212-623 
Feb 21
w
 
0-2F
l
 
2-3A
May 17
14
Dusseldorf207211-1123 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
Apr 4
d
 
1-1F
15
Preussen Munster21579-722 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
4-1F
Feb 22
16
Arminia20569221 
Mar 6
w
 
1-2F
May 9
d
 
0-00-0
17
Dresden215610-721 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
May 2
18
Greuther215412-2019 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 28
Feb 14
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Schalke 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Schalke1 - 0Nurnberg
Schalke2 - 1Paderborn
Schalke1 - 0Elversberg
Schalke1 - 0Darmstadt
Schalke1 - 0Greuther
Schalke0 - 1Holstein
Schalke2 - 1VfL Bochum
Schalke2 - 1H.Berlin
Schalke1 - 2Elversberg
Schalke0 - 2Paderborn
Schalke2 - 2Hamburg
Schalke2 - 1Ulm
Schalke1 - 2Hannover
Schalke1 - 0Preussen Munster
Schalke2 - 1Karlsruher
Schalke2 - 5Magdeburg
Schalke3 - 1Nurnberg
Schalke1 - 1Dusseldorf
Schalke0 - 3Kaiserslautern
Schalke2 - 0Regensburg
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASchalke0 - 0H.Berlin
ASchalke1 - 2E. Braun
HSchalke1 - 0Nurnberg
ASchalke2 - 0Dusseldorf
HSchalke2 - 1Paderborn
ASchalke0 - 0Preussen Munster
HSchalke1 - 0Elversberg
ASchalke1 - 2Karlsruher
HSchalke1 - 0Darmstadt
ASchalke3 - 0Hannover
ASchalke2 - 1Arminia
HSchalke1 - 0Greuther
ASchalke2 - 0Magdeburg
HSchalke0 - 1Holstein
ASchalke1 - 0Dresden
HSchalke2 - 1VfL Bochum
ASchalke0 - 1Kaiserslautern
HSchalke2 - 1H.Berlin
HSchalke1 - 2Elversberg
ASchalke0 - 2Dusseldorf
Kaiserslautern 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Arminia0 - 0Kaiserslautern
E. Braun2 - 0Kaiserslautern
Dusseldorf1 - 1Kaiserslautern
Karlsruher2 - 3Kaiserslautern
Paderborn2 - 0Kaiserslautern
Greuther0 - 3Kaiserslautern
Elversberg2 - 1Kaiserslautern
Hannover1 - 0Kaiserslautern
Köln4 - 0Kaiserslautern
Karlsruher2 - 2Kaiserslautern
E. Braun2 - 0Kaiserslautern
Magdeburg2 - 0Kaiserslautern
Paderborn5 - 3Kaiserslautern
Hamburg3 - 0Kaiserslautern
H.Berlin0 - 1Kaiserslautern
Greuther2 - 4Kaiserslautern
Darmstadt5 - 1Kaiserslautern
Schalke0 - 3Kaiserslautern
Nurnberg0 - 0Kaiserslautern
Dusseldorf3 - 4Kaiserslautern
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HKaiserslautern3 - 1Hannover
HKaiserslautern2 - 3Magdeburg
AKaiserslautern0 - 0Arminia
HKaiserslautern3 - 1Dresden
AKaiserslautern0 - 2E. Braun
HKaiserslautern4 - 1Holstein
HKaiserslautern0 - 1H.Berlin
AKaiserslautern1 - 1Dusseldorf
HKaiserslautern1 - 1Nurnberg
AKaiserslautern3 - 2Karlsruher
HKaiserslautern3 - 2VfL Bochum
AKaiserslautern0 - 2Paderborn
HKaiserslautern4 - 1Preussen Munster
AKaiserslautern3 - 0Greuther
HKaiserslautern3 - 1Darmstadt
AKaiserslautern1 - 2Elversberg
HKaiserslautern1 - 0Schalke
AKaiserslautern0 - 1Hannover
AKaiserslautern0 - 4Köln
HKaiserslautern2 - 1Darmstadt
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Kaiserslautern have beaten Schalke in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at Schalke since 2023
Schalke
Kaiserslautern
Goals: Scored
3
3
Games: Scored
1 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
1 / 2
S04
1
FCK
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Schalke
0 - 3Kaiserslautern
Schalke3 - 0
League games at Kaiserslautern since 2024
Kaiserslautern
Schalke
Goals: Scored
7
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
FCK
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern1 - 0
Kaiserslautern2 - 1
Kaiserslautern4 - 1
Goal Statistics
Schalke 1st Kaiserslautern 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Schalke will score no more than 1 goal
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Kaiserslautern scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Schalke have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
-9
Kaiserslautern’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2025/2026 season
Schalke
PG (predicted goals)
Kaiserslautern
1.4
0.9
Attack rating
S04
FCK
8%
better
view stats
Games scored14
13
Failed to score4
5
Scored first11
9
Goals scored22
32
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.8
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
17
Avg. XG for1.5
1.5
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
42%
better
S04
FCK
view stats
Games conceded8
15
Clean sheets10
3
Conceded first5
8
Goals conceded10
22
Avg. goals conceded0.6
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded6
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded11
9
Conversion rate against9%
11%
Avg. XG against1
1.5
KickOff rating
+42%

Schalke v Kaiserslautern Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Schalke Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21745
L KariusK KaramanS El-FaouziN Katic
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Karius GLK21
3
-
M. Ayhan DEF17
4
-
N Katic DEF2011
4
1
H Kurucay DEF183
5
-
T Becker MID13
2
-
S El-Faouzi MID2114
4
-
R Schallenberg MID201
3
-
F Porath MID1711
3
-
K Karaman FWD2074
2
-
A Younes FWD5
1
-
C. Louis Gomis FWD1211
1
-
Subs
K Müller GLK
-
F Sánchez DEF18
2
-
T Dietrich DEF1
-
M. Wallentowitz DEF111
1
-
M. Khadr DEF
-
M. Zalazar Martínez MID1
-
P. Pöpperl MID3
-
E Dzeko FWD33
-
Z. Amoussou-Tchibara FWD1
-
Kaiserslautern Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2111410
L. SirchI PrtajinP JolyF Kunze
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Krahl GLK20
-
A Chernev DEF3
-
M Gyamfi DEF18
6
1
L. Robinson DEF182
4
1
P Joly MID1714
3
-
L. Sirch MID2114
3
-
F Kunze MID20
10
-
M. Haas MID2021
5
-
N Skyttä FWD2093
3
-
M Ritter FWD1941
4
-
N Bassette FWD4
1
-
Subs
S Simoni GLK1
-
F Kleinhansl DEF71
-
J Elvedi DEF21
-
S Sahin  MID2113
2
-
K Redondo MID3
-
O. Lennox Gibs MID2
-
I Prtajin FWD14111
3
-
D Hanslik FWD1524
2
-
D Abiama FWD10
2
-