Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kaiserslautern 3rd with 66 points, Meppen 10th with 50, 16 apart. On recent form Kaiserslautern sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Kaiserslautern ran at 1.57 scored and 0.76 conceded, Meppen at 1.3 and 1.62.
Defeat had not touched Kaiserslautern in 5 games.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kaiserslautern 2, draws 2, Meppen 3, at 4.29 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 71% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
With 75 matches recorded and 2.7 yellow cards per game, M. Bacher was the man in the middle. Fritz-Walter-Stadion, capacity 49,780, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kaiserslautern led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Kaiserslautern: Boris Tomiak (7'), Hendrick Zuck (8'), Hendrick Zuck (50'), Mike Wunderlich (61')
Key stats
Possession: Kaiserslautern 46% · Meppen 54% · Total shots: 12-8 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 5-8