Kaiserslautern vs Darmstadt

5 September 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Michael Bacher

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Mario Sauer 43’
  • Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta 64’
  • Mergim Berisha 90+5’

Match summary

Kaiserslautern won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Darmstadt. Kaiserslautern led 1-0 at half-time.

Mario Sauer put Kaiserslautern ahead in the 43rd minute, Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta made it 2-0 in the 64th minute, and Mergim Berisha made it 3-0 with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Kaiserslautern created 2.49 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Darmstadt's 1.17 from 9. Lance Duijvestijn hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Darmstadt.

Match stats

56% Possession 44%
21 Shots 9
7 Shots on target 2
9 Corners 3
454 Passes 372
81.3% Pass accuracy 70.4%
11 Tackles 20
19 Fouls 14
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Kaiserslautern Darmstadt
Kick-off
Marlon RitterShot on target
9’
18’
Kai KlefischShot on target
29’
Lance DuijvestijnMissed penaltypost
Mario SauerRight foot shot1-0 (Kaiserslautern)
43’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Thierry Fidjeu-TazemetaShot on target
51’
Marlon RitterShot on target
52’
57’
Milan SmitFoul
Simon AstaMario Sauer
63’
Mergim BerishaPaul Joly
63’
63’
Yannik LührsFoul
Thierry Fidjeu-TazemetaRight foot shot2-0 (Kaiserslautern)
64’
Simon AstaFoul
67’
68’
Lee Ho-jaeLars Kehl
Ibrahim KanateMarlon Ritter
74’
Alex MurphyMika Haas
74’
Maxwell GyamfiFoul
76’
77’
William MikelbrencisRaoul Petretta
77’
Ibrahim El KadiriNoah Weißhaupt
David SchrammThierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta
85’
Mergim BerishaShot on target
86’
87’
Florian KleinhanslLance Duijvestijn
David SchrammFoul
88’
90’
Lee Ho-jaeShot on target
Mergim BerishaHeader3-0 (Kaiserslautern)
90+5’
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.49 1.17 43’ Mario Sauer (Kaiserslautern), 1-0 43’ 64’ Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta (Kaiserslautern), 2-0 64’ 90+5’ Mergim Berisha (Kaiserslautern), 3-0 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.49 1.17 43’ Mario Sauer (Kaiserslautern), 1-0 Sauer 43’ 64’ Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta (Kaiserslautern), 2-0 Fidjeu-Tazemeta 64’ 90+5’ Mergim Berisha (Kaiserslautern), 3-0 Berisha 90+5’
Kaiserslautern 2.49 xGDarmstadt 1.17 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Darmstadt attacking Kaiserslautern attacking 
43’ Mario Sauer (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.80 xG, goal 29’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), penalty, 0.79 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Mergim Berisha (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 90+5’ Mergim Berisha (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 35’ Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 29’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.19 xG, off target 86’ Mergim Berisha (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 47’ Marlon Ritter (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 64’ Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta (Kaiserslautern), set piece, 0.14 xG, goal 80’ Jan Elvedi (Kaiserslautern), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Hiroki Akiyama (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Marlon Ritter (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Marlon Ritter (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Marlon Ritter (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Noah Weißhaupt (Darmstadt), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Kai Klefisch (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 1’ Kai Klefisch (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Marlon Ritter (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Fabian Kunze (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta (Kaiserslautern), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Milan Smit (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Semih Şahin (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Marlon Ritter (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ William Mikelbrencis (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Maxwell Gyamfi (Kaiserslautern), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Fabian Kunze (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Paul Joly (Kaiserslautern), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Lee Ho-jae (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 43’ Mario Sauer (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.80 xG, goal 29’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), penalty, 0.79 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Mergim Berisha (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 90+5’ Mergim Berisha (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 35’ Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 29’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.19 xG, off target 86’ Mergim Berisha (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 47’ Marlon Ritter (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 64’ Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta (Kaiserslautern), set piece, 0.14 xG, goal 80’ Jan Elvedi (Kaiserslautern), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Hiroki Akiyama (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Marlon Ritter (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Marlon Ritter (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Marlon Ritter (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Noah Weißhaupt (Darmstadt), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Kai Klefisch (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Fabian Kunze (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Kai Klefisch (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Marlon Ritter (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Milan Smit (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Semih Şahin (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta (Kaiserslautern), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Marlon Ritter (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ William Mikelbrencis (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Maxwell Gyamfi (Kaiserslautern), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Fabian Kunze (Kaiserslautern), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Paul Joly (Kaiserslautern), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Lee Ho-jae (Darmstadt), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Kaiserslautern 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Krahl
Elvedi
Gyamfi
Rasmussen
Joly 63’
Kunze
Şahin
Haas 74’
Sauer 63’
Ritter 74’
Fidjeu-Tazemeta 85’
Darmstadt 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Schuhen
Lannert
Lührs
Pfeiffer
Petretta 77’
Klefisch
Akiyama
Kehl 68’
Duijvestijn 87’
Weißhaupt 77’
Smit

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Julian Krahl
90′ 2 0 37 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Jan Elvedi
90′ – 1 – 6 3 35 – – – –
Maxwell Gyamfi
90′ 3 2 – 9 4 47 2 – –
Jacob Rasmussen
90′ 1 2 – 11 8 75 2 – – –
Alex Murphy Came on as a substitute
16′ 2 – – 2 – 13 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Paul Joly Taken off
63′ – – 30 1 0.05 2 1 4 2 – –
Fabian Kunze
90′ – – 47 – 0.02 1 1 3 4 – –
Semih Şahin
90′ – 2 50 7 1.34 – – 3 1 2 –
Mika Haas Taken off
74′ – – 28 2 0.09 – – 3 1 1 –
Simon Asta Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 6 – 0.01 – – 2 1 1
Ibrahim Kanate Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 6 1 0.06 – – 2 1 1 –
David Schramm Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 3 – 0.00 – – – 1 –
Forwards4 players
Mario Sauer Taken off
63′ 1 – 1 1 0.80 0.03 1 – – 19 –
Marlon Ritter Taken off
74′ – – 6 2 0.31 0.10 1 2 2 25 –
Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta Taken off
85′ 1 – 5 2 0.44 0.08 2 12 1 28 –
Mergim Berisha Came on as a substitute
27′ 1 – 3 2 0.77 0.01 1 1 – 5 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Kaiserslautern win 43% Avg odds 2.16
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.45
Darmstadt win 30% Avg odds 3.03

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Kaiserslautern WWDDW
Darmstadt DLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Darmstadt 4-0 Kaiserslautern, 07 Feb 26 Next meeting: Darmstadt vs Kaiserslautern, 13 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Kaiserslautern vs Darmstadt meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.