Traditional clubs, basement duel, Churlinov hype: The 19th matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga begins with a real banger that is actually at Bundesliga level – not on the pitch, but in the stands. 1. FC Kaiserslautern welcomes FC Schalke 04 on Friday (January 26th, 6:30 p.m.).
Both clubs got off to a very weak start in the second half of the season, both suffered defeats against Hamburg clubs. It is now even more important to get three points. After all, neither Kaiserslautern nor FC Schalke 04 want to slip into the relegation places.
Kaiserslautern – Schalke in the live ticker
How will FC Schalke 04 react after the bitter 0-2 defeat against Hamburger SV? Will returnee Darko Churlinov play right from the start? Then there is also the reunion with ex-coach Dimitrios Grammozis, who sits in the coaching bench at Kaiserslautern. With our live ticker you are always well informed.
Kaiserslautern – Schalke 1:0 (-:-)
Gates: 1:0 Ache (10.)
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26th minute: It’s been a poor performance from the Schalke team so far. Hardly anything is successful on the offensive, at the back the Lauterers come dangerously close to Fährmann’s goal time and time again.
20 min: Terodde scores after a great pass from Topp, but the striker was clearly offside.
19th minute: Schalke tried several attacks and put the Lauterers under pressure early on. But there are no chances to score here so far.
13th minute: How does S04 react now after conceding this early goal?
11th minute: The hit is briefly checked for offside, but then counts.
10th minute: Kaiserslautern takes the lead! Fährmann hits a completely harmless free kick at the feet of Ache, who makes it 1-0. Clear goalkeeping mistake!
9th minute: Brunner receives the first yellow card of the game after a foul on the edge of the penalty area. It’s his fifth, so he’ll be missing against Braunschweig next week
6th minute: Not much has happened so far. The first few minutes belonged to the Royal Blues, but now Lautern is also in the game.
1. Kick-off! Schalke starts the first half in the blue jerseys from left to right.
6:21 p.m.: It looks like the game will start promptly at 6:30 p.m.
6:07 p.m.: Does the game start on time? On social networks, many spectators reported long queues in front of the stadium and traffic jams on the motorways. So far there has been no information from the clubs that the game will start later.
5:55 p.m.: Dimitrios Grammozis lets this team play: Krahl – Toure, Tomiak, Elvedi – Ronstadt, Niehues, Kaloc, Puchacz, Ritter – Tachie, Ache
5.30 p.m.: The FC Schalke 04 lineup is here! Karel Geraerts makes three changes compared to the HSV game: Kaminski, Ouwejan and Idrizi are replaced by Baumgartl, Tempelmann and Murkin. New signing Darko Churlinov is initially just sitting on the bench. Many fans and experts suspected that the returnee would even be in the starting line-up. That is not the case now. Fährmann – Brunner, Kalas, Baumgartl, Murkin – Seguin – Tempelmann, Karaman, Mohr – Terodde, Topp.
5:01 p.m.: It certainly won’t be a pleasant away game for S04: the Fritz Walter Stadium is almost sold out, around 50,000 people will be pushing their FCK forward on Friday. Of these, around 5,000 Knappen fans traveled.
4:16 p.m.: Where will the game be broadcast? All fans ask themselves this question every weekend. In our overview you can see where the S04 game in Kaiserslautern is on TV.
3:39 p.m.: Then there is another player who could be the focus of attention: Ibrahima Cisse. The young Malian was actually supposed to be sold during this transfer window, but the transfer fell through. During the week, the central defender was given a chance by those responsible and trained with the professionals after he had been in action with the U23s in the past few weeks. Schalke’s reserve team had a friendly match on Wednesday in which Cisse was not present. There are increasing signs that the 23-year-old will be in the squad for the first time in a league game since the season opener against HSV (3:5). Nobody thought it was possible that Cisse would play for S04 again.
3:10 p.m.: FC Schalke will have to do without two regular players against Kaiserslautern. Marcin Kaminski and Ron Schallenberg received their fifth yellow card against Hamburg and will be missing. It is expected that Timo Baumgartl will be in the starting line-up in central defense for the first time since the 3-0 defeat against Karlsruhe in October.
2:45 p.m.: It was also immediately reported in the media that S04 coach Karel Geraerts was putting newcomer Churlinov in the starting line-up. We’ll see whether that happens about an hour before kick-off.
2:04 p.m.: At FC Schalke 04, however, there was mega news during the week! Audience favorite Darko Churlinov is back. The North Macedonian is coming from Burnley FC until the end of the season. The Gelsenkirchen team has also secured a purchase option, but it hasn’t gone down well with the fans.
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1:23 p.m.: There was a lot of excitement among the “Red Devils” before the game. Ex-Schalke coach Dimitrios Grammozis sits in the dugout there and is heavily criticized after four defeats in five games. In addition, a separation rumor caused a lot of trouble. All information here.
12:34 p.m.: While the Royal Blues lost against Hamburger SV (0:2), Kaiserslautern also lost 0:2 against the new leaders St. Pauli. In the table, FCK has two points less than Schalke, who are in 14th place ahead of today’s opponents.
12 o’clock: Hello and welcome to the live ticker for 1. FC Kaiserslautern – FC Schalke 04. Which team reacts better after the defeats at the start of the second half of the season? Kick-off in the Fritz Walter Stadium is at 8:30 p.m.