Match details. 2. Bundesliga, Regular Season - 10. Kick-off is Sat 31 Oct, 13:00 Lagos time. It is played at Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern.
What's at stake. 1 FC Kaiserslautern are 3rd on 18 points after 9 games, level on points with 1. FC Nürnberg, 2 points clear of VfL Wolfsburg. A win would take them above 1. FC Nürnberg. Hertha are 1st on 25 points after 9 games, 7 points clear of 1. FC Nürnberg.
Form. 1 FC Kaiserslautern have won six, drawn three and lost one of their last ten, 2.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W D W. Hertha have won eight, drawn two and lost none of their last ten, 2.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W D W W.
The numbers. 1 FC Kaiserslautern score 1.1 and concede 0.4 a game over their last ten, with eight clean sheets and four games without a goal. 1 FC Kaiserslautern average 11.8 shots (4.6 on target), 6.3 corners and 2.9 cards a game, with 48% of the ball. Hertha score 2.2 and concede one a game in their last six away, with two clean sheets. Hertha average 18.1 shots (6.8 on target), 7.2 corners and 2.3 cards a game, with 52% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings 1 FC Kaiserslautern have won four, drawn none and lost six. Six of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in six. In the last four, 1 FC Kaiserslautern won two and Hertha won two. The last time they met, on 11 Apr 2026, it finished 1 FC Kaiserslautern 1-0 Hertha: 1 FC Kaiserslautern had 11 shots to 19, 41% of the ball, two yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 55%; six of the last ten meetings went over 2.5.
The case against. 1 FC Kaiserslautern's record still gives them 32% to win.
The read. Hertha to win. Hertha are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Hertha; the meetings favour Hertha.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Predicted score: 1 FC Kaiserslautern 0-1 Hertha (8% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call).