1. FC Kaiserslautern vs SV Darmstadt 98 — 2. Bundesliga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow3 clips- 29′SV Darmstadt 98, missed penalty:Missed penalty
- 43′1. FC Kaiserslautern, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 57′SV Darmstadt 98, yellow card:Foul
- 63′SV Darmstadt 98, yellow card:Foul
- 63′1. FC Kaiserslautern, substitution:off
- 63′1. FC Kaiserslautern, substitution:off
- 64′1. FC Kaiserslautern, goal:2–0
- 67′1. FC Kaiserslautern, yellow card:Foul
- 68′SV Darmstadt 98, substitution:off
- 74′1. FC Kaiserslautern, substitution:off
- 74′1. FC Kaiserslautern, substitution:off
- 76′1. FC Kaiserslautern, yellow card:Foul
- 77′SV Darmstadt 98, substitution:off
- 77′SV Darmstadt 98, substitution:off
- 85′1. FC Kaiserslautern, substitution:off
- 87′SV Darmstadt 98, substitution:off
- 88′1. FC Kaiserslautern, yellow card:Foul
- 90+5′1. FC Kaiserslautern, goal:3–0assist
- Full-time3 – 0
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1. FC Kaiserslautern
SV Darmstadt 98
Match report
Kaiserslautern brush aside struggling Darmstadt with late flourish
1. FC Kaiserslautern eased to a 3-0 win over SV Darmstadt 98 in this 2. Bundesliga round four fixture at the Fritz Walter Stadion, extending their unbeaten start under T. Lieberknecht while leaving F. Kohfeldt's side rooted near the bottom of the table.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The hosts broke the deadlock just before the interval when Mário Sauer converted a Semih Şahin assist in the 43rd minute, sending Kaiserslautern in front at the break. T. Fidjeu-Tazemeta doubled the advantage on 64 minutes, and the contest was effectively settled long before Mërgim Berisha added a third deep into stoppage time, again teed up by Şahin, to complete the scoring at 3-0.
Kaiserslautern dominated territory and chances throughout, controlling 56 percent of possession and firing 21 shots to Darmstadt's nine, seven of which were on target compared to just two for the visitors. Darmstadt, winless in four of their last five before kick-off, offered little in response and could not find a way back once the second goal went in.
T. Fidjeu-Tazemeta earned the highest rating on the pitch at 8.2 after scoring the crucial second goal, though Sauer's opener and Şahin's two assists were just as instrumental in the rout.
Kaiserslautern's 21 shots to Darmstadt's nine underlined their control in front of goal throughout the afternoon.
1. FC Kaiserslautern beat SV Darmstadt 98 3–0 (half-time 1–0).
1. FC Kaiserslautern met SV Darmstadt 98 in the 2. Bundesliga (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Saturday, 5 September 2026, 11:00 UTC at Fritz Walter Stadion. Referee: Michael Bacher.
Team pages: 1. FC Kaiserslautern · SV Darmstadt 98 · 2. Bundesliga
Key moments
- 43' Goal: Mário Sauer (assist: Semih Şahin) — 1–0 · Watch Mário Sauer's goal video (43')
- 64' Goal: T. Fidjeu-Tazemeta — 2–0 · Watch T. Fidjeu-Tazemeta's goal video (64')
- 90+5' Goal: Mërgim Berisha (assist: Semih Şahin) — 3–0 · Watch Mërgim Berisha's goal video (90+5')
Starting line-ups
1. FC Kaiserslautern (3-4-2-1)
SV Darmstadt 98 (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave 1. FC Kaiserslautern 41%, the draw 32%, SV Darmstadt 98 27%. It finished 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 SV Darmstadt 98.
Level sides, home ground swings it, even this early in the season — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and 1. FC Kaiserslautern's 41% is home ground and little else. The draw at 32% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why 1. FC Kaiserslautern in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1582 to 1542. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,560 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.9%).
Why only 41%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims 1. FC Kaiserslautern's column. Across 10,911 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the SV Darmstadt 98 win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.1 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,173. The goals environment adds 3.5 points to the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
SV Darmstadt 98 have shed 75 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,701 such games vs 34.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. SV Darmstadt 98 are winless in their last 12 league games away from home (7 draws, 5 defeats), a run going back to November 2025. A long road winless run reads like a warning, but the receipts don't treat it as one: visitors on a 6+ league run without an away win won 25.7% of 13,621 games vs 24.9% class-expected — slightly more, not fewer. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs SV Darmstadt 98 final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this 2. Bundesliga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Mário Sauer's goal against SV Darmstadt 98 (43').
- Watch T. Fidjeu-Tazemeta's goal against SV Darmstadt 98 (64').
- Watch Mërgim Berisha's goal against SV Darmstadt 98 (90+5').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 SV Darmstadt 98. Explore more on the 1. FC Kaiserslautern and SV Darmstadt 98 team pages or the 2. Bundesliga page.