Saarbrücken vs Kaiserslautern prediction, odds & betting tips – 02/01/2024

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Germany DFB Pokal - Ludwigspark-Stadion

2nd Round

Lower-league sides Saarbrücken and Kaiserslautern collide at the Stadion Ludwigspark in the semi-finals of the DFB Pokal on Tuesday, April 2^nd. Check out our German betting tips for the tussle below.

Saarbrücken vs Kaiserslautern prediction: Can Saarbrücken continue their fairy tale run?

Key Stats

• Saarbrücken knocked out Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Monchengladbach en route to the semi-finals.
• Kaiserslautern have failed to win six of their last eight assignments.
• Saarbrücken have won each of their last four home games in the DFB Pokal.
• Kai Brunker has scored three times in Saarbrücken’s last four cup matches.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Visitors are slight favourites

• HOME: 6/4 (2.50) – 40%
• DRAW: 9/4 (3.25) – 30.8%
• AWAY: 6/5 (2.20) – 45.5%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

Saarbrücken’s run in this season’s DFB Pokal has been capturing imaginations and the third-tier side have already knocked out three big hitters from the Bundesliga in the tournament. Despite their success, the hosts have been given just a 40% chance of winning Tuesday’s semi-final, however.

Kaiserslautern play one step further up the pyramid, though their run to the semi-finals has been much kinder and they take some patchy form into Tuesday’s tie. Our free football tips recommend opposing them this week for that reason. Head over to our betting insights page for more German football analysis.

Last five H2Hs: Last meeting in 2022

Germany 3.Liga 17/04/22

Kaiserslautern

3

Saarbrucken

1

Germany 3.Liga 06/11/21

Saarbrucken

0

Kaiserslautern

2

Germany 3.Liga 17/04/21

Kaiserslautern

2

Saarbrucken

1

Germany 3.Liga 29/11/20

Saarbrucken

1

Kaiserslautern

1

Germany Bundesliga I 05/09/92

Saarbrucken

2

Kaiserslautern

0

Kaiserslautern held Saarbrücken were both in the third tier in the 2021/22 season and Kaiserslautern managed to beat their semi-final opponents home and away during that campaign.

Saarbrücken preview: Brunker to lead the line again

Saarbrücken are in 11th position in the German third tier, though they have been cup specialists this term. Head Coach Ruhiger Ziehl likes to deploy his troops in a 3-4-3 formation, so expect to see a similar shape here.

Predicted lineup: Schreiber – Becker, Zeitz, Boeder – Rizzuto, Kerber, Civeja, Gaus – Gunther-Schmidt, Naifi – Brunker

Germany 3. Liga 11/03/25

L

Arminia Bielefeld

3

Saarbrucken

1

Germany 3. Liga 28/02/25

W

FC Viktoria Ku00f6ln

1

Saarbrucken

2

Germany 3. Liga 18/01/25

W

1860 Munich

0

Saarbrucken

4

Germany 3.Liga 15/12/24

D

Alemannia Aachen

1

Saarbrucken

1

Germany 3.Liga 06/12/24

D

Verl

1

Saarbrucken

1

Kaiserslautern preview: Ache to make the cut?

Friedhelm Funkel likes his team to set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and Kaiserslautern are unlikely to shift from that tactical blueprint this week. Ragnar Ache is the team's top scorer this season with 14 goals in the league.

Predicted lineup: Krahl – Zimmer, Elvedi, Tomiak, Puchacz – Kaloc, Niehues, Raschl, Redondo – Hanslik, Ache

Germany Bundesliga II 11/05/25

W

Darmstadt

1

Kaiserslautern

2

Germany Bundesliga II 04/05/25

D

Karlsruher SC

2

Kaiserslautern

2

Germany Bundesliga II 27/04/25

W

Schalke

1

Kaiserslautern

2

Germany Bundesliga II 19/04/25

L

Eintracht Braunschweig

2

Kaiserslautern

0

Germany Bundesliga II 12/04/25

L

Nurnberg

2

Kaiserslautern

1

Player to watch – Kai Brunker

Plenty of individuals have shone during Saarbrücken’s incredible run in the DFB Pokal this season and the 29-year-old managed to rattle the net in three of his team’s last four matches in the competition.

Brunker to provide inspiration again?

Brunker notched a dramatic late winner against Borussia Monchengladbach in the previous round of the competition and that was the 29-year-old’s second last-gasp winner in the tournament so far. The cup specialist could be one to watch in the anytime goalscorer market again on Tuesday.