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DFB Pokal 26/27, Round 1 · 21 Aug 2026

SV Waldhof Mannheim 0–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

Expected xG
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Actual xG
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Goals
0 – 0

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Marlon Ritter, 59.3 in 120′.

Well above their usual level: Ibrahim Kanate +22.7.

Well below it: Vincent Thill −17.2, Maxwell Gyamfi −15.4, Jacob Rasmussen −14.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

SV Waldhof Mannheim

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

1. FC Kaiserslautern

2 Dec 2025L 1–6at Hertha BSC DFB-Pokal
29 Oct 2025W 1–0at SpVgg Greuther Fürth DFB-Pokal
17 Aug 2025W 7–0at RSV Eintracht 1949 e.V. DFB-Pokal

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

SV Waldhof Mannheim

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Thijmen Nijhuis Goalkeeper12000–51.4–
Gonçalo Gregório Forward5200–48.5–
Julian Ulbricht Forward6800–45.3–
Maximilian Thalhammer Midfielder6700–43.9–
Leroy-Jacques Mickels Forward4300–42.5–
Lukas Klünter Defender12000–39.2–
Claudio Kammerknecht Defender11200–37.6–
Moritz Malik Polte Defender12000–36.7–
Lovis Bierschenk Midfielder6800–35.3–
Julian Rieckmann Midfielder12000–32.4–
Joey Muller Midfielder12000–31.1–
Kushtrim Asallari Midfielder7700–30.8–
Diego Michel Midfielder5200–30.6–
Owono Keumo Defender12000–29.6–
Vincent Thill Midfielder5300–26.0−17.2
Terrence Boyd Forward800–7.4–

1. FC Kaiserslautern

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Marlon Ritter Forward12000–59.3+5.4
Julian Krahl Goalkeeper12000–58.9–
Mika Haas Midfielder6500–53.0–
Ibrahim Kanate Midfielder5510–51.8+22.7
Fabian Kunze Midfielder12000–50.4+0.4
Kelven Frees  Defender4300–48.2–
Alex Murphy Defender5501–46.7–
Paul Joly Midfielder10400–45.6–
Jan Elvedi Defender12000–44.6–
Jacob Rasmussen Defender12000–38.8−14.1
Semih Şahin Midfielder12000–37.9−11.6
Erencan Yardımcı Forward3400–37.9–
Mergim Berisha Forward6500–35.9–
Maxwell Gyamfi Defender7700–35.0−15.4
Leon Robinson Midfielder1600–33.9–
Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta Forward8600–33.1–