Bochum vs. Kaiserslautern Match Preview Article

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There will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Bochum players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-1 away defeat at the hands of Fortuna Dusseldorf.  During that encounter they had 45% possession and had 10 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 9 of their 20 shots on goal.  

While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 6, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 5 goals and some valuable points in the process.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, and when playing at home this season, they've notched up 5 clean sheets in 12 games.  

There will be mixed feelings from Die Blauen, although undefeated in their last 6 league games at home, 2 of these games ended in a draw.  

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The 2-1 home defeat to Paderborn 07 will not have sat easily with the Kaiserslautern squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points.  In that game they had 48% possession and managed 10 attempts on goal, with 2 on target, compared to Paderborn 07 who had 16 attempts and 6 on target.  

Torsten Lieberknecht, their chief, will be doing some careful analysis of his defence, who have seen their goal breached 13 times in their last 6 games while somehow managing to pick up some points along the way with 8 goals scored.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games on the road.  

This will be regarded as a poor run of form, with 3 defeats from their last 6 matches and just 2 victories.  

Ivan Prtajin will be hoping to create problems for Bochum in this one, having scored 2 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Kaiserslautern.