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Mahir Emreli's team, "Kaiserslautern," will host "Schalke" today as part of the 2nd round of the II Bundesliga.
Idman.biz reports that the home side started the season with a 0:1 away defeat to "Hannover," while the visitors started with a 2:1 home victory against "Hertha."
According to the press, at an open training session on Wednesday, "Kaiserslautern" fans demonstrated that Torsten Lieberknecht's team can rely on the full support of the fans. Approximately 1000 fans watched the morning training, and the excitement for the first home game of the season was clearly felt.
The head coach is also looking forward to the game at the "Fritz-Walter-Stadion," which holds nearly 50,000 spectators: "Thanks to the support of our fans, we can show our attacking potential in a different way."
Opponent "Schalke" finished the 2024/25 season in 14th place in the II Bundesliga, which is the worst result in the club's history. The visitors' captain, Kenan Karaman, has recovered from his injury and returned to the squad and is expected to play. The 31-year-old striker scored 6 goals in 31 games for the Turkish national team from 2017-2021, and also played for "Besiktas" for a while.
Another well-known "Schalke" player, Amin Younes, played for "Kaiserslautern" on loan in the 2014/15 season. The 32-year-old midfielder scored 2 goals in 8 games for the German national team from 2017-2021.
It is noteworthy that "Kaiserslautern" has won the last three matches between the opponents. The overall statistics are almost equal: "Schalke" has won 34 times, lost 33 times, and 25 meetings ended in a draw.
"Kaiserslautern" is expected to start the game against "Schalke" with the same squad that appeared last weekend. Therefore, the forward of the Azerbaijan national team, Mahir Emreli, will also be in the starting 11 and will try to open his goal account in the new season.
Note that the "Kaiserslautern" - "Schalke" match will start at 22:30 Baku time.
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