The Second Bundesliga has been a complete mess for more than twenty consecutive rounds. At its peak moments, only three points separated first place from eighth in the standings. Today, the confusion has been reduced to the top two positions. Here Hamburg and Cologne can not sort out with each other, who is more worthy to win the championship, and who will take the second place - not less pleasant in terms of promotion. The central match of the upcoming game day will be played between the teams that are already focused on the fight for third place, which entitles them to a tie with the third bottom club in the Bundesliga, but have not yet lost their chances of a place in the top 2. At least when it comes to Kaiserslautern, who are four points clear of second-placed Cologne. Nurnberg in the first season under Miroslav Klose, probably did not seriously consider the prospect of promotion. The work of the legend of German football in this club is already visible, so his players perform without much pressure from the fans. Bookmakers have identified the home team as the favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.13 on their victory.

Kaiserslautern in the last championship took the final place deep in the second half of the standings. In this regard, no one expected such a qualitative leap from the Red Devils in the current season. The last couple of months, the team's players have somewhat lost their playing form, as evidenced by three defeats in the past six rounds. All took place on the road, but it does not make it easier. It is important that during this period Kaiserslautern only in one meeting did not concede a goal. It happened in a home game against the weakest team in the division - Regensburg.

Nuremberg in comparison with last season started to concede a lot and score a lot. For the match of the next round the team will go out as the ninth in the standings. Klose's wards have a theoretical chance of a place in the top-3, so they are not going to play with their sleeves up. In the first round, the rivals parted ways with a 0-0 draw, but the upcoming match promises to be quite effective and contain at least three goals.