Hansa Rostock, Recent Form

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Hansa Rostock will not be too troubled by their 2-0 away defeat against Fortuna Dusseldorf, given the latter currently sit 10 places further up the league table than they do.  They achieved 46% possession in that match and had 13 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Fortuna Dusseldorf's tally of 18 efforts at goal, 10 of which were on target.  

It seems pretty certain that Mersad Selimbegović will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 5 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 10 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped.  They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.  

Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.  

Kaiserslautern, Recent Form

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Building up confidence within his squad will be a priority for Kaiserslautern supremo Friedhelm Funkel after sustaining a heavy 4-0 home loss to Karlsruher.  In that game they recorded 42 % of the possession, with 8 attempts on goal, 3 on target. Their opponents found the target on 6 of their 8 shots on goal.  

Funkel is sure to be taking a close look at his defence, who have given away 12 goals over the last 6 matches and yet amazingly still managed to collect some valuable points during this poor defensive spell due to their 7 goals scored.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to record a clean sheet in their last 28 games overall.  

Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 9 games.  

Goalscorer Ragnar Ache will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Kaiserslautern.