Confirmed 2. Bundesliga lineups: 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf

Here are the confirmed starting XIs for this afternoon’s 2. Bundesliga clash between Kaiserslautern and Düsseldorf at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion.

1. FC Kaiserslautern and SV Darmstadt 98 at Fritz-Walter-Stadion on August 31, 2025

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Torsten Lieberknecht makes two changes from the defeat in Nürnberg last time out as Jacob Rasmussen and Norman Bassette come in for Kim Ji-soo and Naatan Skyttä. 

Markus Anfang has also made two changes from the defeat to Hertha BSC last time out as Luca Raimund and Christian Rasmussen replace Moritz Heyer and Jordi Paulina. 

Confirmed 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf lineups 

1. FC Kaiserslautern (3-4-2-1): Krahl (GK) - Sirch, Gyamfi, Rasmussen - Joly, Kunze, Şahin, Haas - Ritter, Bassette - Berisha

Fortuna Düsseldorf (3-1-4-2): Kastenmeier (GK) - Oberdorf, Egouli, Suso - Tanaka - Raimund, El Azzouzi, Appelkamp, Muslija - Rasmussen, Itten