Berisha Strike Earns Kaiserslautern Narrow Win at Hertha

1. FC Kaiserslautern claimed an important away win in the 2. Bundesliga, edging Hertha BSC 1–0 in Berlin on Matchday 29. The visitors settled the contest shortly after half-time through Mërgim Berisha, then saw out the result despite late pressure from the hosts.

After a goalless first half, Kaiserslautern made the breakthrough in the 47th minute. Berisha finished a move created by Semih Sahin, whose assist set up the forward to put the visitors 1–0 ahead. It was the game’s only goal, and it forced Hertha to chase the match for the remainder of the second period.

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Hertha’s response included an attacking triple substitution in the 64th minute. Kennet Eichhorn, Niklas Kolbe and Dawid Kownacki made way for Maurice Krattenmacher, Michał Karbownik and Jan Luca Schuler as the home side looked to inject fresh energy. Later, Deyovaisio Zeefuik was replaced by Julian Eitschberger in the 70th minute, and Kevin Sessa came off for Jeremy Dudziak in the 83rd minute.

The hosts’ growing urgency also brought disciplinary trouble. Zeefuik received a yellow card in the 59th minute, and his replacement Eitschberger was booked in the 78th minute as Hertha pushed for an equaliser but struggled to break down the visitors.

Kaiserslautern’s head coach responded with his own changes to protect the lead. Kenny Prince Redondo and Simon Asta were withdrawn on 66 minutes for Norman Bassette and Paul Joly, while Sahin made way for Luca Sirch in the 76th minute. In the closing stages, Marlon Ritter and goalscorer Berisha were replaced by Leon Robinson and Daniel Hanslik in the 82nd minute to help see out the result.

Specific details such as full line-ups, shot counts and other statistics were not available at the time of writing. For more on this fixture, visit the Ballaxy match centre: Hertha BSC vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

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2. Bundesliga Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	FC Schalke 04	32	20	7	5	49	28	21	67	W W W W W
2	SV 07 Elversberg	32	17	8	7	60	36	24	59	W D W L D
3	Hannover 96	32	16	10	6	56	40	16	58	D W D W D
4	SC Paderborn 07	32	17	7	8	55	43	12	58	L L D W W
5	SV Darmstadt 98	32	13	12	7	56	42	14	51	L D L L L
6	Hertha BSC	32	13	9	10	44	37	7	48	L L D L W
7	1. FC Kaiserslautern	32	14	4	14	49	47	2	46	L L L W W
8	Karlsruher SC	32	12	7	13	50	60	-10	43	W L L W L
9	1. FC Nürnberg	32	11	9	12	41	42	-1	42	D W D L D
10	Holstein Kiel	32	11	8	13	42	43	-1	41	W W W W D
11	VfL Bochum 1848	32	10	10	12	46	45	1	40	D W L W L
12	SG Dynamo Dresden	32	10	8	14	51	50	1	38	W L W W L
13	Arminia Bielefeld	32	9	9	14	47	48	-1	36	D W D L W
14	1. FC Magdeburg	32	11	3	18	49	56	-7	36	W L W L W
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	32	9	7	16	34	52	-18	34	L W D L D
16	TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf	32	10	4	18	30	49	-19	34	L W L L L
17	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	32	9	7	16	45	66	-21	34	D L W D L
18	SC Preußen Münster	32	6	11	15	37	57	-20	29	D L L D D