Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Bayer Leverkusen need to put Europa League heartache behind them as they seek to win a league and cup double by beating Kaiserslautern in Berlin in the final of the DFB-Pokal.

Xabi Alonso’s side were beaten 3-0 by Atalanta on Wednesday night, their first loss of the season, and will be keen to avoid a second in a week at the Olympic Stadium.

Kaiserslautern, who finished 13th in 2.Bundesliga, are appearing in their first DFB-Pokal for 21 years.

How to watch Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen and TV Channel

Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen will be shown live on the bet365 Live Streaming Service.

The match is also available to watch in the UK on Premier Sports 1.

Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen kick-off time, date and venue

Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen will kick off at 19:00 on Saturday 25th May at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Kaiserslautern and Bayer Leverkusen have not played each other in a competitive match since a DFB-Pokal tie in 2014-15 which Leverkusen won 2-0 in extra-time.

Friedhelm Funkel’s team finished a disappointing 13th in 2.Bundesliga though finished strongly with three wins in their final four games.

Leverkusen were unbeaten in 51 matches all season before losing 3-0 against Atalanta in the final of the Europa League in Dublin on Wednesday.

Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen head-to-head record (H2H)

Kaiserslautern wins	20
Draws	12
Bayer Leverkusen wins	27

*H2H stats refer to all competitions

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Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen team news

Kaiserslautern team news

Kaiserslautern are missing defensive midfielder Julian Niehues, who damaged his knee ligaments last month.

Top scorer Ragnar Ache missed last week’s 5-0 win over Braunschweig with an injury which Funkel was hoping is not serious.

Bayer Leverkusen team news

Regular cup goalkeeper Matej Kovar will presumably be handed the gloves, while Alonso has to decide between Victor Boniface and Patrick Schick in attack.