How to watch today's Hertha Berlin vs Kaiserslauten DFB Pokal game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Hertha Berlin will face Kaiserslautern on Tuesday at Olympiastadion Berlin as part of the DFB Pokal last 16 round.  

This German cup fixture features two teams from the second tier of the Bundesliga competing in an important knockout match.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Hertha Berlin vs Kaiserslautern online - TV channels & live streams

ESPN Select

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The match will be shown live on ESPN in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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Hertha Berlin vs Kaiserslautern kick-off time

DFB-Pokal - DFB Pokal

Olympiastadion

The match will be played on Tuesday at Olympiastadion Berlin, with kick-off at 12 pm ET for fans in the US. 

Team news & squads

Hertha Berlin vs Kaiserslautern lineups

Hertha Berlin

4-2-3-1

Formation

3-4-2-1

FCK

1

T. Ernst

27

N. Kolbe

44

L. Gechter

31

M. Dardai

37

T. Leistner

10

M. Cuisance

22

M. Winkler

30

P. Seguin

11

C

F. Reese

23

K. Eichhorn

18

L. Schuler

25

S. Simoni

6

F. Kunze

33

J. Elvedi

4

M. Gyamfi

27

D. Abiama

15

N. Skyttae

8

S. Sahin

3

F. Kleinhansl

31

L. Sirch

7

C

M. Ritter

9

I. Prtajin

3-4-2-1

FCK

BSC

-Line up

• 1

  T. Ernst

• 27

  N. Kolbe

• 44

  L. Gechter

• 31

  M. Dardai

  14’

  31’

  79’

• 37

  T. Leistner

• 10

  M. Cuisance

  60’

• 22

  M. Winkler

  21’

  79’

• 30

  P. Seguin

  79’

• 11

  F. Reese (C)

  72’

• 23

  K. Eichhorn

  31’

• 18

  L. Schuler

  6’, 60’

  71’

Substitutes

• 24

  J. Thorsteinsson

  79’

• 17

  S. Groenning

• 8

  K. Sessa

• 9

  D. Kownacki

  71’

  75’

• 14

  M. Krattenmacher

  72’

  75’

  80’

• 35

  M. Gersbeck

• 2

  J. Eitschberger

• 6

  D. Demme

  79’

• 33

  M. Karbownik

  79’

Manager

• S. Leitl

FCK

-Line up

• 25

  S. Simoni

• 6

  F. Kunze

• 33

  J. Elvedi

  46’

• 4

  M. Gyamfi

  45’ + 1’

• 27

  D. Abiama

  62’

• 15

  N. Skyttae

  28’

• 8

  S. Sahin

  83’

• 3

  F. Kleinhansl

  45’ + 2’

  74’

• 31

  L. Sirch

• 7

  M. Ritter (C)

  45’ + 2’

  81’

• 9

  I. Prtajin

  74’

Substitutes

• 29

  R. Tachie

• 23

  A. Aremu

  83’

• 44

  D. Hofmeister

• 20

  T. Raschl

• 37

  L. Robinson

  46’

• 19

  D. Hanslik

  74’

• 1

  J. Krahl

• 22

  M. Haas

  74’

• 48

  F. Alidou

  62’

Manager

• T. Lieberknecht

Hertha Berlin team news

Hertha are still unable to call on defender John Brooks as he continues his recovery from a long-standing ankle problem.

Leon Jensen is also expected to miss out after picking up a thigh injury.

Kaiserslautern team news

Kaiserslautern, meanwhile, face a far bigger selection headache. Kim Ji-soo is nursing a hamstring issue, and Kenny Prince Redondo is unavailable because of a foot injury.

Striker Mahir Emreli and Paul Joly are ruled out due to injuries as well.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

BSC

Last 5 matches

FCK

3

Wins

0

Draws

2

Wins

• Kaiserslautern

  0

  -

  1

  Hertha Berlin

• Hertha Berlin

  0

  -

  1

  Kaiserslautern

• Kaiserslautern

  3

  -

  4

  Hertha Berlin

• Hertha Berlin

  3

  -

  1

  Kaiserslautern

• Hertha Berlin

  1

  -

  3

  Kaiserslautern

9

Goals scored

8

Games over 2.5 goals

3/5

Both teams scored

3/5

Standings

Useful links

• DFB-Pokal news
• Hertha Berlin team page
• Kaiserslautern team page
• Soccer on TV in the US
• How to watch and live stream soccer