Kaiserslautern will face Mainz 05 in a friendly on July 17. The match will take place at Bruchweg. It is the first test game of the 2. Bundesliga team in preparation for the 2026/27 season. Urs Fischer and his team have planned eight test games, of which two have already been fixed. On July 11, Kaiserslautern will play against Sportfreunde Eisbachtal, before facing Mainz 05 on July 17. The game will be played behind closed doors and will be set for four times 30 minutes. Further information on the schedule will follow at a later date. Currently, it is planned to broadcast all test games of the 05 professionals live on 05ER.tv.