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The Bundesliga 2 tie at Holstein-Stadion on Saturday sees home side Holstein Kiel welcoming opponents Kaiserslautern.
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๐ Form Guide
Holstein Kiel
WWWWWW ๐ฏ
Holstein Kiel, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 Bundesliga 2 triumph over Hamburg.
In that game, Holstein Kiel had 37% possession and 14 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Holstein Kiel was Tom Rothe (59'). Hamburg had 21 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
Holstein Kiel havenโt been able to stop scoring goals, finding the back of the net in each and every one of their last 6 games.
Theyโve claimed a sum of 14 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 0. Nevertheless, we will just have to wait and see whether the trend might be maintained in this next game.
Going into this encounter, Holstein Kiel are undefeated in their previous 3 home league matches.
Kaiserslautern
DLWLLD
In their previous game, Kaiserslautern drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 2 tie with Wehen Wiesbaden.
In that match, Kaiserslautern had 49% possession and 11 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Kaiserslautern was Filip Kaloฤ (30'). On the other side, Wehen Wiesbaden got 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Ivan Prtajin (74') scored for Wehen Wiesbaden.
Over the course of their last 6 clashes, Kaiserslautern have helped themselves to a total of 7 goals. Kaiserslautern have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, they have seen 9 goals go into their own net.
Going into this encounter, Kaiserslautern are without a win away from home in their last 3 matches in the league.
๐ค๐ค Head to head
The last league meeting featuring the two was Bundesliga 2 match day 14 on 26/11/2023 when it finished Kaiserslautern 0-3 Holstein Kiel.
In that game, Kaiserslautern had 49% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 on target.
For their opponents, Holstein Kiel had 12 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Benedikt Pichler (16', 58') and Jann-Fiete Arp (44') scored.
The match was refereed by Bastian Dankert.
๐ Team News: Holstein Kiel
Colin Kleine-Bekel (Cruciate ligament injury) and Finn Porath (Hamstring injury) wonโt be playing for Holstein Kiel manager Marcel Rapp. Lewis Holtby cannot play in this game through suspension.
Itโs our opinion that Holstein Kiel will possibly use the 3-4-3 system for this game, handing starts to Timon Weiner, Carl Johansson, Patrick Erras, Marko Ivezic, Timo Becker, Philipp Sander, Nicolai Remberg, Tom Rothe, A. Bernhardsson, Steven Skrzybski and Shuto Machino.
๐ฐ Team News: Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern manager Friedhelm Funkel has not got a full squad to pick from. Hendrick Zuck (Cruciate ligament tear) and Julian Niehues (Cruciate ligament tear) wonโt be making appearances.
From our viewpoint, Kaiserslautern seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system with a starting lineup of Julian Krahl, Almamy Toure, Jan Elvedi, Boris Tomiak, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Filip Kaloc, Tobias Raschl, Jean Zimmer, Daniel Hanslik, Kenny Prince Redondo and Ragnar Ache.
๐ฎ Prediction
Kaiserslautern will be up against it to find the net against a Holstein Kiel lineup who seem set to create a lot of chances for themselves and convert these into goals.
We are predicting a very comfortable 3-0 winning scoreline for Holstein Kiel at the end of the game.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 10:47 27/04/2024
Predicted Lineups
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Holstein Kiel
Formed: 1900
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion (15,034)
Captain: Philipp Sander
Chairman: Steffen Schneekloth
Manager: Marcel Rapp
Competitions: Bundesliga 2 position 1
๐ Key Man: Steven Skrzybski
Regularly deployed in the Right Wing position, Steven Skrzybski was born in Berlin, Germany. Having played his first senior match for Union Berlin in the 2010 - 2011 season, the dangerous Forward has hit 10 league goals in the 2. Bundesliga 2023 - 2024 season so far from a total of 24 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 63 | WLLWW |
2 |
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30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 61 | WWWWW |
3 |
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30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 55 | WWWWW |
4 |
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30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 49 | WDWDL |
5 |
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30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | WDWDW |
6 |
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31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 46 | WDDLD |
7 |
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31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 45 | DWWLD |
8 |
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30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 43 | LLLDW |
9 |
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30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 42 | LDLWL |
10 |
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30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 40 | LLDWD |
11 |
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30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | -18 | 37 | LDLLL |
12 |
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30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 36 | LLDDW |
13 |
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30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 36 | LDDWD |
14 |
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30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | -8 | 34 | WWLDW |
15 |
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30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 32 | LLLLD |
16 |
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31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | -24 | 31 | LWLLL |
17 |
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30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 30 | DLLLD |
18 |
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30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -33 | 24 | LWWLL |
Wehen Wiesbaden |
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Holstein Kiel |
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Kaiserslautern |
Hamburg |
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Holstein Kiel |
Holstein Kiel |
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Osnabruck |
Nuremberg |
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Holstein Kiel |
Holstein Kiel |
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Hansa Rostock |
Kaiserslautern |
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Magdeburg |
Holstein Kiel |
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Kaiserslautern |
Kaiserslautern |
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Wehen Wiesbaden |
Greuther Furth |
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Kaiserslautern |
Hamburg |
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Kaiserslautern |
Saarbrucken |
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Kaiserslautern |
Holstein Kiel |
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Osnabruck |
Holstein Kiel |
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Hansa Rostock |
Holstein Kiel |
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Karlsruhe |
Holstein Kiel |
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St. Pauli |
Holstein Kiel |
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Schalke |
Holstein Kiel |
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Eintracht Braunschweig |
Greuther Furth |
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Kaiserslautern |
Hamburg |
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Kaiserslautern |
Hannover |
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Kaiserslautern |
Hansa Rostock |
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Kaiserslautern |
Nuremberg |
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Kaiserslautern |
Elversberg |
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Kaiserslautern |
Goals scored | 2.1 |
Goals conceded | 1.5 |
Time first goal scored | 34 |
Time first goal conceded | 45 |
Yellow cards | 2 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
Goals scored | 1.3 |
Goals conceded | 1.9 |
Time first goal scored | 31 |
Time first goal conceded | 40 |
Yellow cards | 2.2 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Steven Skrzybski | 10 |
Timo Becker | 7 |
Benedikt Pichler | 7 |
Jann-Fiete Arp | 5 |
Shuto Machino | 5 |
Ragnar Ache | 16 |
Marlon Ritter | 6 |
Boris Tomiak | 4 |
Daniel Hanslik | 3 |
Richmond Tachie | 3 |
Holstein Kiel |
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Fortuna Dusseldorf |
Hannover |
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Holstein Kiel |
Hertha Berlin |
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Kaiserslautern |
Kaiserslautern |
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Eintracht Braunschweig |
Kaiserslautern |
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Bayer Leverkusen |