Holstein Kiel vs Greuther Furth Live Stream, Predictions

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Holstein Kiel

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Holstein Kiel enter this fixture following on from a 1-1 Bundesliga 2 drawn game vs Hannover.

In that game, Holstein Kiel managed 53% possession and 15 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Holstein Kiel was Fin Bartels (9'). Hannover 96 had 13 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Cedric Teuchert (16') scored for Hannover.

Holstein Kiel have not been the best at stopping their opponents recently, although they’ve also managed to hit the back of the net themselves. Analysis of their previous 6 games shows that Holstein Kiel have been punished defensively in 5 of them in addition to managing to get on the scoresheet in 5 of those games.

Leading up to this clash, Holstein Kiel:

• are winless against Greuther Furth in their previous 4 league games.
• are without a home win in the past 2 league games.

Greuther Furth

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Last time out, Greuther Furth drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 2 match with Darmstadt.

In that game, Greuther Furth had 45% possession and 9 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer for Greuther Furth was Damian Michalski (42'). For their opponents, Darmstadt 98 got 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Emir Karic (2') was the scorer for Darmstadt.

In their last six clashes, Greuther Furth have helped themselves to a tally of 7 goals. Greuther Furth have also scored on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, their defenders have had 6 goals go against them. It will be interesting to see whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.

Pre-game facts show that Greuther Furth:

• have not lost to Holstein Kiel when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 17/02/2019 shows us that Holstein Kiel have won 1 of these games & Greuther Furth 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.

20 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 10 of them from Holstein Kiel and 10 coming from Greuther Fürth. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.33.

The last league meeting between these sides was Bundesliga 2 match day 1 on 16/07/2022 and the score finished Greuther Furth 2-2 Holstein Kiel.

On that occasion, Greuther Furth had 50% possession and 23 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. The scorers were Julian Green (48') and Timothy Tillman (76').

Holstein Kiel had 4 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Timo Becker (29') and Alexander Mühling (80') scored.

The match was refereed by Robin Braun.

ℹ️ Team News: Holstein Kiel

Marco Komenda (Fitness), Thomas Dähne (Knee Injury), Lewis Holtby (Abdominal Strain), Benedikt Pichler (Fitness), Aleksandar Ignjovski (Medial Collateral Ligament Injury) and Fin Bartels (Adductor problems) will not be able to play for Holstein Kiel gaffer Marcel Rapp.

🗞️ Team News: Greuther Furth

Due to a fully injury-free group ready to go, the Greuther Furth manager Alexander Zorniger has zero fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this game.

✨ Prediction

Our feeling is that Greuther Furth may find it difficult to score against this Holstein Kiel side who we reckon will be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.

We’re therefore predicting a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 winning score for Holstein Kiel after 90 minutes.

There should be little in it.

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Peter Guest, 02:01 24/01/2023