2. Bundesliga: Erzgebirge Aue are 13 points short of Holstein Kiel, but intend to go full throttle. Game on!
- Erzgebirge Aue is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Holstein Kiel have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in 2. Bundesliga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Erzgebirge Aue form and stats
Erzgebirge Aue's results here at Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion in the 2. Bundesliga have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. The home stadium (Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Erzgebirge it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 198 minutes without scoring a league goal. Trujic was the last player to find the net.
The followers are hoping that Erzgebirge Aue will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Sandhausen (placed 16th). Bussmann was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.33 out of 10. The defender Bussmann won 8 of 15 duels.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Schalke 04 (0-5).Erzgebirge Aue aren't scoring a lot here at Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion in the league, with only 8 goals from 11 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in 2. Bundesliga, on their 2. Bundesliga travels is 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
Impressive finishing from Sterner secured the home win 1-0 against Fortuna Dusseldorf in their previous game. Porath got a match rating of 7.73 in that game, top player of the team. Porath hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Jahn Regensburg at their stadium, the result 2-1.Holstein Kiel have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Holstein Kiel struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This happened when the teams played each other earlier this season; Holstein Kiel - Erzgebirge Aue 3-0. Erzgebirge Aue-Holstein Kiel H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Erzgebirge Aue one win, Holstein Kiel six wins, three draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Pichler 6 goals |   A. Jonjic 5 goals |  A. Mühling 4 goals |
Erzgebirge Aue missing players
Holstein Kiel missing players
| Erzgebirge Aue | Holstein Kiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 39 | 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 52% | 45% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 70% | 71% |
| 33% | 36% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 14% |
| 14% | 18% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 52% | 45% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 90% | 62% |
| 19% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 38% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 24% |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 5.6 | 5.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 13.4 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 12.9 | 14.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| 21% | 16% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 38% | 28% |
| 14.9 | 14.5 | 18.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 7.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
- All of Holstein Kiel's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Erzgebirge Aue have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Erzgebirge Aue have the the worst goal difference (-22) in 2. Bundesliga
- Erzgebirge Aue is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Holstein Kiel have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Holstein Kiel have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have the most points from losing position (12) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | St. Pauli | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 38 |
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 37 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 37 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 37 |
| 7 | Nurnberg | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 33 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 26 |
| 12 | Hansa Rostock | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 24 |
| 15 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -17 | 20 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -22 | 15 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -21 | 13 |
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