This could be an interesting match as Erzgebirge Aue have their presumed home advantage while Holstein Kiel are ahead 0 points in the 2. Bundesliga table.
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
24 points is a decent return from 10 2. Bundesliga games here at Erzgebirgsstadion for Erzgebirge Aue. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
F. Kruger was the last player to score a league goal for Erzgebirge Aue and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Erzgebirge Aue haven't scored in 294 minutes.
The fans are hoping that Erzgebirge Aue will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the 2. Bundesliga game against Stuttgart (placed 3rd). In the match before that, Erzgebirge Aue hosted Arminia Bielefeld and drew the game 0-0.
The Erzgebirge Aue manager D. Schuster has got the team scoring with 20 from 10 home games in the league. Erzgebirge Aue have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
Playing away, Holstein Kiel have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
Holstein Kiel are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the 2. Bundesliga against St. Pauli (placed 15th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Karlsruher SC at their stadium, the result 2-0.
Janni Serra came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against St. Pauli last time out, making the manager O. Werner feel like a tactical genius.
Holstein Kiel are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 11 away games so far. Holstein Kiel have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Holstein Kiel - Erzgebirge Aue 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Erzgebirge Aue won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Holstein Kiel has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / twoTop Goalscorers
  D. Nazarov 7 goals |   J. Serra 7 goals |  J. Hochscheidt 5 goals |
Erzgebirge Aue missing players
Holstein Kiel missing players
| Erzgebirge Aue | Holstein Kiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 20 | 34 |
| 30 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 32 |
| 90% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 48% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 73% | 67% |
| 43% | 50% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 19% |
| 19% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 52% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 76% |
| 24% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 14% |
| 33% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 18% | 10% |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| 7 | 6.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 255 | 123 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 167 | 310 |
| 89 | 48 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 57 | 96 |
| 33% | 42% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | 35% |
- Erzgebirge Aue have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Erzgebirge Aue have not yet lost a game at home.
- Erzgebirge Aue have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Erzgebirge Aue have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Holstein Kiel has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- Holstein Kiel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 | Arminia Bielefeld | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 41 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Greuther Fürth | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Holstein Kiel | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Jahn Regensburg | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 29 |
| 9 | Osnabrück | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Sandhausen | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Darmstadt 98 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Hannover 96 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 13 | Nürnberg | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -8 | 25 |
| 14 | Bochum | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 15 | St. Pauli | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -14 | 21 |
| 17 | Karlsruher SC | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -12 | 20 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -17 | 17 |
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