It's still early in the 2. Bundesliga season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Erzgebirge Aue - Holstein Kiel preview!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Erzgebirge Aue form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Erzgebirge Aue's two home games in the 2. Bundesliga so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Erzgebirgsstadion.
Erzgebirge are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 191 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by P. Testroet).
In their previous game, the manager D. Schuster led his Erzgebirge to a defeat in the 2. Bundesliga match away at Bochum. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Erzgebirgsstadion. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Hamburger SV.
Early season league goal statistics from Erzgebirge Aue's 2 home games: 3 goals, 2 conceded.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
Holstein Kiel are still undefeated on their travels in the 2. Bundesliga. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Holstein Kiel might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Greuther Furth proved too strong as Holstein slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Holstein-Stadion. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Wurzburger Kickers at their stadium, the result 2-0.
Holstein Kiel have the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Erzgebirge victories, three draws and five Holstein Kiel wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mühling 3 goals |   P. Testroet 2 goals |  M. Cacutalua 1 goals |
Erzgebirge Aue missing players
Holstein Kiel missing players
| Erzgebirge Aue | Holstein Kiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | 20 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 21 | 52 |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 35% |
- All of Erzgebirge Aue's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Erzgebirge Aue have not yet lost a game at home.
- Erzgebirge Aue haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Holstein Kiel has the fewest conceded goals (0) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel has the most clean sheets (2) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have not yet lost a game away.
| Erzgebirge Aue | Last season | Holstein Kiel | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 46 | 32 | Scored | S | 30 | 53 | ||
| 48 | 18 | Conceded | C | 32 | 56 | ||
| 91% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 59% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 41% | 26% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 15% | ||
| 59% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 79% | ||
| 24% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 12% | ||
| 26% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 9% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 404 | 205 | Total Shots | T S | 254 | 486 | ||
| 136 | 76 | Shots on Target | S O | 91 | 160 | ||
| 34% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Jahn Regensburg | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Bochum | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sandhausen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | St. Pauli | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Greuther Furth | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Osnabrück | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Nurnberg | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Heidenheim | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Paderborn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
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