Evenly matched teams: Hannover 96 vs Holstein Kiel match preview

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Fri 25.February
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: HDI-Arena (49000 seats)

A tale of ups and downs for these participants this season, placed in positions near the center of the 2. Bundesliga table. Here's the Hannover 96 - Holstein Kiel latest:

Insights:
  • Hannover 96 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Holstein Kiel have the most points from losing position (12) in 2. Bundesliga

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.

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Hannover 96 form and stats

Hannover 96 have collected 13 points from their 2. Bundesliga home games so far after 3-4-4. Hannover 96 have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Happy days for Hannover 96 in their previous game, a fixture away at St. Pauli (placed 4th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Kerk (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.85/10. Kerk scored one goal and hit six key passes.

Before that, Hannover 96 drew at home versus Darmstadt 98.

This is expected to be a close game, with Hannover 96 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hannover 96 as a small favourite), we find seven games. Hannover has won two of these, drawn two and lost three.

Hannover 96 have scored 8 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Hannover's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Holstein Kiel form and stats

Playing away, Holstein Kiel, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in 2. Bundesliga, have won 3 games, drawn 5 and suffered 3 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season. Holstein Kiel has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Holstein Kiel's previous game was their home loss versus Karlsruher SC (0-2). Defender Neumann was the best team player with a rating of 7.33. Neumann hit two key passes and won 6 of 7 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Erzgebirge Aue with the score of 3-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Holstein Kiel playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were four Holstein wins, three draws and five defeats.

Holstein Kiel have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Holstein struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This duo played each other earlier on this campaign: Holstein Kiel - Hannover 96 0-3. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's three Hannover 96 victories, zero draws and two Holstein Kiel wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

HannoverS. Kerk
S. Kerk
6 goals
Holstein KielB. Pichler
B. Pichler
6 goals
Hannover 96L. Maina
L. Maina
4 goals

Hannover 96 missing players

Holstein Kiel missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hannover 96 Holstein Kiel
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 1 Played P 4 11 23
7 3 0 Won W 2 3 8
7 4 1 Drew D 1 5 7
9 4 0 Lost L 1 3 8
21 8 0 Scored S 7 16 30
32 13 0 Conceded C 6 18 36
87% 82% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
65% 45% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 96%
48% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 73% 70%
26% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 17%
4% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 4%
39% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 91% 61%
39% 45% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 13%
35% 36% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 26%
 
5.7 5.6 8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.4 5
5 4.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.7 5
2 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.7 12.9 17 Shots (avg) S ( 16.5 13.2 14.7
3.7 4.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.7 4.6
25% 17% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 39% 29%
 
13.5 14 15 Shots against (avg) S A 16.2 14.9 14
4.4 4.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.3 4
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Holstein Kiel's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hannover 96 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hannover 96 have the most matches under the total-line (12) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Holstein Kiel have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Holstein Kiel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Holstein Kiel have the fewest clean sheets (0) away 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 Werder Bremen 23 12 6 5 44 31 11 5 4 2 20 11 12 7 2 3 24 20 13 42
2 Hamburger SV 23 10 11 2 42 21 12 6 6 0 24 11 11 4 5 2 18 10 21 41
3 Darmstadt 98 23 12 5 6 48 30 11 6 2 3 24 14 12 6 3 3 24 16 18 41
4 St. Pauli 23 12 5 6 45 34 11 8 2 1 28 12 12 4 3 5 17 22 11 41
5 Schalke 04 23 12 4 7 45 27 12 7 2 3 28 16 11 5 2 4 17 11 18 40
6 Heidenheim 23 11 5 7 29 29 11 7 3 1 18 10 12 4 2 6 11 19 0 38
7 Nurnberg 23 10 6 7 32 32 12 6 2 4 17 14 11 4 4 3 15 18 0 36
8 Paderborn 23 8 8 7 38 30 12 2 4 6 15 18 11 6 4 1 23 12 8 32
9 Karlsruher SC 23 8 8 7 40 35 12 5 4 3 24 18 11 3 4 4 16 17 5 32
10 Jahn Regensburg 23 9 4 10 42 37 12 5 2 5 27 22 11 4 2 5 15 15 5 31
11 Holstein Kiel 23 8 7 8 30 36 12 5 2 5 14 18 11 3 5 3 16 18 -6 31
12 Hannover 96 23 7 7 9 21 32 11 3 4 4 8 13 12 4 3 5 13 19 -11 28
13 Fortuna Dusseldorf 23 7 5 11 28 32 12 3 4 5 17 17 11 4 1 6 11 15 -4 26
14 Dynamo Dresden 23 7 5 11 23 31 11 5 2 4 15 12 12 2 3 7 8 19 -8 26
15 Hansa Rostock 23 6 7 10 27 36 11 2 3 6 10 17 12 4 4 4 17 19 -9 25
16 Sandhausen 23 6 7 10 25 40 11 1 4 6 9 22 12 5 3 4 16 18 -15 25
17 Ingolstadt 23 3 6 14 21 42 11 1 4 6 8 16 12 2 2 8 13 26 -21 15
18 Erzgebirge Aue 23 3 6 14 20 45 12 2 2 8 10 23 11 1 4 6 10 22 -25 15

2. Bundesliga:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Werder Bremen 23 12 6 5 44 31 11 5 4 2 20 11 12 7 2 3 24 20 13 42
2 Hamburger SV 23 10 11 2 42 21 12 6 6 0 24 11 11 4 5 2 18 10 21 41
3 Darmstadt 98 23 12 5 6 48 30 11 6 2 3 24 14 12 6 3 3 24 16 18 41
4 St. Pauli 23 12 5 6 45 34 11 8 2 1 28 12 12 4 3 5 17 22 11 41
5 Schalke 04 23 12 4 7 45 27 12 7 2 3 28 16 11 5 2 4 17 11 18 40
6 Heidenheim 23 11 5 7 29 29 11 7 3 1 18 10 12 4 2 6 11 19 0 38
7 Nurnberg 23 10 6 7 32 32 12 6 2 4 17 14 11 4 4 3 15 18 0 36
8 Paderborn 23 8 8 7 38 30 12 2 4 6 15 18 11 6 4 1 23 12 8 32
9 Karlsruher SC 23 8 8 7 40 35 12 5 4 3 24 18 11 3 4 4 16 17 5 32
10 Jahn Regensburg 23 9 4 10 42 37 12 5 2 5 27 22 11 4 2 5 15 15 5 31
11 Holstein Kiel 23 8 7 8 30 36 12 5 2 5 14 18 11 3 5 3 16 18 -6 31
12 Hannover 96 23 7 7 9 21 32 11 3 4 4 8 13 12 4 3 5 13 19 -11 28
13 Fortuna Dusseldorf 23 7 5 11 28 32 12 3 4 5 17 17 11 4 1 6 11 15 -4 26
14 Dynamo Dresden 23 7 5 11 23 31 11 5 2 4 15 12 12 2 3 7 8 19 -8 26
15 Hansa Rostock 23 6 7 10 27 36 11 2 3 6 10 17 12 4 4 4 17 19 -9 25
16 Sandhausen 23 6 7 10 25 40 11 1 4 6 9 22 12 5 3 4 16 18 -15 25
17 Ingolstadt 23 3 6 14 21 42 11 1 4 6 8 16 12 2 2 8 13 26 -21 15
18 Erzgebirge Aue 23 3 6 14 20 45 12 2 2 8 10 23 11 1 4 6 10 22 -25 15

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The 2. Bundesliga (Zweite Bundesliga) is the second level of German professional football. Like the Bundesliga it has 18 clubs playing a total of 306 fixtures to decide the final league table. The two top teams are promoted while number three has to qualify through a playoff. Two or three teams are relegated through a similar system.