Hansa Rostock vs Holstein Kiel match preview: Even contest expected at Ostseestadion

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 09.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Ostseestadion (29000 seats)

Hansa Rostock - Holstein Kiel : Statistics, team lineups, results, tendencies and news. Read our comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • Hansa Rostock have the fewest scored goals (21) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Holstein Kiel have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) 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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Hansa Rostock form and stats

Hansa Rostock's results here at Ostseestadion in the 2. Bundesliga have been very modest with 3 victories, 1 draw and 9 defeats. Hansa Rostock are slowly digging their own grave here at Ostseestadion with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts.

Rostock are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Magdeburg. Hansa Rostock's goalkeeper Kolke was extremely busy against Magdeburg, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Fortuna Düsseldorf (2-5).

It should be added that a peek at the 10 most recent league matches shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Hansa Rostock have scored {10 league goals} here from 13 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Rostock defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Holstein Kiel form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Bundesliga travels is 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats. Two points from the last two away games for Holstein Kiel, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus DSC Arminia Bielefeld with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Holtby was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.51/10. Holtby served one assist, hit five key passes and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Hamburger SV that ended 0-0.

Betting related statistic: Both sides have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's last 10 league matches.

Holstein are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 13 away games so far. As for defending, Holstein Kiel rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have played before this season: Holstein Kiel - Hansa Rostock 1-1. Statistics for the former ten meetings between these two participants are: three wins for Hansa Rostock, three draws and four wins for Holstein Kiel. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Holstein KielS. Skrzybski
S. Skrzybski
12 goals
RostockK. Pröger
K. Pröger
7 goals
Holstein KielF. Reese
F. Reese
7 goals

Hansa Rostock missing players

Holstein Kiel missing players

Hansa Rostock Holstein Kiel
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 5 13 26
7 3 1 Won W 2 4 8
4 1 0 Drew D 2 6 10
15 9 3 Lost L 1 3 8
21 10 3 Scored S 9 21 43
40 21 6 Conceded C 9 23 43
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 77% 88%
69% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 77% 85%
35% 31% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 62% 65%
19% 15% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 46% 42%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 38% 31%
31% 31% 25% BTTS BTTS 80% 77% 81%
19% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 23% 19%
50% 62% 75% Failed to Score F T 20% 23% 12%
 
4.6 5.7 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.3 5.9
5.7 5.7 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 7.1 5.8
2.7 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.8 14.7 15.8 Shots (avg) S ( 16.2 13.9 15.9
3.3 3.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4.3 4.9
25% 21% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 38% 34%
 
14.8 13.8 14 Shots against (avg) S A 16 16.8 15.1
5.3 4.8 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.8 5.1
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Hansa Rostock have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Hansa Rostock have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hansa Rostock have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hansa Rostock have the fewest points (10) at home in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hansa Rostock have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hansa Rostock have the fewest scored goals (21) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hansa Rostock have the most matches under the total-line (17) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hansa Rostock have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hansa Rostock haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hansa Rostock is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Holstein Kiel have scored more than double the goals of Hansa Rostock.
  • Holstein Kiel have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in 2. Bundesliga

  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 26 16 7 3 41 21 13 8 5 0 22 8 13 8 2 3 19 13 20 55
2 Heidenheim 26 14 9 3 53 30 13 10 3 0 37 15 13 4 6 3 16 15 23 51
3 Hamburger SV 26 15 5 6 48 32 13 8 2 3 24 13 13 7 3 3 24 19 16 50
4 St. Pauli 26 12 8 6 40 28 13 8 5 0 20 7 13 4 3 6 20 21 12 44
5 Paderborn 26 13 4 9 50 32 13 9 0 4 35 16 13 4 4 5 15 16 18 43
6 Fortuna Düsseldorf 26 13 4 9 45 34 13 8 3 2 28 14 13 5 1 7 17 20 11 43
7 Kaiserslautern 26 10 10 6 41 36 13 5 6 2 23 20 13 5 4 4 18 16 5 40
8 Karlsruher SC 26 10 5 11 42 41 14 6 3 5 24 22 12 4 2 6 18 19 1 35
9 Hannover 96 26 9 7 10 36 34 13 6 3 4 21 17 13 3 4 6 15 17 2 34
10 Holstein Kiel 26 8 10 8 43 43 13 4 4 5 22 20 13 4 6 3 21 23 0 34
11 Magdeburg 26 9 4 13 34 45 13 4 3 6 13 16 13 5 1 7 21 29 -11 31
12 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 26 7 9 10 35 40 13 6 6 1 20 14 13 1 3 9 15 26 -5 30
13 Nurnberg 26 8 5 13 22 38 13 6 1 6 12 13 13 2 4 7 10 25 -16 29
14 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 26 8 4 14 39 43 13 5 1 7 22 21 13 3 3 7 17 22 -4 28
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 26 6 8 12 31 44 13 5 3 5 18 17 13 1 5 7 13 27 -13 26
16 Jahn Regensburg 26 7 5 14 25 41 13 4 5 4 12 18 13 3 0 10 13 23 -16 26
17 Hansa Rostock 26 7 4 15 21 40 13 3 1 9 10 21 13 4 3 6 11 19 -19 25
18 Sandhausen 26 5 6 15 27 51 12 3 3 6 13 25 14 2 3 9 14 26 -24 21

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