Heidenheim get ready for this following their 3-0 result versus Hannover 96, a game that produced some answers. How will they do against Holstein Kiel?
- Heidenheim have the most scored goals (56) 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.
Heidenheim form and stats
Heidenheim are steadily winning 2. Bundesliga games and points here at Voith-Arena. 10 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 14 games.
Heidenheim enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Hannover 96's place. The match ended 3-0 with Thomalla, Beste and Kleindienst scoring. The 3-0 win against Hannover 96 was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle. Midfielder Beste was the best player on the team with a rating of 10.0 (out of ten) in that game. Beste scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit seven key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the home loss against St. Pauli with the scoreline 0-1.Goals are plentiful at Voith-Arena in the league this season as Heidenheim has scored 37 goals here in 14 home games. Heidenheim's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
Playing away, Holstein Kiel have won 5 games, drawn 6 and suffered 3 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
Reese and Skrzybski scored in Holstein Kiel's previous match, the home game against Nürnberg that ended 2-1. Midfielder Reese was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.85. Reese scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Hansa Rostock at their stadium, the result 3-2.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Holstein playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 1 away win, 3 draws and 1 home win.
Betting related statistic: Both sides have scored in 11 of this club's last 12 league matches.
The travelling fans enjoy Holstein Kiel's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 14 league matches away. Holstein have conceded 25 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This duo met each other earlier on this match year: Holstein Kiel - Heidenheim 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Heidenheim victories, four draws and two Holstein Kiel wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Kleindienst 21 goals |   S. Skrzybski 13 goals |  F. Reese 9 goals |
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| Heidenheim | Holstein Kiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 15 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 56 | 37 | 15 | Scored | S | 3 | 24 | 48 |
| 31 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 25 | 46 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 79% | 89% |
| 75% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 79% | 86% |
| 57% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 64% | 68% |
| 36% | 43% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 50% | 43% |
| 18% | 29% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 43% | 32% |
| 50% | 57% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 79% | 82% |
| 39% | 36% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 21% | 18% |
| 18% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 21% | 11% |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.6 | 6 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.5 | 15 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 13.6 | 15.9 |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 44% | 47% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 39% | 35% |
| 12.2 | 10.8 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.8 | 17.1 | 15.2 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
- Heidenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Heidenheim have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Heidenheim have the most points (33) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- Heidenheim have the most scored goals (56) in 2. Bundesliga
- Heidenheim have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in 2. Bundesliga
- Heidenheim have the the best goal difference (+25) in 2. Bundesliga
- Heidenheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 58 |
| 2 | Heidenheim | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 54 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 53 |
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 47 |
| 6 | Paderborn | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 46 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 43 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 39 |
| 10 | Greuther Furth | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -6 | 34 |
| 12 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -11 | 32 |
| 13 | Magdeburg | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 31 | -12 | 32 |
| 14 | Nürnberg | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 30 |
| 15 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -6 | 29 |
| 16 | Jahn Regensburg | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 27 |
| 17 | Hansa Rostock | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -23 | 25 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -25 | 24 |
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