It's early days in the 2. Bundesliga and both Holstein Kiel and Greuther Fürth are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Holstein Kiel and Greuther Fürth should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
As mentioned below, Holstein Kiel are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 2. Bundesliga games.
A strong away win for Holstein against Wurzburger Kickers the last match, as Janni Serra were on target. Ahead of that match, Holstein won a home game hosting Fortuna Düsseldorf (2-1).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Holstein Kiel handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, four draws and four defeats.
Holstein Kiel has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Greuther Fürth form and stats
Things could have gone better for Greuther Fürth in their 2. Bundesliga away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right. Greuther Fürth has drawn their two previous away games.
Greuther Fürth's previous game was their home loss versus Hamburger SV (0-1). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Wurzburger Kickers that ended 2-2.
Greuther are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, three draws and four defeats. From a total of eleven matches.
3 goals so far away for Greuther Fürth, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Holstein Kiel two wins, three draws and Greuther Fürth one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mühling 2 goals |  J. Serra 1 goals |   M. Bauer 1 goals |
Holstein Kiel missing players
Greuther Fürth missing players
| Holstein Kiel | Greuther Fürth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 21 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 23 | 64 |
| 14 | 9 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 36% | 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | 33% |
- Holstein Kiel has the fewest conceded goals (1) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel has the most clean sheets (3) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel is in the best form (3-1-0)
| Holstein Kiel | Last season | Greuther Fürth | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 8 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 53 | 23 | Scored | S | 23 | 46 | ||
| 56 | 24 | Conceded | C | 22 | 45 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 91% | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 82% | ||
| 68% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 35% | 47% | ||
| 26% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 32% | ||
| 15% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 9% | ||
| 79% | 88% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 6% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 26% | ||
| 9% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 26% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 486 | 232 | Total Shots | T S | 216 | 486 | ||
| 160 | 69 | Shots on Target | S O | 68 | 148 | ||
| 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Holstein Kiel | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Erzgebirge Aue | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Jahn Regensburg | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Sandhausen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Osnabruck | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Bochum | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | St. Pauli | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Darmstadt 98 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Nurnberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Heidenheim | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Paderborn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Greuther Fürth | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Karlsruher SC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 65 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 35 | 68 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 58 |
| 3 | Heidenheim | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 55 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 54 |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 48 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 52 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 48 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -2 | 47 |
| 8 | Bochum | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 46 |
| 9 | Greuther Fürth | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 44 |
| 10 | Sandhausen | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | -2 | 43 |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 32 | -3 | 43 |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 56 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 32 | -6 | 43 |
| 13 | Osnabruck | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -2 | 40 |
| 14 | St. Pauli | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 50 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 36 | -9 | 39 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -11 | 37 |
| 16 | Nurnberg | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | -13 | 37 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 65 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 27 | -20 | 34 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 34 | -26 | 32 |
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