Both squads are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Hannover 96 holding a 3 point edge on Holstein Kiel in the tables. Let's start!
- Holstein Kiel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hannover 96 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
The 2. Bundesliga results playing at home this season for Holstein Kiel are 3-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Holstein Kiel travelled for their previous game, a trip to St. Pauli that ended 0-0. Holtby (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.55/10. Holtby hit four key passes.
Before that match, a win away at Karlsruher SC.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Holstein have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 2 and lost 5.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league games reveals that 8 of them had at least one goal from each team.
The Holstein Kiel fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. On the other hand, Holstein Kiel have conceded 9 goals.
Hannover 96 form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Hannover 96 have produced an overall stat of 3-1-4 so far.
Teuchert and Nielsen scored in Hannover 96's previous match, the home game against Fortuna Düsseldorf that ended 2-0. Goalkeeper Zieler was absolutely vital in the Hannover victory against Fortuna Düsseldorf, making nine saves. Zieler was the team player of the game with the player rating of 9.0. The agile goalkeeper Zieler topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-1 defeat away at Darmstadt 98 before that.Hannover 96 are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
Considering a bet on a low-scoring game? 5 league fixtures in a row with this club have had less than three (under 2.5) goals.
Hannover 96 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. 11 goals have been conceded by Hannover in these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the last six meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for Holstein Kiel, zero draws and four wins for Hannover 96. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Skrzybski 10 goals |   H. Kallevik Nielsen 7 goals |  C. Teuchert 6 goals |
Holstein Kiel missing players
Hannover 96 missing players
| Holstein Kiel | Hannover 96 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 29 | 13 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 27 | 9 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 81% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 69% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 50% | 43% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 25% |
| 31% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 75% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 44% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 6.2 | 6.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.6 | 15.6 | 17.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12 | 11.9 |
| 5 | 5.6 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 36% | 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 36% | 33% |
| 15.1 | 14 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 18.1 | 17.4 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
- Hannover 96 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Holstein Kiel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Holstein Kiel have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Holstein Kiel 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 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Heidenheim | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Paderborn | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 26 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 18 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 12 | Hansa Rostock | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Magdeburg | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 17 |
| 14 | St. Pauli | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | Greuther Furth | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 16 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Nurnberg | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 18 | Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
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