Holstein Kiel perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Hannover 96 can look both up and down from their 8th position.
- Holstein Kiel have the fewest conceded goals (22) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hannover 96 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in 2. Bundesliga
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Holstein Kiel form and stats
7 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Holstein Kiel, who have the fewest conceded goals (22) in 2. Bundesliga, have to build on here at Holstein-Stadion in the 2. Bundesliga. There’s a good atmosphere here at Holstein-Stadion after three straight home wins.
Holstein Kiel shared the glory with Hamburger SV in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Rot-Weiss Essen and winning 3-0.
The Holstein Kiel goalkeeper Ioannis Gelios was crucial in the match against Hamburger SV last time out, making six saves.
A decent goal production from Holstein in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 12 league matches. On the other hand, Holstein Kiel have conceded 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Hannover 96 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Bundesliga travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
Hannover 96 has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Erzgebirge Aue for a 2. Bundesliga game that ended a draw (1-1). Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Greuther Furth.
The visiting Hannover have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 13 games. 19 goals have been conceded by Hannover in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Hannover 96 - Holstein Kiel 0-3. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - zero - two (Holstein wins - draws - Hannover 96 wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ducksch 10 goals |   A. Mühling 9 goals |  J. Serra 7 goals |
Holstein Kiel missing players
Hannover 96 missing players
| Holstein Kiel | Hannover 96 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 38 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 36 |
| 22 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | 28 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 79% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 67% |
| 42% | 58% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | 54% |
| 25% | 42% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 23% | 29% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 23% | 21% |
| 58% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 46% |
| 42% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 38% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 31% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 13.2 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11 | 12.2 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| 38% | 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 34% |
- Hannover 96 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in 2. Bundesliga
- 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 have the fewest conceded goals (22) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have the most clean sheets (10) in 2. Bundesliga
- 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 | Bochum | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 48 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 46 |
| 4 | Greuther Furth | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 43 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 35 |
| 9 | Erzgebirge Aue | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | St. Pauli | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Paderborn | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | Jahn Regensburg | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -7 | 28 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -21 | 25 |
| 16 | Osnabruck | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -15 | 23 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 27 | -17 | 22 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 15 |
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