Holstein Kiel and Heidenheim have delivered a "par" performance so far this season, to use a golf phrase. Both teams have mid-table spots in the 2. Bundesliga.
- Holstein Kiel haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Heidenheim have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) 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.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
7-2-6 (win-draw-lost) are the 2. Bundesliga numbers at home for Holstein Kiel so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Holstein Kiel after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Holstein Kiel, as their goalkeeper Ioannis Gelios has completely shut out the opponents for 220 minutes in the 2. Bundesliga.
Holstein travelled for their previous game, a trip to Dynamo Dresden that ended 0-0. den Bergh, defender, was given a rating of 8.12/10 in that game, top of the team. Bergh won 5 of 7 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hamburger SV in a game that was won 1-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Holstein Kiel perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Holstein Kiel as a small favourite), we find nine games. Holstein Kiel has won five of these, drawn two and lost two.
Holstein are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. Holstein Kiel have conceded 22 in these home matches.
Heidenheim form and stats
Heidenheim have only collected 14 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 4-2-9 (15 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Schmidt, the Heidenheim manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
The attacking players of Heidenheim have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 186 minutes.
Heidenheim have a lot to to correct after their out-of-character loss (0-2) to Erzgebirge Aue in their previous outing, played in front of their own supporters. Hüsing was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.14. The defender Hüsing hit one key pass and won 3 of 8 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Schalke 04 wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Heidenheim playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were four Heidenheim wins, four draws and nine defeats.
The attacking power of Heidenheim when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. As for defending, Heidenheim rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 26 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Heidenheim - Holstein Kiel 2-1 was the result in these sides' previous H2H match, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Holstein Kiel victories, three draws and five Heidenheim wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  T. Kleindienst 9 goals |   A. Mühling 7 goals |  B. Pichler 7 goals |
Holstein Kiel missing players
Heidenheim missing players
| Holstein Kiel | Heidenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| 38 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 37 |
| 48 | 22 | 11 | Conceded | C | 4 | 26 | 41 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 93% | 90% |
| 87% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 77% |
| 63% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 53% | 57% |
| 23% | 13% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 23% |
| 10% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 13% | 10% |
| 57% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 53% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 13% | 20% |
| 27% | 33% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 53% | 37% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 4.6 | 6 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.4 | 15.6 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.7 | 13.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 29% | 26% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 23% | 32% |
| 14.7 | 13.7 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 14.5 | 13.4 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
- Heidenheim have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in 2. Bundesliga
- Heidenheim have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | Schalke 04 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 28 | 56 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 54 |
| 3 | St. Pauli | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 53 |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 51 |
| 5 | Nurnberg | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 50 |
| 6 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 54 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 48 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -4 | 45 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 44 |
| 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 39 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 39 |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -10 | 38 |
| 12 | Hansa Rostock | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | -10 | 38 |
| 13 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -13 | 36 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -13 | 35 |
| 16 | Dynamo Dresden | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 29 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 32 | -32 | 22 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -30 | 19 |
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