Here's another exciting game in the 2. Bundesliga. Holstein Kiel is in the 3rd spot after completing four matches. They receive Paderborn who are placed 13th after four fixtures.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Holstein Kiel's two home games in the 2. Bundesliga so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Holstein-Stadion.
A strong away win for Holstein Kiel against Schalke 04 the last match, as Pichler and Machino were on target. Holstein Kiel's victory against Schalke 04 could easily have been with a bigger margin than 2-0 as they hit the posts three times. Goalkeeper Weiner got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.53 out of ten. Weiner topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was the home game against Magdeburg that was lost 2-4.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Holstein have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 3 and lost 5.
Early season league goal statistics from Holstein Kiel's 2 home games: {4 goals}, 5 conceded.
Paderborn form and stats
Paderborn are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Paderborn might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Kaiserslautern proved too strong as Paderborn slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Benteler-Arena. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three games in a row for the away side? The answer is Muslija and that is impressive! Muslija got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, top player of the team. Muslija scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 41 successful passes (of 48 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Fortuna Dusseldorf.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Paderborn playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 5 Paderborn wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
It's early days yet, but Paderborn has scored 2 and conceded 6 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Holstein Kiel wins - draws - Paderborn wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Machino 2 goals |   F. Muslija 2 goals | B. Pichler 1 goals |
Holstein Kiel missing players
Paderborn missing players
| Holstein Kiel | Paderborn | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 7.8 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 12 | 9 | 6.8 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.8 | 15 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| 5.8 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 30% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | 29% |
| 13.5 | 17.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 28 | 25.5 | 19.8 |
| 4.2 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 8.5 | 6.2 |
| Holstein Kiel | Last season | Paderborn | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 16 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 7 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 58 | 29 | Scored | S | 22 | 68 | ||
| 61 | 29 | Conceded | C | 24 | 44 | ||
| 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 94% | ||
| 88% | 94% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 74% | 76% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 71% | ||
| 41% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 38% | ||
| 32% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 26% | ||
| 76% | 82% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 56% | ||
| 15% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | ||
| 18% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 18% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 15.2 | 17.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 16.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 15.2 | 13.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.9 | 12.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Hansa Rostock | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Magdeburg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | St. Pauli | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Greuther Furth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Nurnberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Paderborn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Schalke 04 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Osnabruck | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Elversberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 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 | Heidenheim | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 31 | 67 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 67 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 66 |
| 4 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 58 |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 58 |
| 6 | Paderborn | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 44 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 55 |
| 7 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 53 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 61 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 46 |
| 9 | Kaiserslautern | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 45 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -5 | 44 |
| 11 | Magdeburg | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -7 | 43 |
| 12 | Greuther Furth | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 50 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 31 | -3 | 41 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -16 | 41 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -17 | 39 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 59 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -17 | 36 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 62 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 33 | -12 | 34 |
| 17 | Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -24 | 31 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 63 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 30 | -28 | 28 |
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