Struggling Ingolstadt will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Holstein Kiel in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Ingolstadt and Holstein Kiel 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.
It's quite the trip for Holstein Kiel when visiting Ingolstadt as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Ingolstadt form and stats
With 2 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Ingolstadt, who have the most conceded goals (49) in 2. Bundesliga, are certainly not brimming with confidence. The Ingolstadt manager T. Oral might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.A good away victory last time out for Ingolstadt, who won 4-2 against MSV Duisburg. Ahead of that match, Ingolstadt lost 1-2 at home to Sandhausen.
This is expected to be a close game, with Ingolstadt perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ingolstadt as a small favourite), we find two games. Ingolstadt has won 1 of these, drawn 0 and lost 1.
Ingolstadt are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 15 goals in 14 matches. Ingolstadt have conceded 21 from these games.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
Playing away, Holstein Kiel have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats so far this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Holstein Kiel are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.The supporters enjoyed Holstein Kiel's previous game versus St. Pauli, a 2. Bundesliga 2-1 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Köln's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 21 similar matches played by Holstein Kiel in our archives, and the results are: 8 wins for Holstein Kiel, 7 draws and 6 defeats.
Holstein Kiel has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 24 goals from 14 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Holstein Kiel have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Holstein Kiel - Ingolstadt 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Ingolstadt 2 wins, 3 draws and Holstein Kiel 1 victory.Top Goalscorers
  J. Serra 10 goals / 3 assists |  A. Mühling 8 goals / 4 assists |   S. Kittel 7 goals |
Ingolstadt missing players
Holstein Kiel missing players
| Ingolstadt | Holstein Kiel | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | Played | 14 | 28 |
| 30 | 15 | Scored | 24 | 53 |
| 49 | 21 | Conceded | 23 | 42 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 96% |
| 86% | 86% | Over 1.5 | 86% | 93% |
| 57% | 57% | Over 2.5 | 64% | 68% |
| 21% | 7% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 46% |
| 11% | 7% | Over 4.5 | 21% | 18% |
| 68% | 86% | Both teams to score | 50% | 68% |
| 7% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 36% | 21% |
| 25% | 14% | Failed To Score | 21% | 14% |
- Ingolstadt hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Ingolstadt has failed to keep a clean sheet in 14 home matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Köln | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 54 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 51 |
| 3 | Union Berlin | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 47 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 45 |
| 5 | Holstein Kiel | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | St. Pauli | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -3 | 44 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 43 |
| 8 | Jahn Regensburg | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 41 |
| 9 | Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Bochum | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -3 | 35 |
| 11 | Greuther Fürth | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -15 | 34 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -8 | 33 |
| 13 | Erzgebirge Aue | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 22 | -5 | 32 |
| 14 | Dynamo Dresden | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 32 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -8 | 27 |
| 16 | Magdeburg | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -13 | 24 |
| 17 | Ingolstadt | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 28 | -19 | 22 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -20 | 22 |
