4th position in the 2. Bundesliga table for Kaiserslautern at present, a fine performance. The home team followers pray for more glory as 8th-placed Holstein Kiel visit Fritz-Walter-Stadion.
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (15) in 2. Bundesliga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Kaiserslautern form and stats
When playing at home in the 2. Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Kaiserslautern are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
Kaiserslautern are returning here after visiting Hannover 96 and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Niehues and Boyd scored the goal(s). Zuck, defender, was given a rating of 7.75/10 in that game, top of the team. Zuck served one assist, hit four key passes and won 5 of 8 duels.
Before that match, a win away at Fortuna Dusseldorf.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 Kaiserslautern have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 5 and lost 1.
Kaiserslautern have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Fritz-Walter-Stadion with 14 goals in 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Bundesliga travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
The supporters enjoyed Holstein Kiel's previous fixture versus Greuther Furth (placed 10th), a 2-1 win played at home. Wahl was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.31. The defender Wahl scored one goal and won 9 of 11 duels.
A draw for Holstein before that, at their own venue hosting Hannover 96 (1-1).As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Holstein Kiel in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Holstein Kiel, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Betting related statistic: Both sides have scored in 10 of this club's latest 11 league fixtures.
Holstein Kiel are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 9 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
Kaiserslautern and Holstein Kiel have played each other previously this season: Holstein Kiel - Kaiserslautern 2-2. Kaiserslautern-Holstein Kiel H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Kaiserslautern one win, Holstein Kiel one win, one draw. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  S. Skrzybski 10 goals |   T. Boyd 9 goals |  K. Redondo 5 goals |
Kaiserslautern missing players
Holstein Kiel missing players
| Kaiserslautern | Holstein Kiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 24 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | 29 |
| 89% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 89% |
| 83% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 83% |
| 61% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 39% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | 44% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 44% | 28% |
| 67% | 56% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 78% |
| 22% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 22% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 12.7 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 15.7 | 15.8 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 42% | 39% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| 14.1 | 13.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 16 | 14.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (15) in 2. Bundesliga
- Kaiserslautern have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in 2. Bundesliga
| 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 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 39 |
| 2 | Heidenheim | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Kaiserslautern | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Paderborn | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 29 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Hansa Rostock | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
| 10 | Greuther Furth | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Nurnberg | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 19 |
| 13 | Karlsruher SC | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | St. Pauli | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Magdeburg | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 16 |
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