KAISERSLAUTERN. Kaiserslautern conquered Holstein Kiel to win 2-1. It was Kaiserslautern to strike first with an early goal of Daniel Hanslik at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 30′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Terrence Boyd gave the win to Kaiserslautern in the 71′ minute with a goal. Holstein Kiel was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion stadium in Kaiserslautern on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Thomsen with the support of Tobias Schultes and Dominik Jolk. The 4th official was Marcel Gasteier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.1 degrees Celsius or 46.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Kaiserslautern

2 - 1

Holstein Kiel

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 13 Off Target 9
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 86 Attack 104
  • 49 Dangerous attack 34
  • 70 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Holstein Kiel had a strong ball possession 62% while Kaiserslautern was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kaiserslautern was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kaiserslautern won the match​.

Kaiserslautern shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Holstein Kiel shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Kaiserslautern received 3 yellow cards (Julian Niehues , Jean Zimmer and Boris Tomiak). On the other side, Holstein Kiel received 3 yellow cards (H. Wahl, Timo Becker and Fiete Arp).

Match Timeline

Daniel Hanslik(goal)
6'
30'
Finn Porath(goal)
Julian Niehues- Yellow
38'
38'
Jean Zimmer - Yellow
45'
46'
M. Kirkeskov- sub ->Marvin Schulz
46'
67'
Timo Becker- Yellow
71'
75'
Fiete Arp - sub ->Timo Becker
75'
Boris Tomiak- Yellow
76'
Philipp Hercher- sub ->Daniel Hanslik
76'
Ben Zolinski- sub ->Aaron Opoku
81'
Erik Durm- sub ->Jean Zimmer
89'
89'
89'
90'
Fiete Arp - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Heidenheim
67
34
Darmstadt 98
67
34
Hamburger SV
66
34
Fortuna Düsseldorf
58
34
St. Pauli
58
34
Paderborn
55
34
Karlsruher SC
46
34
Holstein Kiel
46
34
Kaiserslautern
45
34
Hannover 96
44
34
Magdeburg
43
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
41
34
Hansa Rostock
41
34
Nürnberg
39
34
Eintracht Braunschweig
36
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
34
34
Jahn Regensburg
31
34
Sandhausen
28
34

After this match, Kaiserslautern will have 35 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Holstein Kiel will stay with 28 points like Hannover 96 to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern will host SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 25th of February with a 13-6 head to head record in favor of Kaiserslautern (1 draw).

Holstein Kiel will play away agasint Hannover 96 on the 28th of May with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Hannover 96 (1 draw).

Kaiserslautern – Formation

Kaiserslautern
G
Andreas Luthe 1.Germany
6.2
D
Kevin Kraus 5.Germany
7.1
D
Robin Bormuth 32.Germany
7.3
D
Hendrick Zuck 21.Germany
8.2
D
Jean Zimmer 8.Germany
6.4
89' 45'
M
Boris Tomiak 2.Germany
6.6
76'
M
Kenny Prince Redondo 11.Germany
6.2
89'
M
Julian Niehues 16.Germany
6.8
46' 38'
M
Aaron Opoku 25.Germany
6.4
81'
M
Daniel Hanslik 19.Germany
7.5
76' 6'
F
Terrence Boyd 13.United States
7.3
71'
Substitutes
G
Avdo Spahic 30.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
Erik Durm 37.Germany
89'
D
Philipp Hercher 23.Germany
6.2
76'
D
Dominik Schad 20.Germany
M
Ben Zolinski 31.Germany
81'
M
Nicolai Rapp 4.Germany
7.0
46'
M
Marlon Ritter 7.Germany
F
Nicolas de Préville 28.France
F
Lex-Tyger Lobinger 27.Germany
89'

Kaiserslautern started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Dirk Schuster decided to play with the following team: Andreas Luthe (6.2), Jean Zimmer (6.4), Kevin Kraus (7.1), Robin Bormuth (7.3), Hendrick Zuck (8.2), Julian Niehues (6.8), Boris Tomiak (6.6), Aaron Opoku (6.4), Daniel Hanslik (7.5), Kenny Prince Redondo (6.2) and Terrence Boyd (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Nicolas de Préville, Erik Durm, Ben Zolinski, Lex-Tyger Lobinger, Philipp Hercher (6.2), Nicolai Rapp (7.0), Marlon Ritter, Avdo Spahić and Dominik Schad.

Substitutions

Kaiserslautern made 5 changes: Julian Niehues  for Nicolai Rapp (46′), Daniel Hanslik for Philipp Hercher (76′), Aaron Opoku for Ben Zolinski (81′), Jean Zimmer for Erik Durm (89′) and Kenny Prince Redondo for Lex-Tyger Lobinger (89′).

Best player: Hendrick Zuck​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kaiserslautern was Hendrick Zuck even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 26 passes (57% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.

Holstein Kiel – Formation

Holstein Kiel
G
Tim Schreiber 1.Germany
6.3
D
Hauke Wahl 24.Germany
6.6
38'
D
Simon Lorenz 19.Germany
7.1
D
Marvin Schulz 25.Germany
6.6
46'
M
Timo Becker 17.Germany
6.6
75' 67'
M
Patrick Erras 4.Germany
7.1
M
P. Sander 16.Germany
7.1
89'
M
Fabian Reese 11.Germany
6.8
F
Finn Porath 27.Germany
7.6
75' 30'
F
Steven Skrzybski 7.Germany
6.6
F
Kwasi Wriedt 18.Ghana
6.3
Substitutes
G
Robin Himmelmann 35.Germany
D
M. Kirkeskov 2.Denmark
6.4
46'
D
Stefan Thesker 5.Germany
89'
D
Julian Korb 23.Germany
M
J. Sterner 32.Germany
M
Alexander Mühling 8.Germany
6.2
75'
F
Fiete Arp 20.Germany
6.3
75' 90'
F
Marvin Obuz 30.Germany

Holstein Kiel started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Marcel Rapp played with: Tim Schreiber (6.3), Simon Lorenz (7.1), Hauke Wahl (6.6), Marvin Schulz (6.6), Timo Becker (6.6), Patrick Erras (7.1), Philipp Sander (7.1), Fabian Reese (6.8), Finn Dominik Porath (7.6), Kwasi Okyere Wriedt (6.3) and Steven Skrzybski (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Jonas Sterner, Mikkel Kirkeskov (6.4), Jann-Fiete Arp (6.3), Alexander Mühling (6.2), Stefan Thesker, Julian Korb, Marvin Obuz and Robin Himmelmann.

Substitutions

Holstein Kiel made 4 changes: Marvin Schulz for Mikkel Kirkeskov (46′), Timo Becker for Jann-Fiete Arp (75′), Finn Porath for Alexander Mühling (75′) and Philipp Sander for Stefan Thesker (89′).

Best player: Finn Dominik Porath​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Holstein Kiel was Finn Dominik Porath.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 28 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​