KIEL. Darmstadt 98 was in the end too good for Holstein Kiel with the goal of Jannik Müller (6′), Simon Lorenz (22′ own) and Phillip Tietz (52′). Holstein Kiel was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Holstein-Stadion stadium in Kiel on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Heft who was helped by Lukas Benen and Fynn Kohn. The 4th official was Jan Clemens Neitzel. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Holstein Kiel had a strong ball possession 66% while Darmstadt 98 was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Darmstadt 98 was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Darmstadt 98 won the match.​

Holstein Kiel shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Darmstadt 98 shot 19 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Holstein Kiel received 1 yellow card (H. Wahl). Regarding the opposition, Darmstadt 98 received 1 yellow card (Marvin Mehlem).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Holstein Kiel will stay with 40 points like Hannover 96 to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Darmstadt 98 will have 64 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Holstein Kiel will host Karlsruher SC on the 13th of May with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Darmstadt 98 will play away agasint SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 28th of May with a 4-3 head to head in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (5 draws).

Holstein Kiel – Formation

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

The manager Marcel Rapp decided to play with the following team: Robin Himmelmann (6.2), Simon Lorenz (7.1), Patrick Erras (6.5), Marco Komenda (6.3), Jann-Fiete Arp (7.2), Philipp Sander (6.5), Hauke Wahl (6.8), Mikkel Kirkeskov (6.8), Lewis Holtby (6.8), Steven Skrzybski (6.9) and Fabian Reese (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Alexander Mühling, Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson (6.8), Kwasi Okyere Wriedt, Timon Weiner, Julian Korb (6.9), Fin Bartels (6.6), Finn Dominik Porath (6.4) and Stefan Thesker.

Substitutions

Holstein Kiel made 5 changes: Fiete Arp for Julian Korb (46′), Lewis Holtby for Fin Bartels (60′), Marco Komenda  for Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson (60′), Steven Skrzybski for Finn Dominik Porath (79′) and Philipp Sander for Alexander Mühling (87′).

Best player: Jann-Fiete Arp​

The player that probably impressed the most for Holstein Kiel was Jann-Fiete Arp.

His rating is (7.2) with 14 passes (35% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Darmstadt 98 – Formation

Darmstadt 98 started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Torsten Lieberknecht played with: Marcel Schuhen (8.0), Patric Pfeiffer (7.1), Christoph Zimmermann (7.0), Jannik Müller (8.3), Matthias Bader (7.1), Fabian Schnellhardt (7.3), Marvin Mehlem (6.3), Emir Karić (7.0), Braydon Manu (7.2), Phillip Tietz (8.0) and Mathias Honsak (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexander Brunst, Filip Stojilković, Tobias Kempe (6.6), Clemens Riedel, Thomas Isherwood, Keanan Bennetts (6.4), Aaron Seydel (6.8), Klaus Gjasula (6.5) and Fabio Torsiello.

Substitutions

Darmstadt 98 made 5 changes: Marvin Mehlem for Tobias Kempe (46′), Fabian Schnellhardt  for Klaus Gjasula (67′), Phillip Tietz for Aaron Seydel (74′), Mathias Honsak  for Keanan Bennetts (74′) and Braydon Manu for Filip Stojilkovic (84′).

Best player: Jannik Müller​

The player that probably impressed the most for Darmstadt 98 was Jannik Müller.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 40 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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

• Fortuna Düsseldorf – Karlsruher SC – 3-2
• Holstein Kiel – Darmstadt 98 – 0-3
• Sandhausen – Jahn Regensburg – 2-1