KIEL. Holstein Kiel and Elversberg draw 1-1. T. Becker scored the first goal (44′) for Holstein Kiel. L. Schnellbacher made it even (70′). Holstein Kiel was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

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 Tobias Reichel assisted by Dominik Schaal and Daniel Riehl. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.47 degrees Celsius or 56.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Holstein Kiel was in firm control of the ball 57% while Elversberg was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Holstein Kiel was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Holstein Kiel to win the match​.

Holstein Kiel shot 23 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Elversberg shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Holstein Kiel received 1 yellow card (Finn Dominik Porath). Talking about the opposition, Elversberg received 1 yellow card (Paul Stock).

Standings

After this contest, Holstein Kiel will have 16 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Elversberg will have 12 points like Hertha BSC, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Hansa Rostock and Nürnberg to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Holstein Kiel will play away against Hamburger SV on the 20th of April with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Holstein Kiel (7 draws).

Elversberg will host Karlsruher SC on the 19th of May with a 0-0 head to head record.

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: Timon Weiner (6.7), Timo Becker (8.4), Colin Noah Kleine-Bekel (6.7), Marco Komenda (7.0), Finn Dominik Porath (6.4), Philipp Sander (8.1), Lewis Holtby (8.1), Tom Rothe (7.0), Nicolai Remberg (7.5), Steven Skrzybski (6.8) and Benedikt Pichler (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Carl Johansson (7.0), Marko Ivezić, Ba-Muaka Simakala (7.0), Shuto Machino (7.0), Marvin Schulz, Hólmbert Aron Fridjónsson, Jann-Fiete Arp, Joshua Mees (6.4) and Marcel Engelhardt.

Holstein Kiel could not rely on the presence of Carl Johansson (injured).

Substitutions

Holstein Kiel made 4 changes: Steven Skrzybski for Joshua Mees (71′), Benedikt Pichler for Shuto Machino (71′), Marco Komenda for Carl Johansson (83′) and Finn Dominik Porath for Ba-Muaka Simakala (80′).

Best player: Timo Becker​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Holstein Kiel was Timo Becker.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 58 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Elversberg – Formation

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

Horst Steffen played with: Nicolas Kristof (8.5), Hugo Vandermersch (7.0), Carlo Sickinger (7.5), Frederik Jäkel (7.3), Maurice Neubauer (6.7), Thore Jacobsen (6.0), Semih Sahin (7.5), Robin Fellhauer (7.0), Manuel Feil (6.7), Jannik Rochelt (6.4) and Luca Schnellbacher (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kevin Conrad, Dominik Martinović (7.3), Luca Dürholtz, Paul Wanner (7.0), Paul Stock (7.0), Joseph Boyamba (7.1), Arne Sicker, Tim Boss and Nico Antonitsch.

Elversberg could not rely on the presence of Paul Stock (injured).

Substitutions

Elversberg made 4 changes: Jannik Rochelt for Joseph Boyamba (82′), Luca Schnellbacher for Dominik Martinović (82′), Thore Jacobsen for Paul Stock (64′) and Manuel Feil for Paul Wanner (64′).

Best player: Nicolas Kristof​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Elversberg was the goalkeeper: Nicolas Kristof. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Schalke 04 – Hertha BSC – 1-2
• Eintracht Braunschweig – Paderborn – 1-3
• Holstein Kiel – Elversberg – 1-1