KAISERSLAUTERN. Holstein Kiel was ultimately too strong for Kaiserslautern with the goal of Benedikt Pichler (16′), Jann-Fiete Arp (44′) and Benedikt Pichler (58′).
The match was played at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion stadium in Kaiserslautern on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Bastian Dankert with the help of René Rohde and Fabian Maibaum. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 3.68 degrees Celsius or 38.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 106 Attack 82
- 47 Dangerous attack 34
- 64 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 10
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Kaiserslautern was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Holstein Kiel that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Kaiserslautern had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Holstein Kiel was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Kaiserslautern shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Holstein Kiel shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Kaiserslautern received 1 yellow card (Marlon Ritter). Regarding the opposition, Holstein Kiel received 1 yellow card (Steven Skrzybski).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Kaiserslautern will stay with 18 points like Hertha BSC and Paderborn to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Holstein Kiel will have 26 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern will play away with Hertha BSC on the 11th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Hertha BSC (2 draws).
Holstein Kiel will play away agasint Hamburger SV on the 20th of April with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Holstein Kiel (7 draws).
Kaiserslautern – Formation
Kaiserslautern
46'
45'
Kaiserslautern started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Dirk Schuster decided to play with the following team: Julian Krahl , Jean Zimmer , Jan Elvedi , Kevin Kraus , Hendrick Zuck , Julian Niehues , Philipp Klement , Richmond Tachie , Marlon Ritter , Tymoteusz Puchacz and Terrence Boyd .
The home team had on the bench: Andreas Luthe, Almamy Touré , Kenny Prince Redondo, Nikola Soldo, Daniel Hanslik , Tobias Raschl , Philipp Hercher , Lex-Tyger Lobinger and Erik Durm .
Substitutions
Kaiserslautern made 5 changes: Jean Zimmer for Erik Durm (46′), Jean Zimmer for Tobias Raschl (46′), Hendrick Zuck for Almamy Touré (46′), Marlon Ritter for Daniel Hanslik (80′) and Terrence Boyd for Philipp Hercher (80′).
Player of the match: Julian Niehues
The player that probably impressed the most for Kaiserslautern was Julian Niehues.
His rating is with 39 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 13.
Holstein Kiel – Formation
Holstein Kiel
44'
Holstein Kiel started with a 3-3-2-2 line-up (3-3-2-2).
Marcel Rapp played with: Timon Weiner , Timo Becker , Patrick Erras , Colin Noah Kleine-Bekel , Finn Dominik Porath , Philipp Sander , Lewis Holtby , Jann-Fiete Arp , Tom Rothe , Benedikt Pichler and Steven Skrzybski .
These were the players on the bench: Marko Ivezić , Ba-Muaka Simakala , Shuto Machino , Marvin Schulz , Nicolai Remberg, Lasse Rosenboom , Joshua Mees, Marcel Engelhardt and Noah Cole Oberbeck.
Substitutions
Holstein Kiel made 5 changes: Benedikt Pichler for Shuto Machino (81′), Steven Skrzybski for Marvin Schulz (68′), Jann-Fiete Arp for Ba-Muaka Simakala (68′), Philipp Sander for Marko Ivezić (85′) and Finn Dominik Porath for Lasse Rosenboom (81′).
Player of the match: Benedikt Pichler
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Holstein Kiel was Benedikt Pichler.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (56% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Wehen Wiesbaden – 2-0
- Karlsruher SC – Nürnberg – 4-1
- Kaiserslautern – Holstein Kiel – 0-3
