DüSSELDORF. Holstein Kiel defeats Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-0 after L. Holtby scored just 1 goal (18′).

The match was played at the Merkur Spiel-Arena stadium in Düsseldorf on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Badstübner with the help of Philipp Hüwe and Konrad Oldhfer. The 4th official was Marc-Philipp Eckermann. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Timeline

Felix Klaus- Yellow
14'
Felix Klaus(VAR_CARD)
13'
18'
Lewis Holtby(goal)
Yannik Engelhardt- Yellow
45'
D. Jastrzembski- sub ->Nicolas Gavory
67'
J. Niemiec- sub ->Felix Klaus
67'
67'
Nicolai Remberg- sub ->Finn Dominik Porath
Shinta Appelkamp- sub ->Ao Tanaka
75'
79'
Marco Komenda- sub ->Tom Rothe
80'
Hólmbert Aron Fridjónsson- sub ->Shuto Machino
80'
Marvin Schulz- sub ->Philipp Sander
85'
85'
J. Sterner- sub ->Timo Becker

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
66
33
Holstein Kiel
65
33
Fortuna Düsseldorf
60
33
Hamburger SV
55
33
Karlsruher SC
52
33
Hannover 96
52
33
Paderborn
49
33
Hertha BSC
48
33
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
47
33
Schalke 04
43
33
Elversberg
43
33
Nürnberg
40
33
Magdeburg
38
33
Eintracht Braunschweig
38
33
Kaiserslautern
36
33
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
33
Hansa Rostock
31
33
Osnabrück
25
33

After playing this contest, Fortuna Düsseldorf stays with 27 points to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Holstein Kiel will has 32 points like St. Pauli to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Fortuna Düsseldorf will play away with Magdeburg on the 16th of December with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Fortuna Düsseldorf (0 draws).

Holstein Kiel will host Hannover 96 on the 16th of December with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Hannover 96 (1 draw).

Fortuna Düsseldorf – Formation

Fortuna Düsseldorf
G
Florian Kastenmeier 33.Germany
7.0
D
T. Oberdorf 15.Germany
7.7
D
J. Siebert 20.Germany
7.0
D
Jordy de Wijs 30.Netherlands
8.1
D
N. Gavory 34.France
7.0
67'
M
Ao Tanaka 4.Japan
7.7
75'
M
Yannik Engelhardt 6.Germany
7.0
45'
M
Christos Tzolis 7.Greece
7.7
85'
M
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson 8.Iceland
7.7
M
Felix Klaus 11.Germany
6.7
67' 14'
F
Vincent Vermeij 9.Netherlands
6.7
Substitutes
G
K. Niemczycki 1.Poland
D
T. Uchino 2.Japan
M
Shinta Appelkamp 23.Germany
6.7
75'
M
D. Jastrzembski 27.Poland
7.5
67'
M
D. Bunk 35.Germany
M
S. Suso 46.Germany
F
J. Niemiec 18.Germany
7.0
67'
F
Daniel Ginczek 10.Germany
6.4
85'

Fortuna Düsseldorf started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Daniel Thioune decided to play with the following team: Florian Kastenmeier (7.0), Tim Christopher Oberdorf (7.7), Jamil Siebert (7.0), Jordy de Wijs (8.1), Nicolas Gavory (7.0), Ao Tanaka (7.7), Yannik Engelhardt (7.0), Felix Klaus (6.7), Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (7.7), Christos Tzolis (7.7) and Vincent Vermeij (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Karol Niemczycki, Takashi Uchino, Daniel Ginczek (6.4), Jona Niemiec (7.0), Shinta Karl Appelkamp (6.7), Dennis Jastrzembski (7.5), Daniel Bunk and Klaus Sima Suso.

Substitutions

Fortuna Düsseldorf made 4 changes: Nicolas Gavory for Dennis Jastrzembski (67′), Felix Klaus for Jona Niemiec (67′), Ao Tanaka for Shinta Karl Appelkamp (75′) and Christos Tzolis for Daniel Ginczek (85′).

Player of the match: Jordy de Wijs​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Düsseldorf was Jordy de Wijs.

His rating is 8.1 with 56 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Holstein Kiel – Formation

Holstein Kiel
G
Timon Weiner 1.Germany
7.5
D
Patrick Erras 4.Germany
7.7
D
Timo Becker 17.Germany
6.3
85'
D
Tom Rothe 18.Germany
7.3
79'
D
Colin Kleine-Bekel 34.Germany
7.8
M
Marko Ivezic 6.Serbia
7.5
M
Finn Porath 8.Germany
7.1
67'
M
Lewis Holtby 10.Germany
8.1
18'
M
Shuto Machino 13.Japan
7.5
80'
M
P. Sander 16.Germany
7.5
80'
M
Fiete Arp 20.Germany
6.1
Substitutes
G
Marcel Engelhardt 31.Germany
D
Marco Komenda 3.Germany
6.8
79'
D
L. Rosenboom 23.Germany
M
Marvin Schulz 15.Germany
6.3
80'
M
Nicolai Remberg 22.Germany
7.1
67'
M
A. Wagbe 28.Germany
M
J. Sterner 32.Germany
6.8
85'
F
Ba-Muaka Simakala 11.Germany
F
Hólmbert Aron Fridjónsson 19.Iceland
7.0
80'

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

Marcel Rapp played with: Timon Weiner (7.5), Timo Becker (6.3), Patrick Erras (7.7), Colin Noah Kleine-Bekel (7.8), Tom Rothe (7.3), Marko Ivezić (7.5), Lewis Holtby (8.1), Finn Dominik Porath (7.1), Philipp Sander (7.5), Jann-Fiete Arp (6.1) and Shuto Machino (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marco Komenda (6.8), Ba-Muaka Simakala, Marvin Schulz (6.3), Hólmbert Aron Fridjónsson (7.0), Nicolai Remberg (7.1), Lasse Rosenboom, Aurel Badji Wagbe, Marcel Engelhardt and Jonas Sterner (6.8).

Substitutions

Holstein Kiel made 5 changes: Finn Dominik Porath for Nicolai Remberg (67′), Shuto Machino for Hólmbert Aron Fridjónsson (80′), Timo Becker for Jonas Sterner (85′), Philipp Sander for Marvin Schulz (80′) and Tom Rothe for Marco Komenda (79′).

Player of the match: Lewis Holtby​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Holstein Kiel was Lewis Holtby.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 39 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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