KIEL. Holstein Kiel tops Karlsruher SC 1-0 after L. Holtby scored just 1 goal (57′).
The match was played at the Holstein-Stadion stadium in Kiel on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Florian Exner with the assistance of Mitja Stegemann and Luca Schlosser. The 4th official was Luca Jürgensen. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.17 degrees Celsius or 44.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 18 Total 14
- 8 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 107 Attack 86
- 54 Dangerous attack 52
- 82 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 8
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Holstein Kiel had a strong ball possession 55% while Karlsruher SC was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Holstein Kiel was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Holstein Kiel won the match.
Holstein Kiel shot 18 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Karlsruher SC shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Holstein Kiel received 1 yellow card (Lewis Holtby). On the opposite side, Karlsruher SC received 2 yellow cards (Dženis Burnić and Marcel Franke).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Holstein Kiel has 46 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Karlsruher SC will stays with 35 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Holstein Kiel will play away with Elversberg on the 16th of March with a 0-0 head to head record.
Karlsruher SC will host Magdeburg on the 16th of March with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Magdeburg (2 draws).
Holstein Kiel – Formation
Holstein Kiel
84'
45'
57'
Holstein Kiel started with a 4-1-2-1-2 line-up (4-1-2-1-2).
The manager Marcel Rapp decided to play with the following team: Timon Weiner , Marko Ivezić , Patrick Erras , Marco Komenda , Timo Becker , Lewis Holtby , Nicolai Remberg , Finn Dominik Porath , Tom Rothe , A. Bernhardsson and Shuto Machino .
The home team had on the bench: Mikkel Kirkeskov , Benedikt Pichler , Marvin Schulz , Hólmbert Aron Fridjónsson, Joshua Mees, Niklas Niehoff, Marcel Engelhardt, Jonas Sterner and Noah Cole Oberbeck.
Holstein Kiel could not rely on the presence of Mikkel Kirkeskov (injured).
Substitutions
Holstein Kiel made 4 changes: Marco Komenda for Mikkel Kirkeskov (84′), Shuto Machino for Benedikt Pichler (84′), A. Bernhardsson for Marvin Schulz (77′) and Finn Dominik Porath for Jonas Sterner (90′).
Player of the match: Timon Weiner
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Holstein Kiel was the goalkeeper: Timon Weiner. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.
Karlsruher SC – Formation
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Christian Eichner played with: Patrick Drewes , Sebastian Jung , Robin Bormuth , Marcel Franke , David Herold , Nicolai Rapp , Jérôme Gondorf , Dženis Burnić , Leon Jensen , Marvin Wanitzek and Igor Matanovic .
These were the players on the bench: Marcel Beifus, Philip Heise , Louey Ben Farhat, Marco Thiede , Fabian Schleusener , Ali Eren Ersungur, Max Weiss and Mateo Kritzer.
Karlsruher SC could not rely on the presence of Marco Thiede (injured).
Substitutions
Karlsruher SC made 4 changes: Nicolai Rapp for Marco Thiede (58′), David Herold for Philip Heise (64′), Leon Jensen for Fabian Schleusener (64′) and Robin Bormuth for Marcel Beifus (89′).
Player of the match: Marvin Wanitzek
The player that probably impressed the most for Karlsruher SC was Marvin Wanitzek.
His rating is with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.
- Holstein Kiel – Karlsruher SC – 1-0
- Wehen Wiesbaden – Hannover 96 – 1-1
- Magdeburg – Nürnberg – 0-1
- Schalke 04 – Paderborn – 3-3
