On the 11th of December, Holstein Kiel and Sandhausen will play a match in Kiel in a meeting of these two closely matched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Holstein Kiel recorded a 1-2 loss against Nürnberg. Manuel Schäffler scored the first goal for Nürnberg in the 6th minute, then Erik Shuranov added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Mats Møller Dæhli. Holstein Kiel is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 17th placed Sandhausen, recorded a 1-1 draw against Paderborn. Marcel Mehlem struck first for Paderborn in the 5th minute, but Bashkim Ajdini got the equalizer for Sandhausen in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Holstein Kiel won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
For Sandhausen, their top scorers are Immanuel Höhn and Pascal Testroet, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Holstein Kiel’s most prolific scorer has been Benedikt Pichler. The Austrian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.