In this week 18 match, on Friday Dec 17th, Holstein Kiel will host St. Pauli at Holstein-stadion in a clash of these two extremely mismatched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Holstein Kiel sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Sandhausen. Benedikt Pichler struck first for Holstein Kiel in the 19th minute, then Cebio Soukou tied it up for Sandhausen in the 26th minute on a feed from Zhirov . Holstein Kiel is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed St. Pauli is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Marcel Hartel struck first for St. Pauli in the 47th minute on a feed from Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, then Rouwen Hennings tied it up for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 68th minute on a feed from Emmanuel Iyoha earning them at least the one point. St. Pauli is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Millerntor-stadion, St. Pauli was victorious by a score of 3 to 0 in front of almost nine thousand excited fans. Leart Paqarda scored the first goal for St. Pauli in the 11th minute, then Daniel-Kofi Kyereh added another in the 62nd minute In the end, Holstein Kiel was frustrated by St. Pauli’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. St. Pauli ended the match with the shutout victory.
Guido Burgstaller has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for St. Pauli. Holstein Kiel’s most prolific scorer has been Benedikt Pichler. The Austrian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.