In a weekend match in week 23, on Sat Feb 19th, Holstein Kiel will play host to Karlsruher SC in a clash of these two evenly matched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 10th placed Holstein Kiel, recorded a 3-2 win against Erzgebirge Aue. Fin Bartels struck first for Holstein Kiel in the 19th minute on a feed from Fabian Reese, then Gonther added another on an own goal in the 38th minute. Holstein Kiel should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Karlsruher SC, recorded a 4-1 win against Nürnberg. Johannes Geis struck first for Nürnberg in the 29th minute, but Hofmann got the equalizer for Karlsruher SC in the 39th minute But luckily in the 55th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Benjamin Goller. Karlsruher SC is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Wildparkstadion, Karlsruher SC and Holstein Kiel battled to a 2-2 draw. Kyoung-Rok Choi struck first for Karlsruher SC in the 39th minute, then in the 78th minute, Phil Neumann sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Joshua Mees .
Karlsruher SC’s most prolific scorer has been Hofmann. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Both Alexander Muhling and Fin Bartels have been the hottest scorers for Holstein Kiel in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.