On Saturday Aug 20th, in week 5, Paderborn will host Holstein Kiel at Benteler-arena in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Paderborn sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Kaiserslautern. Felix Platte scored the first goal for Paderborn in the 82nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Kaiserslautern couldn’t muster any offence and Paderborn ran away with the shutout win. Paderborn is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Holstein Kiel, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Eintracht Braunschweig. Steven Skrzybski scored the first goal for Holstein Kiel in the 12th minute, then Steven Skrzybski added another in the 73rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Eintracht Braunschweig couldn’t manage to score, and Holstein Kiel took the shutout win. Holstein Kiel is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Both Fabian Reese and Benedikt Pichler have been the hottest scorers for Holstein Kiel in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Marvin Pieringer has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Paderborn.