In this 19th week match, on Saturday Feb 4th, Holstein Kiel and Kaiserslautern will play a match in Kaiserslautern in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Kaiserslautern is fresh off their 3-1 win against Hannover 96. Derrick Köhn struck first for Hannover 96 in the 17th minute, then Niehues tied it up for Kaiserslautern in the 49th minute on a feed from Boris Tomiak Finally they completed the comback in the 66th minute on a goal by Terrence Boyd to cap off a wild match. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Kaiserslautern should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 8th placed Holstein Kiel, recorded a 2-1 win against Greuther Fürth. D. Abiama struck first for Greuther Fürth in the 30th minute, but Hauke Wahl got the equalizer for Holstein Kiel in the 46th minute But luckily in the 84th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Simon Lorenz. Holstein Kiel is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Kaiserslautern and Holstein Kiel last played eachother at the Holstein-stadion on Jul 23rd. Holstein Kiel and Kaiserslautern battled to a 2-2 draw. Daniel Hanslik struck first for Kaiserslautern in the 33rd minute, but Fabian Reese got the equalizer for Holstein Kiel in the 51st minute .
Holstein Kiel is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Fin Bartels and Simon Lorenz each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Lex-Tyger Lobinger and Philipp Hercher have been the hottest scorers for Kaiserslautern in the last five each having scored 2 goals.