On the 31st of July, Waldhof Mannheim will host Holstein Kiel at Carl-benz-stadion in a meeting of these two DFB Pokal teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, Waldhof Mannheim recorded a 3-1 win against Viktoria Köln. Baris Ekincier scored the first goal for Waldhof Mannheim in the 64th minute, but Youssef Amyn got the equalizer for Viktoria Köln in the 74th minute. Waldhof Mannheim is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while holstein Kiel is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Kaiserslautern. Daniel Hanslik struck first for Kaiserslautern in the 33rd minute, then in the 51st minute, Timo Becker sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Fabian Reese . Holstein Kiel looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
For Holstein Kiel, their top scorers are Julian Korb and Steven Skrzybski, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Waldhof Mannheim is glad to have Dominik Kother in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.