Top clash in 2. Bundesliga
TEAM NEWS
Holstein Kiel will have to
do without the long-term injured Christopher Lenz and Manuel Janzer.
Ingolstadt have a full
squad available.
Holstein Kiel
Suspended:
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable:
Christopher Lenz (adductor), Manuel Janzer (Achilles)
Ingolstadt
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: None
MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: AWAY WIN
Holstein Kiel’s excellent
run continues. The team were 2-0 down at Nurnberg last Saturday but managed a
great comeback with a very late goal to level the game and keep their seven-match
unbeaten run alive. The team found their way back into the game with great
morale and team spirit. As a reward, they are now leading the table on 30
points. This is an amazing success for the newly promoted club, but it will be
hard for them to defend this position in the upcoming weeks as second-placed Dusseldorf
have the same points tally and Union Berlin are trailing by only five points.
This match will be the next big test for Holstein, although they have nothing
to lose as one of the smallest clubs in the 2. Bundesliga.
Ingolstadt managed to
register their fourth league win in a row when beating then-leaders Dusseldorf
1-0 at home. It was an even game during which Alfredo Morales scored the
winning goal shortly before the half time. Ingolstadt remain fifth in the 2. Bundesliga,
while they have a goal difference of +8. Their latest win aside, they have
scored at least two goals in each of the previous five league matches. If they
can beat Holstein Kiel then Ingolstadt should be able to close the gap to the
top three and return to the battle for promotion.
Both teams are absolutely
in-form and I expect a big fight between them. I think we will see a very close
game which Ingolstadt will win in the end.
SECOND PREDICTION: TOTAL GOALS – FOUR
I expect goals for both
teams and it is just a case of how many. Holstein Kiel and Ingolstadt were
free-scoring in the last matches – therefore both need to be at their very best
defensively in order to keep the goal count down. Three of Ingolstadt’s last
five away games have seen exactly four goals in total and with Holstein Kiel’s
matches averaging 3.71 this term, I think another four goals are on the cards
here.
HEAD TO HEAD
These two will meet for the
first time in the 2. Bundesliga.
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