Holstein Kiel to take all three points on home ground
TEAM NEWS
Holstein Kiel will have to
do without the long-term injured Arne Sicker, Amara Conde and Manuel Janzer.
Heidenheim will be without
the injured Marnon Busch, Oliver Steurer and Timo Beermann, but they have an
otherwise full squad available for the clash against Holstein Kiel.
Furthermore, they have to find a replacement for the suspended Mathias Wittek
after the defender received his tenth yellow card..
Holstein Kiel
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Manuel
Janzer (Achilles), Arne Sicker (unspecified), Amara Conde (foot)
Heidenheim
Suspended: Mathias Wittek
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Marnon
Busch, Oliver Steurer (both knee), Timo Beermann (calf)
MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN
Markus Anfang’s Holstein
Kiel missed the chance to put pressure on second-placed Nurnberg after they
were held to a 1-1 draw by bottom side Bochum at the Vonovia Ruhrstadium last
Saturday. Despite winning their last home game against Duisburg the previous
weekend, promotion-chasing Kiel have now taken only 12 points from an available
39 since claiming a victory against Dresden at the beginning of November.
Frank Schmidt’s Heidenheim
had looked helpless until mid-October, but they have since picked up form and
have lost only three of their last 15 league matches. However, Heidenheim have
one of the worst away records in the league with just two wins in 13 games. The
team held Bielefeld to a 2-2 draw at home two weeks ago but were beaten at
Dresden last Friday, with the game ending 3-2.
Neither side are in great
form, but Kiel should be looking to bounce back at Holstein Stadium. I’m
backing the hosts to claim a vital victory against weak travellers Heidenheim
on Friday.
SECOND PREDICTION: TOTAL GOALS – FOUR
Both teams have been
conceding goals regularly recently and that might result in goals here. In
fact, Holstein Kiel’s last five matches have seen four total goals on average
while there have been nine in Heidenheim’s last two. I expect four here.
HEAD TO HEAD
These teams have never met
in Kiel in the 2. Bundesliga. Back in October, the reverse fixture ended in a
5-3 win for visitors Holstein Kiel.
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