FC Kaiserslautern – Holstein Kiel: Soccer Prediction
FC Kaiserslautern managed to win the Eintracht-Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion in the final round of the championship, defeating it with a 2-1 win (Abdullahi Suleiman 72 – Lukas Spalvis 5, 34). As a step back, the Kaiserslautern group lost home to “Fritz-Walter-Stadion” in front of Fortuna Düsseldorf with a score of 3-1
After 20 rounds of play, Michael Frontzeck’s team is on the last place in the standings with 15 points, but also a draw with SV Darmstadt. “Die roten Teufel” are 8 points on the rescue spot occupied by Erzgebirge Aue and 7 points on the dam position, which is located at Darmstadt.
In the next two stages FC Kaiserslautern will play at home with Holstein Kiel and SV Sandhausen, two teams fighting for promotion in the Bundesliga. Both games will take place in front of their supporters, so players will do their best to win as many points as possible to leave the last place in the leaderboard.
Until now, they have managed to win only 3 matches in the 20 rounds, with Greuther Fürth (3-0, home), Dynamo Dresden (2-1, away) and Eintracht Braunschweig (2-1, away). The weak point of the team is the attack, which scored just 17 goals, being the weakest in the Zweite Bundesliga. In the standings of home matches, FC Kaiserslautern is the last to score 8 points. The balance was a victory, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
The hosts have big bothers for the Friday night match, which will be missed due to the medical problems of the defender Marcel Correia, Giuliano Modica and Patrick Salata, defensive midfielder Mads Albaek, offensive midfielder Daniel Halfar and striker Kacper Przybyłko.
According to the transfermarkt, the 1. FC Kaiserslautern lot is worth € 15.00 million
Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e.V.
Holstein Kiel is fighting this season to promote the Bundesliga, but failed to win a match this year, having 3 consecutive draws with 1. FC Union Berlin (2-2), SpVgg Greuther Fürth (0-0) and Jahn Regensburg (1-1). In the last stage, the Kiel group led SSV Jahn Regensburg 1-0 home with Marvin Ducksch in the 5th minute, but was marred by Marco Grüttner (29), with the final result being 1- 1.
After 21 rounds of play, the team trained by Markus Anfang is ranked 3rd in the standings with 36 points, being 7 points behind the Fortuna Düsseldorf and 4 points in 2nd place, 1. FC Nürnberg. Teams ranked in the first two places will be promoted directly to the Bundesliga, while the group that finishes 3rd will play a barge match with the team ranked 16th in the Bundesliga.
For the time being, “Die Störche” is on the barrage, with a 3-point advantage over the 4th place, MSV Duisburg. There will be a match with the last-placed FC Kaiserslautern, in which Holstein Kiel will try to win the 3 points to consolidate third place in the standings. In the tournament on September 9, 2017, Holstein Kiel defeated FC Kaiserslautern with a 2-1 lead home (Steven Lewerenz 44, Manuel Janzer 90 + 3 – Sebastian Andersson 62).
Holstein Kiel’s strength is the attack, which managed to score 43 goals in the 21 rounds played, being the second in the Zweite Bundesliga, after FC Nürnberg, who scored goals. On the way, Holstein Kiel managed to win 4 matches out of 10, the rest had 4 draws and 2 defeats.
The guests will not be able to count on left defender Christopher Lenz and left-handed Manuel Janzer who are injured. With medical problems, goalkeeper Kenneth Kronholm, who is feeling after the previous match with Jahn Regensburg, is still in trouble, but the medical staff is struggling to recover it by the time of the match, which will take place on Friday, February 9, 2018.
Prediction of the day: FC Kaiserslautern – Holstein Kiel, over 0.5 goals in first half
Odds: 1.45
