Match Report
Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 2nd with 69 points, sat 44 points above Holstein Kiel (17th, 25). Holstein Kiel ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, Holstein Kiel ran at 1.44 scored and 2.35 conceded, Bayer 04 Leverkusen at 2.12 and 1.26.
Holstein Kiel had not won in 5 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Bayer 04 Leverkusen's unbeaten run stood at 6. Holstein Kiel had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 11.
Holstein-Stadion, capacity 15,034, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Bayer 04 Leverkusen led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Amine Adli (45'), Patrik Schick (9')
Key stats
Possession: Holstein Kiel 39% · Bayer 04 Leverkusen 61% · Total shots: 4-18 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 5-11