Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Holstein Kiel 9th with 45 points, Ingolstadt 18th with 21, 24 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Holstein Kiel 1.35 scored and 1.59 conceded per game, Ingolstadt 0.88 and 1.91, with the league averaging 1.46.
Holstein Kiel entered with three losses in a row. Ingolstadt had been beaten in three straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Holstein Kiel win, 1 for Ingolstadt, 2 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Holstein-Stadion, with room for 15,034 spectators. Holstein Kiel led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Holstein Kiel: Alexander Mühling (39')
Key stats
Possession: Holstein Kiel 53% · Ingolstadt 47% · Total shots: 20-18 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 5-4