Match Report
Schalke 04, 1st with 70 points, sat 29 points above Holstein Kiel (12th, 41). Holstein Kiel's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Per game in the league, Holstein Kiel were scoring 1.29 and conceding 1.41, Schalke 04 1.47 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Holstein Kiel had lost three in a row.
4 meetings are on record — 3 won by Holstein Kiel, 0 by Schalke 04, 1 drawn, at 1.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
Holstein-Stadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,034. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Schalke 04 led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Holstein Kiel: David Zec (55') · Schalke 04: Kenan Karaman (16'), Hasan Kuruçay (29')
Key stats
Possession: Holstein Kiel 55% · Schalke 04 45% · Total shots: 10-22 · On target: 4-9 · Corners: 9-6