Holstein Kiel and Bayern München meet at Holstein ‑ Stadion, in a match for this phase of the DFB Pokal (2nd Round). These two teams have never met before, so this will be their first head-to-head.
Holstein :
The home team reaches this stage of the DFB Pokal (2nd Round) after a win away by (1‑7) against Rielasingen ‑ Arlen. The team comes to this match after a draw against St. Pauli by (1‑1). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Holstein Kiel won 6, drew 2 and lost 2. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their attack has scored regularly as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games. There is a tendency to have goals in their home matches, since 18 of the last 21 matches they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 15 games, he only managed 1 comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Holstein Kiel come to this game after a 1×1 draw with St. Pauli, for Bundesliga 2: the team’s only goal was scored by Joshua Mees. In the first round of the German Cup, the hosts beat Rielasingen-Arlen by 0x1. In this game against Bayern Munich, the home team will most likely play 4-3-3, with Fin Bartels, Fabian Reese and Janni Serra the most advanced men. On the other hand, midfielder Alexander M’hling is Holstein Kiel’s top scorer, with six goals. Outside of this game will be Noah Awuku and Marco Komenda, both with physical problems.
Bayern München :
The away team reaches this stage of DFB Pokal (2nd Round) after having eliminated Düren Merzenich, with an away win (0‑3) in the previous round. The team comes to this match after a away loss against Borussia M’gladbach by (3‑2). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Bayern München won 7, drew 2 and lost 1. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their attack has scored regularly as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games. In their away matches there is a tendency to score goals, as in 23 of their last 27 matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 20 of the last 27 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games, they conceded the first goal 10 times, but got the comeback in 6.
Bayern Munich comes to this game after a 3×2 defeat in the visit to Borussia Monchengladbach, for the Bundesliga: the team’s goals were scored by Leon Goretzka and Robert Lewandowski. In the first round of the German Cup, the visitors beat D’ren Merzenich by 0x3. Coach Hans-Dieter Flick will have to focus on a style of ball possession and search for space on the flanks. On an individual level, we highlight Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich’s top scorer, with 23 goals. For this game the visiting coach does not have Serge Gnabry, Tanguy Nianzou, Joshua Zirkzee and Javi Martínez, all injured.
