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Holstein Kiel vs Dusseldorf Prediction & Betting tips
Kiel – Dusseldorf, the leader awaits his first pursuers. Holstein Kiel is still the big, positive surprise of this season and now has the opportunity to cement the top spot and distance Fortuna Dusseldorf to four points. The opportunity for the storks seems favorable, but the Rhinelanders have brought only a meager two counters from the past four games.
Nine times, both clubs met, last in 2006/07 in the Regionalliga. Kiel won five of these duels in a draw and three successes in Fortuna. In Kiel, the Fortuna is still winless and lost in a draw three times.
Holstein Kiel :
Holstein Kiel has acted only on the first two matchdays with a point from two games in accordance with expectations, has since become the absolute surprise team. A 2: 1 in the DFB Cup against Eintracht Braunschweig initiated a winning streak with eight wins from the following nine league games. The storks were also from an intermediate 0: 1 against FC St. Pauli throw off track, which was rather well answered with four wins in a row. And even when Kiel defeated in the DFB Cup at 1. FSV Mainz 05 despite an appealing performance with 2: 3 after extra time, there was no slump. Instead, there was after all a 1-1 at SV Darmstadt 98 and then a significant 3-0 win against Dynamo Dresden. After that, a 2-0 deficit was lost at 1. FC Nürnberg and last weekend the storks waged a goalless draw against perhaps the strongest team in the league, FC Ingolstadt.
Again, the only question seems to be whether David Kinsombi runs as a six or Dominic Peitz gets the advantage over the defense. Otherwise, coach Markus Anfang, who will continue to lack only long-term injured Christopher Lenz and Manuel Janzer, will not change anything.
Probable lineup: Kronholm – Herrmann, Schmidt, Czichos, van den Bergh – Kinsombi – Schindler, Mühling, Drexler, Lewerenz – Ducksch
Dusseldorf :
Fortuna Dusseldorf has won five times in a row after a 2: 2 m opening game against Eintracht Braunschweig including the DFB Cup, and has not let a 1: 3 at SpVgg Greuther Furth throw them off the track. Instead, the Fortuna responded to this first defeat again with five victories in series, with which the team of coach Friedhelm Funkel of the competition is even temporarily hurried. Since the 1-0 on the eleventh match against SV Darmstadt 98 Fortuna is now but already winless. At first, Dusseldorf lost in the DFB Cup against Borussia Mönchengladbach (0: 1), then came at VfL Bochum (0: 0) and against 1 FC Heidenheim (2: 2) not about a draw and had last at FC Ingolstadt (0: 1) and defeated Dynamo Dresden (1: 3) twice in a row.
Marcel Sobottka returns to the team after serving a yellow card suspension, whereas Florian Neuhaus has to be banned again. Michael Rensing is still missing injured, while Adam Bodzek has the chance to return.
Probable lineup: Wolf – Schauerte, Bormuth, Ayhan, Gießelmann – Sobottka, Fink – room, Raman – Nielsen, Hennings
Holstein Kiel vs Dusseldorf head to head matches
26.05.07 RL Holstein Kiel Dusseldorf 2 : 0
25.11.06 RL Dusseldorf Holstein Kiel 2 : 0
27.05.06 RL Dusseldorf Holstein Kiel 3 : 0
25.11.05 RL Holstein Kiel Dusseldorf 3 : 3
18.03.05 RL Dusseldorf Holstein Kiel 0 : 2