On Nov 5th, Karlsruher SC hosts Holstein Kiel at Wildparkstadion in a meeting of these two 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Karlsruher SC is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Hannover 96. Hendrik Weydandt struck first for Hannover 96 in the 56th minute on a feed from Derrick Köhn, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Karlsruher SC couldn’t manage to score, and Hannover 96 took the shutout win. Karlsruher SC is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Holstein Kiel recorded a 1-2 loss against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Appelkamp struck first for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 42nd minute, then Steven Skrzybski tied it up for Holstein Kiel in the 70th minute. Holstein Kiel is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Karlsruher SC won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Holstein Kiel is glad to have Steven Skrzybski in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 6 goals. Both Fabian Schleusener and Wanitzek have been the hottest scorers for Karlsruher SC in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.