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Rot-Weiss Essen vs Holstein Kiel, DFB-Pokal 2020-21 QUARTER FINALS

DFB-Pokal · 2020-21
Wed 3 Mar 2021 · 17:30 UTC Stadion Essen HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'
Dennis Grote 25' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rot-Weiss Essen vs Holstein KielDFB-Pokal at Stadion Essen.

Match Details

  • Referee Markus Hacker
  • Referee Robert Hartmann
  • Referee Guido Kleve
  • Referee Christof Gunsch
  • Referee Markus Schmidt

Head-to-Head

1
Rot-Weiss Essen 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Holstein Kiel

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Holstein Kiel H 0–3 L
02 Feb Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–1 W
23 Dec TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf H 3–2 W
14 Sep Arminia Bielefeld H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Rot-Weiss Essen A 3–0 W
02 Feb SV Darmstadt 98 H 1–1 D
13 Jan FC Bayern München H 2–2 D
13 Sep 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen A 7–1 W
30 Oct SC Verl A 1–1 D
11 Aug FSV Salmrohr A 6–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Rot-Weiss Essen welcome Holstein Kiel for this crunch clash at Stadion Essen.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Niklas Hauptmann made 398 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Finn Porath has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rot-Weiss Essen and Holstein Kiel are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' The referee shows Rot-Weiss Essen player a Yellow card on 25.
  • 26' Alexander Muhling doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Janni-Luca Serra makes it 0-2.
  • 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Holstein Kiel is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 48' Rot-Weiss Essen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Holstein Kiel's shape.
  • 53' Ioannis Gelios is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rot-Weiss Essen tonight.
  • 58' Fabian Reese is ready to make an impact after coming on for Finn Porath at the 58 minute mark.
  • 61' A change in the Rot-Weiss Essen ranks — Kevin Grund exits the field as Cedric Harenbrock enters on 61.
  • 66' Rot-Weiss Essen have won 13 goals from 7 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Holstein Kiel. Mikkel Kirkeskov is replaced by Marco Komenda.
  • 70' The whistle greets Jonas Hildebrandt as he departs to be replaced by Felix Backszat.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 79' Another substitution for Rot-Weiss Essen to replace Dennis Grote by Marcel Platzek on 79 minute.
  • 84' Rot-Weiss Essen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 87' A change in the Holstein Kiel ranks — Fin Bartels exits the field as Joshua Mees enters on 87.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Holstein KielNiklas Hauptmann on, Alexander Muhling off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' GOAL! Joshua Mees scores on 90. Assisted by Niklas Hauptmann
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Rot-Weiss Essen and Holstein Kiel (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.95 Rot-Weiss Essen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 Holstein Kiel xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rot-Weiss Essen21% Draw25% Holstein Kiel54%
Actual: Holstein Kiel win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Rot-Weiss Essen or Draw
46%
Draw or Holstein Kiel
79%
Rot-Weiss Essen or Holstein Kiel
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rot-Weiss Essen14% Draw42% Holstein Kiel44%
Actual: Holstein Kiel win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
0 – 2
10.4%
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 3
6.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
2 – 1
4.4%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 4
3.5%
1 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Rot-Weiss Essen

Handicap Rot-Weiss Essen covers Push Holstein Kiel covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% 94%
-1 6% 10% 84%
-0.5 16% 84%
+0.5 39% 61%
+1 39% 23% 38%
+1.5 62% 38%
+2 62% 19% 19%
+2.5 81% 19%

Clean Sheet

Rot-Weiss Essen keeps clean sheet
14%
Holstein Kiel keeps clean sheet
39%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.