Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

DFB-Pokal · 2020-21
Rot-Weiss Essen
0 – 3
Full Time
Holstein Kiel
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 Kiel — DFB-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
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-03 Rot-Weiss Essen 0–3 Holstein Kiel

Recent Form

Rot-Weiss Essen
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 Dusseldorf H 3–2 W
14 Sep Arminia Bielefeld H 1–0 W
Holstein Kiel
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' Welcome to Stadion Essen that hosts another battle between Rot-Weiss Essen and Holstein Kiel.
  • 5' It’s high time Ole Werner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Joshua Endres needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hauke Finn Wahl suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dennis Grote.
  • 26' Goal! Alexander Muhling scores his 5 goal in 277 matches.
  • 28' GOAL! Janni-Luca Serra scores on 28.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rot-Weiss Essen that had 7 games and scored 13 goals.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 43' It looks surprising Rot-Weiss Essen does not make any changes. Ioannis Gelios has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' Another change for Holstein Kiel made on 58 minute. Finn Porath leaves to be changed by Fabian Reese.
  • 61' Cedric Harenbrock has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Grund on 61 minute.
  • 66' The travelling Holstein Kiel supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Holstein Kiel. Mikkel Kirkeskov is replaced by Marco Komenda.
  • 70' Another change for Rot-Weiss Essen made on 70 minute. Jonas Hildebrandt leaves to be changed by Felix Backszat.
  • 75' Marco Komenda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 79' Marcel Platzek has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dennis Grote on 79 minute.
  • 84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 87' Another substitution for Holstein Kiel to replace Fin Bartels by Joshua Mees on 87 minute.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Holstein Kiel. Alexander Muhling is replaced by Niklas Hauptmann.
  • 90' What a strike from Joshua Mees! The score is 0-3.
  • With this win, Holstein Kiel is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Rot-Weiss Essen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Neidhardt

Holstein Kiel Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Werner

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.