Holstein Kiel 1-1 Osnabrück result, stats and report

Holstein Kiel and Osnabrück played out a 1-1 draw in the 2. Bundesliga, with the match settled by a Phil Harres penalty and a Hiroki Sekine own goal in a contest that produced plenty of cards, a red, and very little composure from either side.

Hertha BSC took all three points at Osnabrück with a 3-1 victory in the 2. Bundesliga, despite the hosts creating more chances and dominating possession. Goals from Josip Brekalo, Kevin Sessa, and Farid Alfa-Ruprecht sealed it for the visitors in a match that will frustrate Osnabrück deeply.

Jonas Föhrenbach headed home in the 83rd minute to give 1. FC Heidenheim a hard-fought 1-0 win over Holstein Kiel, with the visitors finishing the match down to ten men after a red card late on.

Magdeburg beat Holstein Kiel 2-0 in the 2. Bundesliga despite being outpossessed 64-36, with Mateusz Zukowski and Luka Hyryläinen scoring late to settle a ferocious, card-filled contest.

Holstein Kiel twice led and twice failed to hold it, ending 2-2 against a Nürnberg side who were the better team for long stretches and left Kiel with serious defensive questions to answer.

DSC Arminia Bielefeld have conceded ten goals in their last five 2. Bundesliga matches and cannot afford another defensive collapse. Osnabrück arrive with problems of their own, but this one has goals written all over it.

Two sides that cannot keep things tight at the back meet in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday. Something has to give, and someone has to show they actually want it.

Holstein Kiel head into Saturday's 2. Bundesliga clash without a win in their last five matches and have not kept a single clean sheet in that run. Osnabrück arrive in barely better shape, with two losses from three completed matches this term.