Osnabrück 3-1 Eintracht Braunschweig 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.

Eintracht Braunschweig dominated possession and territory but could not hold Dynamo Dresden, who levelled through a penalty from Mehmet Aydin and a Thomas Keller header to share the spoils in a chaotic 2-2 draw.

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.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Eintracht Braunschweig meet on Saturday with neither side able to keep a clean sheet across their last five matches. Something has to give, and the evidence says it probably won't be quiet.

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.

Kaiserslautern have conceded just one goal in their last five 2. Bundesliga matches. Eintracht Braunschweig have shipped nine in their last five. Something has to give on Saturday.