Familiar faces

Kiel's Lewis Holtby spent the 2010/11 season on loan at Mainz, scoring four times and registering 11 assists in 30 Bundesliga appearances. Meanwhile, Jae-sung Lee, who is set to make his 100th Bundesliga appearance (all for Mainz), was the heartbeat of Kiel’s midfield between 2018 and 2021.

A Bundesliga first

Kiel and Mainz have never played each other in the Bundesliga. However, Mainz won their 2017/18 DFB Cup second-round tie, with Kiel having got the better of the 05ers in the 2011/12 edition.
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Watch: Werder Bremen 2-1 Holstein Kiel - highlights

Kiel suffered their seventh defeat in 10 Bundesliga games last time out. They stay second bottom, three points adrift of fellow promoted club St. Pauli, who occupy the relegation play-off spot.
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Watch: Mainz 3-1 Borussia Dortmund - highlights

Mainz went into the November international break in 10th place, thanks to an impressive home win over Borussia Dortmund. Jonathan Burkardt was among the goals, the Germany international scoring for the sixth time in this season's Bundesliga.
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Hello and welcome!

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 11 fixture between Holstein Kiel and 1. FSV Mainz 05.