Highlights

Matchday 8

FINAL

MHPArena

Holstein Kiel

88'

ArpFiete Arp

84'

GigovićArmin Gigović

ChabotJeff Chabot

66'

Bilal TouréEl Bilal Touré

61'

UndavDeniz Undav

19'

R. Hartmann

MHPArena

0:24

Watch: Deniz Undav talks up El Bilal Touré

Full-time: Stuttgart 2-1 Kiel

Job done for the hosts as goals from Undav and Touré earn VfB all three points in a game that saw both teams finish with 10-players. Kiel still await their first Bundesliga win but they will be pleased with how they fought back into the game late on against a very strong Stuttgart side.

Full-time

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Josha Vagnoman33.46km/h

Marvin Schulz33.15km/h

Jamie Leweling33.10km/h

88'

Arp sees red

A second red card of the game and that may kill Kiel's chances of getting a point out of this. Arp fouls Vagnoman and is shown his second of yellow card, meaning both teams will play out the game with 10.

88'

Second yellow card

Fiete Arp

87'

Off the post!

Führich's devilish free-kick from out on the left has Weiner scrambling and strikes the far post but falls to safety. Nearly a third out of nowhere.

87'

Substitution

Ramon Hendriks

Jamie Leweling

84'

Hope for Kiel!

Kiel have halved the deficit through Gigović. A superb header from Harres thunders off the bar and Gigović reacts quickest to fire past Nübel. Can they salvage a point?

84'

Armin Gigović

GOAL!

2:1

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

7 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

18.09 m

81'

Yellow card

Fiete Arp

80'

Last throw of the dice

Kiel are going for it here, bringing on attacker Harres for defender Geschwill. It's a Bundesliga debut for Harres.

80'

Substitution

Phil Harres

Max Geschwill

80'

10 to go

Stuttgart have been resolute since going down to 10, with Kiel unable to find a way back into the game. Not long to go now.

80'

Yellow card

Max Geschwill

71'

Yellow card

Armin Gigović

70'

Two changes apiece

Both coaches reach into their reserves, with Roualt and Karazor on for Stuttgart, Puchacz and Machino on for Kiel.

70'

Substitution

Atakan Karazor

Deniz Undav

70'

Substitution

Shuto Machino

Marvin Schulz

70'

Substitution

Anthony Rouault

Enzo Millot

70'

Substitution

Tymoteusz Puchacz

Finn Porath

67'

Yellow card

David Krecidlo

66'

Stuttgart down to 10

Two yellow cards in the space of three minutes sees Chabot shown a red card. The second one is for his reaction to another foul, all very much unnecessary.

66'

Second yellow card

Jeff Chabot

66'

Yellow card

Nicolai Remberg

63'

Double change Stuttgart

That was Touré's last piece of action as he is replaced by Demirović. Führich also comes on, with Rieder making way,

63'

Yellow card

Jeff Chabot

62'

Substitution

Ermedin Demirović

El Bilal Touré

62'

Substitution

Chris Führich

Fabian Rieder

Finally a second

Well, it's been coming for a long time and it was worth the wait. Touré lets fly from way out and finds the top corner with a stunning effort from all of 25-yards. Stunner.

61'

El Bilal Touré

GOAL!

2:0

Goal probability

5 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

23.74 m

60'

Almost a howler

Leweling turns brilliantly and fires at goal from range, an effort that almost squeezes through Weiner and into the back of the net. The Kiel 'keeper manages to jump on the ball and spare his blushes, though.

58'

Second change for Kiel

Remberg replaces Knudsen in midfield for Kiel, with just over half an hour to go. Trailing by just the one goal, the visitors are still in this.

58'

Substitution

Nicolai Remberg

Magnus Knudsen

54'

Stuttgart dominating

Possession (%)

6337

49'

Vagnoman booked

Stuttgart are lucky here as Vagnoman gets himself caught in possession on the halfway line. Kiel are about to break with three-on-two but Vagnoman takes one for the team.

49'

Yellow card

Josha Vagnoman

46'

Kiel change at half-time

Pichler has been replaced at the top end of the pitch by Skrzybski at the break. A little surprising in that Pichler was probably Kiel's biggest attacking threat in the first 45.

46'

Back underway

Stuttgart start the second-half...

Kick-off!

Half-time: Stuttgart 1-0 Kiel

Undav's breakaway goal proves the difference at the break, and Stuttgart had further chances to increase their lead in a dominant first-half performance. Kiel had two decent efforts at the other end but this has been a struggle for the visitors so far.

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Steven Skrzybski

Benedikt Pichler

Half-time

44'

Wide from Stiller

Stuttgart turn the screw and almost have a second but Stiller can only jab wide from the penalty spot. Kiel looking to hang on until half-time now.

40'

First sight of goal for Kiel

Pichler is played in nicely and manages to get away Kiel's first shot at goal but a superb block from Mittelstädt puts the ball behind from the corner. Much better from the away team.

38'

Rieder denied

What a save from Weiner. Kiel are carved open and Rieder cuts in from the right, onto his favoured left foot, and bends the ball towards the far corner only to see Weiner thrust out his right hand and tip the ball round the post.

37'

Kiel are yet to have a shot

Goal attempts

3off target

2on target

0off target

0on target

32'

First booking of the game

Schulz is the first to go into the referee's book. Things have settled down considerably since Stuttgart took the lead.

31'

Yellow card

Marvin Schulz

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Marvin Schulz33.15km/h

Jamie Leweling33.10km/h

Josha Vagnoman32.63km/h

27'

Undav denied a second

The Germany international is one-on-one with Weiner but the Kiel 'keeper this time denies Undav. The flag goes up so it wouldn't have counted anyway, but that is another warning for the visitors.

24'

Kiel firmly up against it

62 %

Now

80.5 %

The skipper strikes

Stuttgart take a deserved lead through Undav, who now has five for the season in the Bundesliga. It's a rapid counter-attack, led by Touré before Undav brilliantly lifts the ball over Weiner and into the back of the net. That was clinical.

19'

Deniz Undav

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

40 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

13.61 m

14'

Good save Weiner

A swerving, dipping effort from Rieder is tipped over the bar by Weiner. It was straight down the 'keeper's throat but the ball was moving all over the place. Solid save.

11'

Bright start from Stuttgart

VfB are making the early running, with Leweling, Touré and, captain for the day, Undav all lively in attack. No clear cut chances of note thus far, however.

Stuttgart supporters expect

The home fans are in great voice already and it's easy to understand why. Buoyed by their victory over Juventus in midweek, they will expect victory over a Kiel side yet to win a Bundesliga fixture after seven attempts.

Off we go

The visitors get us up and running in Stuttgart...

Kick-off!

0:20

Watch: Kiel warm-up at the MHP

Almost ready to go now in Stuttgart, where the visitors have finished their pre-match prep.

More on those teams

Stuttgart make three changes from their win over Juventus with Anrie Chase, Fabian Rieder and El Bilal Touré in for Anthony Rouault Atakan Karazor and Ermedin Demirović. Kiel similarly make three switches. Fiete Arp, Max Geschwill and Marvin Schulz come in for Alexander Bernhardsson, Marco Komenda and Nicolai Remberg.

0:57

Watch: Stuttgart arrive

The hosts have pulled up at the MHPArena.

Stuttgart starting XI

Nübel - Vagnoman, Chase, Chabot, Mittelstädt - Rieder, Millot, Stiller, Leweling - Undav, Touré

Stuttgart subs

Bredlow, Rouault, Hendriks, Stenzel, Keitel, Karazor, Führich, Woltemade, Demirović

Kiel starting XI

Weiner - Ivezić, Erras, Geschwill - Becker (c), Schulz, Knudsen, Gigović, Porath - Pichler, Arp

Kiel subs

Dähne, Puchacz, Javorček, Komenda, Rosenboom, Remberg, Skrzybski, Harres, Machino

Sebastian Hoeneß on Kiel

"They gained promotion playing nice football and varied their approach a lot. They haven't changed since. They are having to defend a lot at the moment, but they are trying to attack quickly still. They are a team that attack at different levels, but are happy to sit back at times too. We will prepare for that."

Marcel Rapp ahead of Stuttgart

"We knew we would face difficult phases in the Bundesliga. We are hugely motivated to take the first win for Holstein Kiel, nobody needs to worry about that."

2:55

Watch: VfB Stuttgart's Mr. Unpredictable, Deniz Undav

Take a look at the rise and rise of VfB Stuttgart and Germany forward Deniz Undav.

Stuttgart team news

Sebastian Hoeneß has the majority of his key players at his disposal for this clash, but Chris Führich must sit his out with his own groin issue. Justin Diehl, Luca Raimund, Leonidas Stergiou and Dan-Axel Zagadou will join him on the sidelines.

Kiel team news

Marcel Rapp will be without Carl Johansson, Andu Kelati and Colin Kleine-Beckel for the trip to Stuttgart. It remains to be seen whether Alexander Bernhardsson has recovered from a groin problem picked up in the 2-0 loss to Union Berlin in time for kick-off.

Champions League triumph

After picking up one point from their first two fixtures back amongst Europe's elite, Stuttgart scored a last-gasp winner to leave Turin with all three points as they edged past Juventus 1-0. El-Bilal Touré was the hero, netting after Enzo Millot had missed a penalty.

Kiel finding their feet

It hasn't been the easiest transition for the Bundesliga's northern-most team - with two points from their opening seven matches, they have matched the worst record for a German top-flight debutant at this point of a term (Darmstadt, in 1978/79, also had two points).

Tale of the tape

The sample size is admittedly small, but Kiel have the upper hand in meetings between the two teams, winning three of the four historical meetings. For context, the only other team Stuttgart have lost their first two competitive home games against is Bayern Munich.

A first time for everything

Kiel are the Bundesliga's 58th different participant, and Stuttgart will - after Saturday - have faced 57 of them. And there's more football nerdery for the pub quiz...this is the 970th different Bundesliga fixture in the league's history.

2:03

Watch: Bayern Munich 4-0 Stuttgart highlights

Stuttgart were handed a heavy defeat by table-toppers Bayern, and now head back to the MHP Arena hoping to get back to winning ways.

2:03

Watch: Holstein Kiel 0-2 Union Berlin highlights

Kiel fell to defeat at home to a Union Berlin side that have been rejuvenated under Bo Svensson.

Hello and welcome!

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