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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