Darmstadt vs Holstein Kiel

8 August 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Felix Bickel

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

Lee Ho-jae 76’
Aleksandar Vukotić 86’

Guillermo Balzi 8’
Phil Harres 42’

Match summary

Darmstadt and Holstein Kiel shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Holstein Kiel led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Guillermo Balzi put Holstein Kiel ahead in the 8th minute and Phil Harres made it 0-2 with a header in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Lee Ho-jae pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 76th minute and Aleksandar Vukotić equalised with a header in the 86th minute.

Holstein Kiel had the better of the chances, with 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Darmstadt's 0.85 from 13.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%

13 Shots 11

3 Shots on target 6

8 Corners 4

436 Passes 445

82.8% Pass accuracy 84.3%

19 Tackles 12

15 Fouls 16

2 Yellow cards 3

5 Offsides 0

Key events

Darmstadt Holstein Kiel

Kick-off

8’

Guillermo BalziLeft foot shot

0-1

28’

Ivan NekićFoul

Yosuke FurukawaShot on target

31’

32’

Ivan NekićShot on target

Yosuke FurukawaFoul

35’

37’

Jonas MeffertShot on target

42’

Phil HarresHeader

0-2

Noah WeißhauptFoul

45’

Half-time0-2

47’

Hiroki SekineTime wasting

Second half underway

54’

Phil HarresShot on target

Nicolas VerkooijenNoah Weißhaupt

60’

Lee Ho-jaeFynn Lakenmacher

60’

62’

Leon ParduziFoul

Manolo MerxYosuke Furukawa

68’

76’

Faride AlidouAlexander Bernhardsson

76’

Jonas TherkelsenAdrián Kaprálik

Lee Ho-jaeRight foot shot

1-2

76’

84’

Marko IvezićLeon Parduzi

Ibrahim El KadiriChristopher Lannert

85’

Raoul PetrettaFlorian Kleinhansl

85’

Aleksandar VukotićHeader

2-2

86’

90’

Guillermo BalziShot on target

90+2’

Ikem UgohKasper Davidsen

Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Darmstadt 0.85 xGHolstein Kiel 1.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Holstein Kiel attacking Darmstadt attacking

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Marcel Schuhen	90′	4	2	26	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Christopher Lannert Taken off	85′	2	1	–	5	1	22	1	–	–	–
Patric Pfeiffer	90′	–	1	–	4	2	70	–	–	–	–
Aleksandar Vukotić	90′	2	–	2	5	3	65	2	1	–	–
Florian Kleinhansl Taken off	85′	4	1	–	11	3	45	5	–	–	–
Raoul Petretta Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Kai Klefisch	90′	–	1	63	1	0.03	–	–	1	–	1	–
Hiroki Akiyama	90′	–	–	51	–	0.05	–	–	3	1	2	–
Noah Weißhaupt Taken off	60′	–	–	8	–	0.01	1	1	4	2	2
Lance Duijvestijn	90′	–	1	34	3	0.20	1	2	2	3	1	–
Yosuke Furukawa Taken off	68′	–	–	23	2	0.39	4	1	4	1	–
Nicolas Verkooijen Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	4	–	0.00	2	–	2	–	–	–
Ibrahim El Kadiri Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Fynn Lakenmacher Taken off	60′	–	–	2	–	0.24	0.01	–	5	2	13	–
Lee Ho-jae Came on as a substitute	30′	1	–	1	1	0.05	0.01	1	1	1	4	–
Manolo Merx Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	1	–	0.14	0.00	–	2	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Timon Weiner	90′	1	2	50	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Hiroki Sekine	90′	2	–	–	5	3	61	–	–	–
Ivan Nekić	90′	3	2	1	5	1	52	1	–	–
David Zec	90′	2	–	1	6	4	44	3	–	–	–
Leon Parduzi Taken off	84′	–	1	3	2	1	41	1	–	–
Marko Ivezić Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Jonas Meffert	90′	–	–	48	–	0.06	1	1	3	–	1	–
Alexander Bernhardsson Taken off	76′	–	–	22	–	0.05	1	1	8	–	2	–
Guillermo Balzi	90′	1	–	45	2	0.24	1	–	9	2	4	–
Kasper Davidsen Taken off	89′	–	–	33	1	0.05	1	–	5	1	1	–
Adrián Kaprálik Taken off	76′	–	1	18	1	0.30	–	–	4	2	3	–
Jonas Therkelsen Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	2	1	1	–

Forwards2 players


Phil Harres	90′	1	1	5	2	0.78	0.01	1	9	1	17	–
Faride Alidou Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	1	–	–	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Darmstadt win 42% Avg odds 2.21

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.47

Holstein Kiel win 32% Avg odds 2.87

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Darmstadt L D L D L

Holstein Kiel W W W L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Darmstadt 2-0 Holstein Kiel, 07 Mar 26 Next meeting: Holstein Kiel vs Darmstadt, 24 Jan 27 (upcoming) All Darmstadt vs Holstein Kiel meetings

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