Kiel, Germany – Holstein Kiel dey battle for dem league survival as dem prepare for dem away game against FC Augsburg dis Sunday (3:30 PM, LIVE! on kicker). Dem wey be newcomers for Bundesliga fit create history if dem fit win dis match, as e go be dem second win in a row and third unbeaten game.
Dis season, Holstein Kiel don manage only one away victory, when dem beat Union Berlin 1-0 for matchday 24. Dem don chop-ground no dey easy, as dem don play 15 matches outside dem home ground and only manage to collect three points for one match.
However, e be like sey dem dey find dem groove. Coach Marcel Rapp don motivate him players make dem dey confident for dis match. “We fit do am, we just need to carry the same energy wey help us before,” Rapp tok. Dis match against Augsburg be important for dem, if dem score, dem go set new record as di first Bundesliga team to score for all dem first 16 away games.
If dem continue scoring into dem final match against Borussia Dortmund, dem go join di rare list of teams wey don score for all away games in one season. Only ten teams don do dat since Bundesliga start for 1963, including FC Bayern and Bayer 04 Leverkusen who shine bright recently.
Before di year 2000, only a few teams like 1. FC Köln and Hamburger SV don ever achieve such feat. E no go easy for Holstein Kiel to avoid relegation, as dem need to improve dem away form. As e stand now, dem don score 22 away goals, more than some better-ranked teams like Union Berlin and Augsburg.
Statistics show sey even though dem dey struggle for points, dem dey find net dey well. Rapp’s team have scored more away goals than several teams for di league, even with dem playing less matches. If dem fit translate dem attacking potential into more wins, e go help dem stay afloat for Bundesliga next season.
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