Holstein Kiel head into this one in decent nick, picking up four points from their last six available at home and showing enough solidity to keep clean sheets in a third of their home games this season. Their average of 1.3 goals scored and 1.1 conceded at home sits below the league norm, making them one of the more contained home sides in the division.

Braunschweig are the interesting factor here. Away from home they have kept clean sheets in just 14% of games, conceding 1.8 per match on the road, and their BTTS rate of 64% away nudges above the league average of 59%. They contribute to open games when travelling, even if results have been inconsistent across their last five.

The single H2H meeting ended level, and form suggests Kiel have the edge, but Braunschweig's tendency to be involved in goal-heavy away fixtures means this looks livelier than a mid-table-versus-relegation-zone fixture might imply. The visitors are worth watching rather than writing off entirely.