In the 2nd Bundesliga things are happening in quick succession before the winter break. The 17th matchday is the last before the World Cup break, so it's all about collecting the final points before the turn of the year. The weekend will open with the game between Holstein Kiel and Hannover 96. Both are currently part of the extended group of promotion candidates and will meet directly in Kiel's Holstein Stadium. Holstein Kiel has a respectable 24 points after 16 games and is in eighth place. The distance to the relegation place is currently only three points, so Kiel is definitely in the promotion race. The same applies to Hanover, which has 27 points and is fourth. The 96ers are currently level on points with the third-placed Heidenheimers, who, like Darmstadt (1st) and Hamburg (2nd), are still active during the week and therefore have one game less on their account. Hannover is the better team here, with clearly improving form. Even if some games were a bit lucky according to the xG stats, the points yield should give confidence. Hannover can rely on a stable defense in particular and has a goalkeeper in absolute top form in Zieler.Kiel is in midfield, where I think they belong. So far this season, they are not necessarily strong at home (3-2-2) and individually they are also weaker than Hannover, which is why a draw for the visitors is possible in any case. Fair line would be -0.25.

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在德甲联赛中，冬歇期之前的事情接连发生。第17个比赛日是世界杯前的最后一个比赛日，所以我们的目标是在年底之前拿到最后的积分。本周末将以霍尔斯坦基尔队对阵汉诺威96队的比赛开始。这两支球队目前都是升级候选球队的一员，他们将在基尔的荷尔斯坦球场直接碰面。霍尔斯坦·基尔在16场比赛后获得了令人尊敬的24分，排名第八。目前距离保级只有3分，所以基尔肯定在升级的竞争中。同样的情况也适用于汉诺威，它有27分，排名第四。96人队目前与排名第三的海登海默队积分持平，海登海默队与排名第一的达姆斯塔德队和排名第二的汉堡队一样，在这周仍然很活跃，因此他们少打了一场比赛。汉诺威在这里表现更好，状态明显在改善。根据xG数据，即使有些比赛有点幸运，但积分收益应该给人信心。汉诺威可以依靠稳定的后防线，特别是有一个绝对处于最佳状态的门将齐勒。基尔在中场，我认为他们属于这个位置。本赛季到目前为止，他们在主场(3-2-2)并不强，在个人方面也不如汉诺威，这就是为什么客队在任何情况下都有可能打平。直线应该是-0.25。