Holstein Kiel will hope to use their home crowd at Holstein-Stadion to spur them to victory against Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga on Sunday, as they continue their quest for survival.

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The home team lost 2-1 against Werder Bremen on November 9, a match in which Holstein Kiel faced three big chances while only creating one of their own.

Manager Marcel Rapp chose to remain positive despite the fact his team conceded the winner against Werder Bremen in the 89th minute, saying: "I'm satisfied with the second half, of course not with the goal we conceded, we have to clarify that better."

The Storks have managed to prevent their opponents from scoring fewer than two goals in just one of their 12 matches this term, and their record of 25 Bundesliga goals conceded is the second-worst tally in the top flight.

Rapp's side emerged as 1-0 victors against Heidenheim on November 2, but that was their only win in their 11 most recent outings, with the club losing four of their past five games.

Holstein Kiel have also been defeated in four of their five home fixtures this season, conceding on 14 occasions and netting just four times.

As for the visitors, they were deserving winners against Borussia Dortmund given they created six big chances in comparison to BVB's one, though they were aided by the fact Emre Can was sent off in the 27th minute.

Prior to their clash against Dortmund, Mainz had only created 15 big chances in nine league games, and their match against Nuri Sahin's side was just the second time in their last five games that they had managed to score at all.

Karnevalsverein head coach Bo Henriksen will be pleased with the result given it took his team five points clear of 16th-placed St Pauli, who occupy the division's relegation playoff spot, and perhaps the boss can look forward to challenging higher up the table considering the club are only three points from the Conference League qualification spot in sixth place.

Henriksen will hope their triumph over Dortmund can mark the beginning of a sustained period of strong results, with the win being the team's first in their most recent five games.

Mainz' form on the road has been excellent this campaign, and the club are unbeaten in their five away matches, winning three and drawing two.

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