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Holstein Kiel

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Holstein Kiel will be looking for an improved result here after a 3-2 Bundesliga defeat in their last game at the hands of Freiburg.

In that match, Holstein Kiel had 49% possession and 14 shots on goal with 7 on target. For Holstein Kiel, the goals were scored by Nicolai Remberg (23' Own goal) and Phil Harres (85', 90'). Freiburg had 14 shots on goal with 5 on target. Christian Günter (38') and Vincenzo Grifo (74') scored for Freiburg.

Matches featuring Holstein Kiel have proved to be entertaining encounters of late with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past 6 clashes, the sum of 23 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 8 of these coming from Holstein Kiel.

Borussia Dortmund

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Since a losing effort in their last game against Bayer Leverkusen in Bundesliga competition, Borussia Dortmund and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, Borussia Dortmund had 70% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Borussia Dortmund, the goalscorers were Jamie Gittens (12') and Serhou Guirassy (79'). Bayer Leverkusen had 7 shots at goal with 5 on target. Nathan Tella (1') and Patrik Schick (8', 19') scored for Bayer Leverkusen.

The numbers tell their own story, and Borussia Dortmund have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, conceding 10 goals overall. In defence, Borussia Dortmund can certainly do much better. That trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this match, of course.

Coming into this clash, Borussia Dortmund haven't been defeated in their previous 2 away league matches.

🗞️ Team News: Holstein Kiel

Colin Kleine-Bekel (Fitness), Patrick Erras (concussion), Marvin Schulz (Adductor pain) and Steven Skrzybski (Achilles tendon problems) won’t be able to feature for Holstein Kiel gaffer Marcel Rapp.

It looks as if Holstein Kiel look set to employ a 3-4-2-1 system for this one, beginning the first half with Timon Weiner, Timo Becker, David Zec, Marco Komenda, Lasse Rosenboom, Finn Porath, Armin Gigovic, Nicolai Remberg, Andu Yobel Kelati, Shuto Machino and Phil Harres.

🗞️ Team News: Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund boss Nuri Şahin has some current player fitness concerns. Karim Adeyemi (Ill) and Niklas Süle (Syndesmotic ligament tear) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

We believe Dortmund appear most likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation by sending out Gregor Kobel, Julian Ryerson, Emre Can, Waldemar Anton, Ramy Bensebaini, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Maximilian Beier, Julian Brandt, Giovanni Reyna and Serhou Guirassy.

⚡ Prediction

We’re of the view that Holstein Kiel have the firepower to find the net against this Borussia Dortmund lineup, but a single goal possibly won’t be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We therefore reckon that it will be a close game with a 1-2 advantage for Borussia Dortmund by the conclusion of the game. Hopefully this is a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 17:05 14/01/2025