Holstein Kiel vs Fortuna Dusseldorf Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Holstein Kiel

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Holstein Kiel will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-1 Bundesliga 2 victory over Wehen Wiesbaden.

In that game, Holstein Kiel managed 53% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Holstein Kiel was Timo Becker (65'). Wehen Wiesbaden got 14 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target.

Holstein Kiel have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, hitting the target in each and every one of their last 6 games.

They have totted up the amount of 13 during that period while also conceding a total of 3. We shall soon see whether or not that trend can be sustained into this next match.

Fortuna Dusseldorf

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Fortuna Dusseldorf will go into the meeting after a 3-1 Bundesliga 2 win versus Nuremberg in their most recent game.

In that match, Fortuna Dusseldorf had 54% possession and 28 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. For Fortuna Dusseldorf, goals were scored by Vincent Vermeij (34', 45') and Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (72'). Nurnberg got 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Iván Márquez (56') was the scorer for Nuremberg.

Throughout their 6 previous matches, Daniel Thioune's Fortuna Dusseldorf have had reason to celebrate scoring 9 times, earning them a goals scored per game average of 1.5.

Going into this one, Fortuna Dusseldorf are undefeated in their last 6 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 08/02/2021 shows that Holstein Kiel have won 3 of these games & Fortuna Dusseldorf 2, with the number of drawn games being 1.

A total of 14 goals were produced between them in these games, with 7 for Holstein Kiel and 7 for Fortuna. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.

The previous league encounter between these clubs was Bundesliga 2 match day 16 on 10/12/2023 when it finished Fortuna Dusseldorf 0-1 Holstein Kiel.

On that occasion, Fortuna Dusseldorf managed 52% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

At the other end, Holstein Kiel got 13 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Lewis Holtby (18') scored.

The match was refereed by Florian Badstübner.

📋 Team News: Holstein Kiel

Colin Kleine-Bekel (Cruciate ligament injury) and Finn Porath (Hamstring injury) are unavailable for Holstein Kiel boss Marcel Rapp.

In our view, Holstein Kiel may well line up in a 3-4-1-2 formation in the match, beginning the first half with Timon Weiner, Carl Johansson, Patrick Erras, Marko Ivezic, Timo Becker, Nicolai Remberg, Philipp Sander, Tom Rothe, Fiete Arp, A. Bernhardsson and Shuto Machino.

🗞️ Team News: Fortuna Dusseldorf

Owing to a fully injury-free group to choose from, the Fortuna Dusseldorf manager Daniel Thioune has no fitness concerns at all coming into this clash.

We’re of the thinking that Fortuna appear most likely to begin the game with a 4-1-4-1 lineup, going with Florian Kastenmeier, Matthias Zimmermann, Jamil Siebert, Tim Oberdorf, Emmanuel Iyoha, Yannik Engelhardt, Marcel Sobottka, Ao Tanaka, Shinta Appelkamp, Christos Tzolis and Vincent Vermeij.

⚡ Prediction

Our thinking is that Fortuna Dusseldorf and Holstein Kiel are both more than capable of scoring here.

It’s looking like it could well end up as a draw but we do expect to see goals at each end. That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 2-2 score draw at the end of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 16:02 08/05/2024