Hoffenheim vs Holstein Kiel Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th August 2024

Holstein Kiel go up against Hoffenheim on Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at PreZero Arena.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Saturday as both Hoffenheim and Holstein Kiel are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Hoffenheim are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Bundesliga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.3 goals on average per match, or 23 goals in total, while allowing 22 goals against, for an average of 2.2 per outing. They managed one clean sheets along the way.

This is the first time Hoffenheim squares up against Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent.

Hoffenheim vs Holstein Kiel Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

In their last three matches, Hoffenheim won 0-6 and 4-2 against first Darmstadt then Bayern Munich, before drawing 1-1 against Wuerzburger Kickers. Hoffenheim won four of their last six Bundesliga matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded 11 and scored 14 goals.

Hoffenheim go into the season with the clear aim of a top half finish, perhaps even contesting for a place in an international competition.

Holstein Kiel Form

In their last three matches, Holstein Kiel beat Wehen Wiesbaden 0-1, drew 1-1 with Fortuna Duesseldorf and beat Hannover 96 by 1-2.

Hoffenheim go into the season with the clear aim of a top half finish, perhaps even contesting for a place in an international competition.

Hoffenheim are on a nice roll and doing far better than visitors Holstein Kiel. We would be seriously surprised to see anything but a home win at PreZero Arena.

Hoffenheim vs Holstein Kiel Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

The 46-year-old coach of the home team, Pellegrino Matarazzo, will select the lineup against Holstein Kiel from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/0), Attila Szalai (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/0), Ozan Kabak (0/0), Pavel Kaderabek (0/0), Stanley N'Soki (0/0), Tim Drexler (0/0), Alexander Prass (0/0), Anton Stach (0/0), David Jurasek (0/0), Dennis Geiger (0/0), Diadie Samassekou (0/0), Finn Becker (0/0), Florian Grillitsch (0/0), Grischa Proemel (0/0), Marco John (0/0), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/0), Tom Bischof (0/0), Umut Tohumcu (0/0), Adam Hlozek (0/0), Andrej Kramaric (0/0), Ihlas Bebou (0/0), Jacob Bruun Larsen (0/0), Julian Justvan (0/0), Marius Buelter (0/0), Max Moerstedt (0/0), Mergim Berisha (0/0).

Holstein Kiel Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Holstein Kiel players that the manager Marcel Rapp will choose from for the upcoming game:

Lio Rothenhagen (0/0), Marcel Engelhardt (0/0), Thomas Daehne (0/0), Timon Weiner (0/0), Tyler Dogan (0/0), Carl Johansson (0/0), Colin Kleine-Bekel (0/0), Lasse Rosenboom (0/0), Max Geschwill (0/0), Timo Becker (0/0), Tymoteusz Puchacz (0/0), Andu Yobel Kelati (0/0), Armin Gigovic (0/0), Aurel Wagbe (0/0), Benedikt Pichler (0/0), Finn Porath (0/0), Jonas Sterner (0/0), Lewis Holtby (0/0), Magnus Knudsen (0/0), Marco Komenda (0/0), Marko Ivezic (0/0), Marvin Schulz (0/0), Nicolai Remberg (0/0), Patrick Erras (0/0), Alexander Bernhardsson (0/0), Jann-Fiete Arp (0/0), Phil Harres (0/0), Shuto Machino (0/0), Steven Skrzybski (0/0).

Hoffenheim vs Holstein Kiel Team News

Hoffenheim could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Saturday.

Mergim Berisha and Marco John nurses various injuries and won't take part for Hoffenheim against Holstein Kiel at PreZero Arena.

Hoffenheim vs Holstein Kiel Lineups

Hoffenheim vs Holstein Kiel H2H

Having never shared a season in the Bundesliga in recent past, this is the first time Hoffenheim comes up against Holstein Kiel in this context. Hoffenheim picked up one win in their previous one match against Holstein Kiel, while the latter claimed zero wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 16/5.

Hoffenheim vs Holstein Kiel Results

Hoffenheim vs Holstein Kiel Betting Tips

With another Bundesliga season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Hoffenheim and Holstein Kiel. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Hoffenheim claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Holstein Kiel won seven, drew two and lost one of their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Hoffenheim on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Holstein Kiel''s last 10 league games away from home.

Hoffenheim saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Holstein Kiel's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.