Holstein Kiel vs Augsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st December 2024

Mid-placed Augsburg travel to Holstein Stadion to face struggling Holstein Kiel in a round 15 game, which kicks-off this coming Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Holstein Kiel are number 17 in the table on five points after 14 matches. Augsburg rank as number 13 with 16 points after 14 matches played.

With both Holstein Kiel and Augsburg coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Holstein Kiel are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 24 goals. They managed one clean sheets in these matches.

Augsburg scored nine goals, conceded 17 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

Having never shared a season in the Bundesliga in recent past, this is the first time Holstein Kiel comes up against Augsburg in this context.

Holstein Kiel vs Augsburg Prediction

Holstein Kiel Form

Holstein Kiel endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-1 against St. Pauli, before RB Leipzig won 0-2, while Borussia Moenchengladbach claimed a victory in a 4-1 match. Holstein Kiel only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Holstein Stadion in the Bundesliga. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 17 goals.

Augsburg Form

Augsburg are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 1-1 draw with Karlsruher SC and a 2-2 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt. In their most recent match, they were defeated 0-2 at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen. Augsburg came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 17 goals to four.

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Augsburg get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Holstein Kiel.

Holstein Kiel won four points from their last four encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored six and let in eight goals. Augsburg earned seven points from their last four games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Bundesliga table. They scored four goals in those matches, but also allowed five goals against on their way to two wins. Holstein Kiel have so far been able to win just once after 14 Bundesliga games played, in stead showing off two draws and 11 defeats. Augsburg enjoy a record of four wins, four draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

Holstein Kiel vs Augsburg Squads

Holstein Kiel Squad

The 45-year-old coach of the home team, Marcel Rapp, will select the lineup against Augsburg from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Lio Rothenhagen (0/0), Marcel Engelhardt (0/0), Thomas Daehne (0/0), Timon Weiner (0/14), Tyler Dogan (0/0), Carl Johansson (0/4), Colin Kleine-Bekel (0/0), Dominik Javorcek (0/3), Lasse Rosenboom (0/8), Max Geschwill (1/12), Timo Becker (0/12), Tymoteusz Puchacz (0/10), Andu Yobel Kelati (0/2), Armin Gigovic (3/13), Aurel Wagbe (0/0), Benedikt Pichler (1/13), Finn Porath (0/14), Lewis Holtby (0/11), Magnus Knudsen (0/13), Marco Komenda (0/5), Marko Ivezic (0/10), Marvin Schulz (0/8), Nicolai Remberg (0/14), Patrick Erras (1/10), Alexander Bernhardsson (1/5), Jann-Fiete Arp (1/10), Phil Harres (2/7), Shuto Machino (4/13), Steven Skrzybski (0/10).

Augsburg Squad

Here is the full team squad of Augsburg. The 54 year-old Jess Thorup will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Klein (0/0), Finn Dahmen (0/0), Nediljko Labrovic (0/14), Chrislain Matsima (0/10), Dimitrios Giannoulis (0/12), Henri Koudossou (0/10), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/14), Keven Schlotterbeck (2/12), Mads Valentin Pedersen (0/5), Marius Wolf (1/14), Maximilian Bauer (0/9), Noahkai Banks (0/0), Reece Oxford (0/0), Robert Gumny (0/1), Alexis Claude (3/8), Arne Maier (0/12), Daniel Hausmann (0/0), Elvis Rexhbecaj (1/12), Frank Onyeka (0/12), Kristijan Jakic (0/12), Mahmut Kucuksahin (0/0), Mert Komur (0/5), Ruben Vargas (0/7), Tim Breithaupt (0/2), Fredrik Jensen (0/5), Masaya Okugawa (0/0), Phillip Tietz (5/14), Samuel Essende (3/12), Steve Mounie (0/9), Yusuf Kabadayi (1/5).

Holstein Kiel vs Augsburg Team News

Augsburg seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Holstein Stadion to face Holstein Kiel. For instance, Augsburg won't be able to field Jeffrey Gouweleeuw as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Holstein Kiel vs Augsburg Lineups

Holstein Kiel vs Augsburg H2H

Having never played each other in the Bundesliga in the 21st century, this is the first time Holstein Kiel comes up against Augsburg in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Holstein Kiel picked up zero wins in their previous one match against Augsburg, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 11/4.

Holstein Kiel vs Augsburg Results

Holstein Kiel vs Augsburg Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Phil Harres, who is performing well for Holstein Kiel. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Augsburg.The visitors will be looking to Phillip Tietz to find the net once again, after managing three Bundesliga goals for Augsburg in recent matches.

Holstein Kiel claimed two wins, drew one and lost seven of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Augsburg won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Augsburg have been generous visitors, since they pulled only once clean sheet in their previous 10 away games. Holstein Kiel managedthree clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Holstein Kiel, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Of the last ten games for Augsburg, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.