Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd February 2025

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Bayer Leverkusen to pull away with 3 points on Saturday. They face Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Bayer Leverkusen look to add three valuable points.

While Bayer Leverkusen are chasing the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 47 points in 22 rounds, Holstein Kiel trail by 13 points after 22 rounds, leaving them as number 18 in the table.

Top side Bayer Leverkusen will be hoping to inflict more misery on lowly placed Holstein Kiel this coming Saturday. The hosts should simply be able to bring far too much to the table for the visitors to have any say this coming Saturday.

Holstein Kiel scored 2.1 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 21 times. They conceded 26 goals, an average of 2.6 and pulled off zero clean sheets.

Bayer Leverkusen are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Bundesliga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.1 times on average per match, for a total of 21 goals. They also let in eight goals, leaving an average of 0.8 per match. They fought their way to four clean sheets.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday?

Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Holstein Kiel Form

Only a single draw prevents Holstein Kiel from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 4-3 defeat against Bayern Munich, before drawing 2-2 with Bochum. They came up empty-handed once again when Eintracht Frankfurt ran out as 3-1 winners. Holstein Kiel claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and lost three, scored 12 goals and conceded 13.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Following three draws in their last three matches, Bayer Leverkusen could do with a win again. Against FC Koln, they finished even 2-2, before drawing again in a 0-0 match with Wolfsburg. Another 0-0 stalemate against Bayern Munich followed. Bayer Leverkusen won half their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding six.

With Bayer Leverkusen looking strong, we expect them to get the better of Holstein Kiel, and with goals flowing freely, the hosts could be in for a hammering.

Holstein Kiel fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 11 times in these matches, but also let in 27 goals. Bayer Leverkusen claimed five wins from 19 goals scored and nine conceded in the previous seven encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Bundesliga. This earned them a total of 17 points. Holstein Kiel claimed three wins, four draws as well as 15 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen enjoy a record of 13 wins, eight draws and one defeat in the Bundesliga.

Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Holstein Kiel Squad

Rapp will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bayer Leverkusen from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Lio Rothenhagen (0/0), Marcel Engelhardt (0/0), Thomas Daehne (0/1), Timon Weiner (0/21), Tyler Dogan (0/0), Carl Johansson (0/5), Colin Kleine-Bekel (0/0), David Zec (2/7), Dominik Javorcek (0/10), Ivan Nekic (0/0), John Tolkin (0/3), Lasse Rosenboom (1/14), Max Geschwill (1/15), Timo Becker (0/18), Andu Yobel Kelati (1/7), Armin Gigovic (3/21), Aurel Wagbe (0/0), Benedikt Pichler (1/16), Finn Porath (2/22), Lewis Holtby (0/17), Magnus Knudsen (0/19), Marco Komenda (0/12), Marko Ivezic (0/15), Marvin Schulz (0/8), Nicolai Remberg (0/21), Patrick Erras (1/10), Alexander Bernhardsson (2/9), Jann-Fiete Arp (2/17), Phil Harres (7/15), Shuto Machino (7/20), Steven Skrzybski (4/13).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bayer Leverkusen. The 43 year-old Xabi Alonso will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Lukas Hradecky (0/20), Matej Kovar (0/2), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (2/20), Arthur (0/11), Edmond Tapsoba (0/21), Jeanuel Belocian (0/5), Jeremie Frimpong (3/22), Jonathan Tah (2/21), Mario Hermoso (0/2), Nordi Mukiele (0/10), Piero Hincapie (1/22), Aleix Garcia (1/18), Emiliano Buendia (0/2), Exequiel Palacios (1/15), Florian Wirtz (9/22), Granit Xhaka (2/22), Jonas Hofmann (1/5), Nathan Tella (1/18), Robert Andrich (2/16), Alejo Sarco (0/0), Amine Adli (0/8), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (2/15), Patrik Schick (14/19), Victor Okoh Boniface (7/12).

Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Bayer Leverkusen just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Holstein Kiel at the Holstein Stadion.

Victor Okoh Boniface won't be travelling with Bayer Leverkusen this time, as he nurses an injury.

Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday. Holstein Kiel go into their upcoming match against Bayer Leverkusen with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-1-0 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

In one of the previous one match between Holstein Kiel and Bayer Leverkusen both teams scored.

Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Steven Skrzybski look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Bundesliga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Patrik Schick adds to his three Bundesliga goals come this coming Saturday.

Holstein Kiel claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings away from home. The hosts scored the first goal of the game in four of their last 10 home games.

Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the last one encounter between these two teams. Holstein Kiel managed an average of two goals, with Bayer Leverkusen averaging two goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. Holstein Kiel saw over 2.5 goals in ten of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.