Holstein Kiel vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th January 2025

Despite their unsatisfactory form, Borussia Dortmund have a decent shot at three points in this round 17 match, when visiting Holstein Kiel. Though playing at the Holstein Stadion on Tuesday, bookmakers put a lot of faith in them gaining the away win.

Placed 17th in the table Holstein Kiel have amassed eight points after 16 matches. On 25 points, Borussia Dortmund rank seventh with 16 matches played this season.

Their upcoming match is a difficult challenge for Holstein Kiel, who next face Borussia Dortmund in their continuous fight to avoid relegation. They should be highly motivated to spring a surprise, even against a tough opponent like Borussia Dortmund.

Holstein Kiel are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 22 goals, or an average of 2.2 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

When it comes to goal-scoring Borussia Dortmund are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded 14 goals for an average of 1.4 a game, achieving a clean sheet in one of these matches.

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

Holstein Kiel vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Holstein Kiel Form

Holstein Kiel are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Borussia Moenchengladbach by a 4-1 score, before winning 5-1 against Augsburg. They were back on the losing side in a 3-2 defeat against Freiburg. Holstein Kiel only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

Borussia Dortmund Form

In their last three matches, Borussia Dortmund drew 1-1 with Hoffenheim, won 1-3 against Wolfsburg, and lost 2-3 against Bayer Leverkusen. Borussia Dortmund only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 14 goals to eight.

An away win for Borussia Dortmund is the obvious choice and with the attacking qualities on display here, we also set our sights on a high scoring affair against Holstein Kiel.

Borussia Dortmund won three of their previous five outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed ten points. They scored 12 and conceded eight goals. Holstein Kiel have a record of two wins, two draws and 12 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Borussia Dortmund have a record of seven wins, four draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga.

Holstein Kiel vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

Holstein Kiel Squad

The 45-year-old coach of the home team, Marcel Rapp, will select the lineup against Borussia Dortmund 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 (0/16), Tyler Dogan (0/0), Carl Johansson (0/5), Colin Kleine-Bekel (0/0), David Zec (0/1), Dominik Javorcek (0/5), Lasse Rosenboom (1/10), Max Geschwill (1/13), Timo Becker (0/13), Andu Yobel Kelati (0/3), Armin Gigovic (3/15), Aurel Wagbe (0/0), Benedikt Pichler (1/14), Finn Porath (0/16), Lewis Holtby (0/13), Magnus Knudsen (0/14), Marco Komenda (0/7), Marko Ivezic (0/11), Marvin Schulz (0/8), Nicolai Remberg (0/16), Patrick Erras (1/10), Alexander Bernhardsson (1/7), Jann-Fiete Arp (1/11), Phil Harres (6/9), Shuto Machino (6/15), Steven Skrzybski (0/10).

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Borussia Dortmund players that the manager Nuri Sahin will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alexander Meyer (0/2), Gregor Kobel (0/14), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Almugera Kabar (0/4), Julian Ryerson (1/13), Nico Schlotterbeck (0/14), Niklas Suele (0/7), Ramy Bensebaini (1/14), Waldemar Anton (0/11), Yan Couto (0/10), Emre Can (2/13), Felix Nmecha (2/16), Giovanni Reyna (1/7), Jamie Gittens (6/16), Julian Brandt (2/13), Kjell Waetjen (0/2), Marcel Sabitzer (0/14), Pascal Gross (0/15), Cole Campbell (0/4), Donyell Malen (3/14), Julian Hettwer (0/0), Julien Duranville (0/4), Karim Adeyemi (2/8), Maximilian Beier (3/15), Serhou Guirassy (7/13).

Holstein Kiel vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

Borussia Dortmund seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Holstein Stadion to face Holstein Kiel. Pascal Gross is ineligible for selection in the Borussia Dortmund squad, as he is suspended.

Holstein Kiel vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Holstein Kiel vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

This is the first time Holstein Kiel squares up against Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Holstein Kiel picked up zero wins in their previous two matches against Borussia Dortmund, while the latter claimed two wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 15/4.

Holstein Kiel vs Borussia Dortmund Results

Holstein Kiel vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

Jamie Gittens look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Tuesday, having hit the target four times in recent Bundesliga matches for Borussia Dortmund. His total for the season says six goals scored in this Bundesliga campaign. With five goals lately for Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga, Phil Harres is also a player worth mentioning.

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Holstein Kiel won three times and lost seven as well. Borussia Dortmund won three times, drew one and lost six of their last 10 games away from home. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Holstein Kiel managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Holstein Stadion, Borussia Dortmund kept their hosts from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Holstein Kiel, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Borussia Dortmund, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.