Holstein Kiel vs RB Leipzig Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th December 2024

RB Leipzig are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against Holstein Kiel, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders Holstein Kiel can push the form at Holstein Stadionon Saturday.

Holstein Kiel are placed 17th with five points after 12 matches. RB Leipzig occupy a position as fourth in the league on 21 points.

With 5 defeats from their last 6 matches, the mood around the Holstein Kiel camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing RB Leipzig on their home ground.

Holstein Kiel are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 11 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.1 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 26 goals, or an average of 2.6 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

RB Leipzig are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 12 goals, and while RB Leipzig claimed six clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match.

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

Holstein Kiel vs RB Leipzig Prediction

Holstein Kiel Form

Holstein Kiel endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-1 against Werder Bremen, before Mainz 05 won 0-3, while St. Pauli claimed a victory in a 3-1 match. Holstein Kiel just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Holstein Stadion. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 17 goals.

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig collected one win from their last three matches, as Inter won by 1-0. Wolfsburg were too strong as well, winning 1-5, before RB Leipzig won 3-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt. RB Leipzig won half their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding eight.

Holstein Kiel suffered too many defeats lately to argue against the away win for RB Leipzig, who simply seem to have more quality right now.

Holstein Kiel fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last three games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 12 goals. RB Leipzig took three wins and ten points in the previous five encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Bundesliga, as they scored nine goals while also allowing four against. Holstein Kiel have so far been able to win just once after 12 Bundesliga games played, in stead showing off two draws and nine defeats. RB Leipzig have a record of six wins, three draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

Holstein Kiel vs RB Leipzig Squads

Holstein Kiel Squad

Rapp will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against RB Leipzig 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 (0/0), Timon Weiner (0/12), Tyler Dogan (0/0), Carl Johansson (0/4), Colin Kleine-Bekel (0/0), Dominik Javorcek (0/2), Lasse Rosenboom (0/6), Max Geschwill (1/10), Timo Becker (0/12), Tymoteusz Puchacz (0/10), Andu Yobel Kelati (0/2), Armin Gigovic (2/11), Aurel Wagbe (0/0), Benedikt Pichler (1/11), Finn Porath (0/12), Lewis Holtby (0/9), Magnus Knudsen (0/11), Marco Komenda (0/5), Marko Ivezic (0/8), Marvin Schulz (0/6), Nicolai Remberg (0/12), Patrick Erras (1/10), Alexander Bernhardsson (1/3), Jann-Fiete Arp (1/10), Phil Harres (2/5), Shuto Machino (4/11), Steven Skrzybski (0/8).

RB Leipzig Squad

Here is the full team squad of RB Leipzig. The 48 year-old Marco Rose will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Maarten Vandevoordt (0/1), Peter Gulacsi (0/12), Benjamin Henrichs (0/12), Castello Lukeba (0/9), David Raum (0/6), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/6), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Lukas Klostermann (0/10), Lutsharel Geertruida (1/9), Willi Orban (4/10), Amadou Haidara (0/12), Antonio Nusa (2/12), Arthur Vermeeren (0/11), Christoph Baumgartner (0/12), Eljif Elmas (0/2), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (0/3), Kevin Kampl (1/9), Nicolas Seiwald (0/8), Xaver Schlager (0/1), Xavi Simons (2/7), Andre Silva (0/4), Benjamin Sesko (3/12), Fabrice Hartmann (0/0), Ikoma Lois Openda (5/12), Yussuf Poulsen (0/9).

Holstein Kiel vs RB Leipzig Team News

Holstein Kiel vs RB Leipzig Lineups

Holstein Kiel vs RB Leipzig H2H

Having never shared a season in the Bundesliga in recent past, this is the first time Holstein Kiel comes up against RB Leipzig in this context. Holstein Kiel picked up two wins in their previous six matches against RB Leipzig, while the latter claimed four wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3/1.

Holstein Kiel vs RB Leipzig Results

Holstein Kiel vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips

With two goals in six matches Phil Harres has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against RB Leipzig and their defence. The visitors hope Willi Orban adds another to his current tally of four goals in his latest matches.

Holstein Kiel claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. RB Leipzig won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Should Holstein Kiel pull off a home win this coming Saturday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won two games to nil in their last 10 attempts.

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Holstein Kiel’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for RB Leipzig, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.