Holstein Kiel vs B. Monchengladbach prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-04-25 13:30.
[p]An impressive 1-1 draw with fourth-placed RB Leipzig for Holstein Kiel last Saturday meant that their hopes of Bundesliga survival are certainly not over as they sit just three points from the relegation play-off place ahead of the weekend. But given that their paltry total of 19 points is the second-worst tally by a German top-flight debutant in the three-points-per-win era at this stage of the campaign, there is seemingly plenty of work to do if they are to become the first-ever side to finish 16th after collecting 19 or fewer points after matchday 30. [/p]
[p]One league victory in Kiel’s last 13 attempts (D5, L7) spells out the issues for a team that also holds the title for the worst defence in the Bundesliga this season. Things are unlikely to get much better at home, where Marcel Rapp’s men are winless in their last six games (D2, L4) and have conceded more than any other side in the division over the course of the campaign (GA: 36).[/p]
[p]After a bright season, the European qualification dream for Borussia Mönchengladbach has been dented by consecutive losses to direct rivals for those coveted spots. A disappointing 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund last weekend followed a loss to Freiburg, allowing both those teams to leapfrog them in the table. [/p]
[p]This fixture therefore has a must-win feel to it for a side who are winless in their last three outings (D1, L2), while a fourth successive failure to claim three points would be their longest wait for a victory this season. Perhaps they will look at the period from the start of February until earlier this month however, during which they went five straight league away games without defeat (W4, D1), as a source of inspiration. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Kiel’s Steven Skrzybski has seven goal contributions from his last ten Bundesliga encounters (G6, A1), including a Flashscore Man of the Match award in his last outing, which accompanied an assist. KĹŤ Itakura has scored in both of Gladbach’s last two away league games, – his last seven club goals either made the score 1-0 or 1-1.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Kiel have conceded 14 headed goals this season – a Bundesliga-high ahead of the weekend. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Luke Bridle[/i][/p]