B. Monchengladbach vs Holstein Kiel prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-12-13 14:30.
[p]Following a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund last weekend, Borussia Mönchengladbach will arrive in the latest round of Bundesliga action with just one defeat across the previous seven rounds, albeit with each result in succession differing from the last (W3, D3). Finding consistency in the final two games before the winter break will be key for Gerardo Seoane’s men if they’re to enter 2025 with strengthened hopes of a European push. [/p]
[p]Keeping four clean sheets across the aforementioned seven-game sequence, Gladbach have already equalled their number of shutouts from 2023/24. Bolstering that run is likely an expectation for Gladbach with hapless new boys Holstein Kiel providing the opposition, as the Foals enter this on the back of a seven-game unbeaten run against promoted sides (W2, D5), and with a joint league-high 13 home points in the last five.[/p]
[p]Coming into this round six points adrift of a guaranteed safety spot, Holstein Kiel (W1, D2, L10) could spend Christmas in the drop zone even if they win their last two games in the first half of the campaign. Putting their dire season into perspective, four straight league defeats is their worst run in the top-flight and no league newcomer has posted a lower points return than Kiel’s five at this stage in the three points for a win era.[/p]
[p]Despite never winning an away game in the Bundesliga (D2, L4), Holstein Kiel have troubled their opposition by at least scoring in every one of their trips to date. That has made for some tasty affairs for the neutral as the visitors travel here as the only side to have which has seen both teams score and over 2.5 total goals accumulated in every away game for an average of 3.8 per match, yet they’ve led for just seven minutes on the road all season. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Tim Kleindienst leads the way for Gladbach in terms of league goals (G8), although just three of his seven scoring appearances saw him finish on the winning side (D1, L3).  The four scoring appearances for Holstein Kiel’s Shuto Machino’s this term came on the road, whilst the last three of those goals across any venue served as equalisers.  [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Gladbach are unbeaten in eight of their nine home league games vs new Bundesliga sides in this century (W4, D4). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]