Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-02-21 14:30.
[p]Holstein Kiel’s debut season in the Bundesliga has officially hit rock-bottom, as they find themselves 18th in the table after a five-game winless run (D2, L3) that culminated in a 3-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt last time out. They’ve managed to earn just 13 points from their 22 league matches thus far, which is the second-worst points tally at this stage of a Bundesliga campaign by any debuting side since the 1990s.[/p]
[p]Holstein Kiel’s debut season in the Bundesliga has officially hit rock-bottom, as they find themselves 18th in the table after a five-game winless run (D2, L3) that culminated in a 3-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt last time out. They’ve managed to earn just 13 points from their 22 league matches thus far, which is the second-worst points tally at this stage of a Bundesliga campaign by any debuting side since the 1990s.[/p]
[p]Plotting a path to survival seems unlikely for manager Marcel Rapp, whose problems are clear since his side have managed to score in their last nine matches, but failed to keep a single clean sheet in that run (W2, D2, L5). Returning to the Holstein-Stadion does at least boost the Storks’ chances of getting a positive result, as it’s where ten of their 13 points this season have come, mostly from avoiding defeat in three of their last four home matches (W2, D1).[/p]
[p]Plotting a path to survival seems unlikely for manager Marcel Rapp, whose problems are clear since his side have managed to score in their last nine matches, but failed to keep a single clean sheet in that run (W2, D2, L5). Returning to the Holstein-Stadion does at least boost the Storks’ chances of getting a positive result, as it’s where ten of their 13 points this season have come, mostly from avoiding defeat in three of their last four home matches (W2, D1).[/p]
[p]The arrival of defending champions Bayer Leverkusen poses a significant threat, although Xabi Alonso’s men have stalled recently with successive 0-0 draws against Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich. That leaves them with just one win in their last four league outings (D3), a disappointing run that’s seen their hopes of retaining the Meisterschale diminish as they now trail Bayern by eight points. [/p]
[p]The arrival of defending champions Bayer Leverkusen poses a significant threat, although Xabi Alonso’s men have stalled recently with successive 0-0 draws against Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich. That leaves them with just one win in their last four league outings (D3), a disappointing run that’s seen their hopes of retaining the Meisterschale diminish as they now trail Bayern by eight points. [/p]
[p]No side has ever made up such a deficit after 22 match days to claim the Bundesliga crown since three points for a win was introduced in 1995/96, but that won’t stop Leverkusen from trying. They dropped vital points in the reverse fixture when Kiel came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2, meaning Leverkusen will be keen on revenge and replicating their previous three encounters against their hosts which all ended in victory. [/p]
[p]No side has ever made up such a deficit after 22 match days to claim the Bundesliga crown since three points for a win was introduced in 1995/96, but that won’t stop Leverkusen from trying. They dropped vital points in the reverse fixture when Kiel came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2, meaning Leverkusen will be keen on revenge and replicating their previous three encounters against their hosts which all ended in victory. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Holstein’s Jann-Fiete Arp scored the equalising strike when these sides met in October, contributing to him netting the games last goal in each of his last three goalscoring appearances. Levekusen’s Florian Wirtz may be out for an earlier impact given he has scored the match opener in five of his last seven goalscoring outings for his club. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Holstein’s Jann-Fiete Arp scored the equalising strike when these sides met in October, contributing to him netting the games last goal in each of his last three goalscoring appearances. Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz may be out for an earlier impact given he has scored the match opener in five of his last seven goalscoring outings for his club. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Holstein Kiel have seen a league-high 15 of their 22 Bundesliga matches produce more than 3.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Holstein Kiel have seen a league-high 15 of their 22 Bundesliga matches produce more than 3.5 goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]