Holstein Kiel vs Dortmund Prediction, Lineups, Preview and Team News | Bundesliga, January 14, 2025

Holstein Kiel vs Dortmund Preview

• Competition: Bundesliga.
• Date: Tuesday, January 14.
• Time: 5:30 PM GMT.
• Venue: Holstein-Stadion.

Holstein Kiel vs Dortmund will take place in the Bundesliga on Tuesday, January 14 in the late kick-off slot at the Holstein-Stadion as the 17th-placed team hosts the eighth-placed team.

The hosts will enter this game on the back of a poor run of form. They have won two of their last five matches across competitions, and fallen to three defeats in that time as well. In this span, they have scored 10 goals and also conceded 11, failing to keep a single clean sheet. Holstein Kiel’s results have been up and down, so they will need to be at their best in the next game. They fell to a 3-2 defeat to Freiburg in their last game and will look to move on from that.

Dortmund, on the other hand, have been in a pretty patchy form of late as well. They have won just once in their last five matches across competitions, securing two draws and also falling to two defeats during that run as well. They have scored and conceded at least one goal in each of these games, totaling nine goals scored and nine conceded as well. They lost 3-2 against Bayer Leverkusen in their last match and will look to improve on that.

On that note, let’s take a look at the team news coming out of both camps.

Holstein Kiel Team News

Manager Marcel Rapp fielded a strong lineup in his team’s last match as they fell to a narrow 3-2 defeat. However, the positive from that match will be that there were no new injuries or suspensions to report. They will still be without Patrick Erras, Colin Noah Kleine-Bekel, Timo Becker, Carl Johansson and Marvin Schulz as they recover from injuries.

Dortmund Team News

Manager Nuri Sahin fielded a strong lineup in his team’s last match despite having a severely depleted squad but fell to a 3-2 defeat. They did not pick up any new injuries or suspensions from the last match, but will be without Niklas Sule and Filippo Mane as they recover from injury. Pascal Groß will make his return after being out with a one-game suspension for a red card.

Predicted Lineups

Holstein Kiel Predicted Lineup (3-4-2-1)

Goalkeeper: Timon Weiner.

Defenders: Timo Becker (C), David Zec, Marco Komenda.

Midfielders: Lasse Rosenboom, Nicolai Remberg, Armin Gigovic, Finn Porath.

Forwards: Alexander Bernhardsson, Shuto Machino, Phil Harres.

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Dortmund Predicted Lineup (4-1-3-2)

Goalkeeper: Gregor Kobel.

Defenders: Yan Couto, Julian Ryerson, Yannik Luhrs, Almugera Kabar.

Midfielders: Felix Nmecha, Karim Adeyemi, Julian Brandt (C), Jamie Gittens.

Forwards: Maximilian Beier, Serhou Guirassy.

Holstein Kiel vs Dortmund Head-to-Head Record

These two teams are in the same division for the first time ever in their history. The last two times they have faced off has been in the DFB Pokal. However, Dortmund have won both those matches with an aggregate scoreline of 9-0.

Key Players to Watch

Shuto Machino (Holstein Kiel)

Machino has been the leading goal contributor for his team in so far in the Bundesliga, adding six goals and one assist to his team’s total. He has achieved his tally from just 3.04xG, which means there could be a drop in his performance in front of goal as he has overperformed. However, the team will look towards him during key moments.

Jamie Gittens (Dortmund)

The young Englishman has been a key player for Dortmund this season, chipping-in with six goals and three assists in the Bundesliga. His goals have come from a measly 2.17xG, meaning he has overperformed his xG and then some. This will result in a drop in form sometime during the season, which the player will try to avoid.

Holstein Kiel vs Dortmund Prediction

Dortmund have comfortably won both of their previous meetings with Holstein Keil, doing so with a 9-0 aggregate scoreline. They have won 5-0 at home and 4-0 away from home and will look to continue their run.

Prediction: Holstein Kiel 0-2 Dortmund.

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