Prediction: Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel

Prediction: Borussia Dortmund to win 3-0

Best Odds: 14/1

Bookmaker: etbet

Borussia Dortmund and Holstein Kiel will lock horns with each other in the Bundesliga this coming weekend. The match between Niko Kovac’s side and Marcel Rapp’s team will be held at the Signal Iduna Park and is scheduled to kick off at 2:30pm UK time on Saturday.

Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund are one of the biggest clubs in who are used to competing for the Bundesliga title and playing in the UEFA Champions League. While Die Borussen did well in Europe and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, they have not been great in the league.

Dortmund finished a disappointing fifth in the Bundesliga table last season and did not challenge for the title, and it has been the same story this time around as well. Die Borussen are fifth in the league table at the moment with 54 points from 33 matches, just a point behind fourth-placed Freiburg.

Dortmund will head into the Bundesliga game against Holstein Kiel at the Signal Iduna Park this coming weekend on the back of a 4-2 victory over last season’s German champions Bayer Leverkusen away from home at the BayArena. It came after a 4-0 win against VfL Wolfsburg in front of their fans in the Bundesliga, which came after a 3-2 win against Hoffenheim on the road in the league.

Team News:

Borussia Dortmund are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against Holstein Kiel. Gregor Kobel will be in goal for the home team. Niklas Sule, Waldemar Anton and Ramy Bensebaini will be the three centre-backs. Julian Ryerson, Pascal Gross, Felix Nmecha and Daniel Svensson will be the four central midfielders. Julian Brandt and Karim Adeyemi will be the two attacking midfielders. Serhou Guirassy will lead the line for Dortmund.

Holstein Kiel

Holstein Kiel are a modest club in that won promotion from 2. Bundesliga to the Bundesliga at the end of the 2023-24 season. They will play in the second tier of German football next season after getting relegated from the Bundesliga.

Marcel Rapp’s side are 17th in the Bundesliga table at the moment with 25 points from 33 matches, with just one more round of matches left. Die Störche have already been relegated to the second tier of German football.

Holstein Kiel will head into the Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park on Saturday on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Freiburg at home in the league. It came after a 3-1 victory over Augsburg in front of their fans in the Bundesliga, which followed a 4-3 win against Borussia Moenchengladbach at Holstein-Stadion.

Team News:

Holstein Kiel will line up in a 4-4-1-1 formation against Borussia Dortmund. Noah Atubolu will be in goal for the visiting team. Max Rosenfelder, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart and Jordy Makengo will be the four defenders. Maximilian Eggestein and Patrick Osterhage will be the two holding midfielders. Ritsu Doan, Johan Manzambi and Vincenzo Grifo will be the three attacking midfielders. Chukwubuike Adamu will lead the line for Kiel.

Key Factors to Consider

• Serhou Guirassy has scored 20 goals and given 2 assists in 29 Bundesliga matches for Borussia Dortmund this season.
• Borussia Dortmund have won their last 4 Bundesliga matches.
• Borussia Dortmund have scored 68 goals and given 51 assists in 33 Bundesliga games this season.
• Holstein Kiel have won just 6 Bundesliga games all campaign.
• Holstein Kiel have conceded 77 goals in 33 Bundesliga games this season.

Conclusion

Holstein Kiel have been one of the worst teams in the Bundesliga, and Borussia Dortmund are very likely to pick up all three points from the match with ease.

Prediction: Borussia Dortmund to win 3-0

Best Odds: 14/1

Bookmaker: etbet