Koln vs Holstein Kiel Prediction and Betting Tips | October 29th 2024

Koln will host Holstein Kiel at the RheinEnergieStadion on Tuesday in another round of the 2024-25 DFB Pokal campaign. The home side have not yet readjusted to life in the German second tier as they have struggled for results of late and will hope they can find better luck elsewhere this week.

They faced Sandhausen in their DFB Pokal opener earlier in the season and picked up a 3-2 victory. They headed into the break two goals up following goals from Julian Pauli and Linton Maina. They found themselves level after a disappointing second-half showing before Mathias Olsen headed home the game-winner in extra time to secure advancement for the Billy Goats.

Holstein Kiel have endured a near-disastrous start to life in the Bundesliga this season and will turn their attention to cup action on Tuesday. They picked up a narrow but largely deserved 3-2 victory over Aachen in the opening round of the cup competition, with Shuto Machino opening the scoring before Lasse Rosenboom came off the bench to win the game for the Storks with a late brace.

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Koln vs Holstein Kiel Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Tuesday's game will mark just the fifth meeting between Koln and Kiel since 2018. The home side have won two of their previous matchups while the visitors have won once, with their final clash ending in a 1-1 draw.
• The two teams last faced off in a Relegation/Promotion playoff clash back in the 2020-21 Bundesliga campaign, with the Billy Goats winning the two-legged tie 5-2 on aggregate.
• Kiel have the worst defensive record in the German top flight this season with a goal concession tally of 23.
• Three of Koln's four league defeats this season have come on home turf.

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Koln vs Holstein Kiel Prediction

Koln are on a run of back-to-back defeats after losing just one of their previous eight competitive outings. They have won just one of their last four home games and could struggle here.

Kiel are also on a run of consecutive defeats and are without a win in competitive action since their cup win at the start of the season. They are winless in their last four games on the road and could bow out of the cup this week.

Prediction: Koln 2-1 Holstein Kiel

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Koln vs Holstein Kiel Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Koln to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Nine of the hosts' last 10 matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of the visitors' last seven matches)