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Stuttgart return to action in Bundesliga when they play Holstein Kiel at the MHP Arena on Saturday. This is the first netting between the two teams since May 2020, when Marcel Rapp’s visitors secured a 3-2 victory in the 2. Bundesliga.
Stuttgart picked up their first win of their 2024-25 UEFA Champions League campaign on Tuesday when they edged out Italian powerhouse Juventus 1-0 at the Allianz Stadium.
That followed a 4-0 thrashing against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on October 19, which snapped their five-game unbeaten run across competitions come to an end.
Stuttgart have two wins from seven league games to sit 10th in the standings, level on points with Heidenheim and Borussia Monchengladbach.
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Holstein, meanwhile, failed to get up and running in the top flight, as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to Union Berlin at the Holstein-Stadion last weekend. Having secured promotion from the second tier last season, Rapp’s men are winless in seven league matches, losing five.
With two points, Kiel are currently bottom but one in the league standings, one point above last-placed Bochum.
Stuttgart vs Holstein Kiel Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Holstein boasts the upper hand in the fixture, picking up two wins from their previous three meetings with Stuttgart.
- The hosts have two wins their last seven games across competitions, losing once since September.
- Holstein (21) hold the poorest defensive record in the Bundesliga — three more than any other side in the division.
- Stuttgart are unbeaten in 12 competitive home matches in 2024, winning seven.
Stuttgart vs Holstein Kiel Prediction
Buoyed by their stunning victory over Juventus, Stuttgart will head into the weekend with high spirits as they look to return to winning ways in the Bundesliga. Holstein, meanwhile, have struggled to impose themselves in the top flight, so the hosts should come away with all three points.
Prediction: Stuttgart 3-1 Holstein
Stuttgart vs Holstein Kiel Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Stuttgart to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in five of Kiel’s last six matches.)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in eight of Stuttgart’s last 10 games.)
