Bochum vs Holstein Kiel Prediction and Betting Tips | September 21st 2024

The German Bundesliga returns with a fresh set of fixtures as Bochum and Holstein Kiel lock horns at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Saturday. Both sides find themselves languishing at the bottom end of the table, having lost their opening three league matches.

Bochum were sent crashing back down to earth last Saturday when they fell to a 2-1 defeat against Freiburg at the Europa Park Stadion. This followed a 3-1 friendly victory over third-tier Rot-Weiss Essen on September 5 which saw their run of three consecutive defeats come to an end.

Bochum head into the weekend as one of three sides yet to pick up any points in the Bundesliga this season while they have crashed out of the DFB Pokal following a 1-0 first-round loss against Rosenburg on August 18.

Like the hosts, Holstein Kiel were left empty-handed once again as they suffered a 6-1 hammering at the hands of Bayern Munich last time out. Marcel Rapp’s side have now lost their opening three games in the top flight, having secured promotion from the 2. Bundesliga last season.

Holstein Kiel’s slow start to the season has been down to their defensive frailty as they have conceded the highest number of goals already (11) while scoring three at the attacking end of the pitch.

Bochum vs Holstein Kiel Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

With four wins from the last nine meetings between the sides, Holstein Kiel hold a slight upper hand in the history of this fixture.
Bochum have picked up one fewer win in that time, while the two sides have settled for a share of the spoils twice.
Holstein Kiel are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 competitive away matches, claiming seven wins and two draws since the start of February.
Bochum have lost all but one of their last seven Bundesliga matches, with a 3-0 victory over Fortuna Dusseldorf in the playoff second leg on May 27 being the exception.

Bochum vs Holstein Kiel Prediction

The last six meetings between Bochum and Holstein Kiel have produced a combined 20 goals and we anticipate another action-packed contest between the two sides.

While we expect both sides to go all out in search of a morale-boosting result, we predict they will cancel out each other’s efforts in a high-scoring stalemate.

Prediction: Bochum 2-2 Holstein Kiel

Bochum vs Holstein Kiel Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Draw

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in the last six meetings between the two teams)

Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in their last seven clashes)