Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th May 2025

Borussia Dortmund enjoy home advantage, when visitors Holstein Kiel swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Borussia Dortmund approach the next Bundesliga round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 54 points this season so far. With 33 games behind them, Holstein Kiel amassed 25 points, placing them as number 17 before their next fixture.

Both Borussia Dortmund and Holstein Kiel aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side this coming Saturday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Holstein Kiel are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 18 goals, and while Holstein Kiel claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.8 goals per match.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 4-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday?

Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel Prediction

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 2-3 win against Hoffenheim. They went on to beat Wolfsburg by 4-0, before also getting the better of Bayer Leverkusen in a 2-4 victory. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Borussia Dortmund but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Bundesliga matches. They didn't draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 17 goals while conceding six.

Holstein Kiel Form

Holstein Kiel won twice in their last three matches as Borussia Moenchengladbach were defeated by 4-3, before they beat Augsburg 1-3. Freiburg proved too strong, though, and a 1-2 defeat followed. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, Holstein Kiel won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and eight scored.

Many people had Holstein Kiel down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.

Borussia Dortmund scored 39 goals and conceded 24 in their last 17 games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 32 points and ten victories. Holstein Kiel fought their way to one wins and five points from their last 11 games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 17 times in these matches, but also let in 32 goals. Borussia Dortmund are looking at a record of 16 wins, six draws and 11 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Holstein Kiel are looking at six wins, seven draws and 20 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel Squads

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Niko Kovac will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Holstein Kiel from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Meyer (0/2), Gregor Kobel (0/31), Almugera Kabar (0/5), Daniel Svensson (1/11), Filippo Mane (0/0), Julian Ryerson (2/28), Nico Schlotterbeck (0/23), Niklas Suele (0/14), Ramy Bensebaini (1/30), Waldemar Anton (2/25), Yan Couto (0/21), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/9), Emre Can (3/30), Felix Nmecha (3/25), Giovanni Reyna (2/15), Jamie Gittens (8/31), Julian Brandt (5/29), Kjell Waetjen (0/2), Marcel Sabitzer (0/25), Pascal Gross (0/30), Salih Oezcan (0/22), Cole Campbell (0/4), Julian Hettwer (0/0), Julien Duranville (0/11), Karim Adeyemi (7/24), Maximilian Beier (8/29), Serhou Guirassy (20/29).

Holstein Kiel Squad

Below is the full team squad of Holstein Kiel. The manager Rapp will pick his starting XI against Borussia Dortmund from these players:

Lio Rothenhagen (0/0), Marcel Engelhardt (0/0), Thomas Daehne (0/8), Timon Weiner (0/25), Tyler Dogan (0/0), Carl Johansson (0/9), Colin Kleine-Bekel (0/0), David Zec (2/17), Dominik Javorcek (0/13), Ivan Nekic (0/0), John Tolkin (0/10), Lasse Rosenboom (2/25), Max Geschwill (1/18), Timo Becker (0/29), Andu Yobel Kelati (1/8), Armin Gigovic (5/31), Aurel Wagbe (0/0), Benedikt Pichler (1/18), Finn Porath (2/30), Lewis Holtby (0/24), Magnus Knudsen (0/30), Marco Komenda (0/19), Marko Ivezic (0/22), Marvin Schulz (0/12), Nicolai Remberg (0/31), Patrick Erras (1/10), Alexander Bernhardsson (7/18), Jann-Fiete Arp (2/23), Phil Harres (8/25), Shuto Machino (11/31), Steven Skrzybski (6/23).

Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel Team News

Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel Lineups

Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Borussia Dortmund played against Holstein Kiel. It finished 4-2 in a great match between the pair. Borussia Dortmund have a 0% win rate against Holstein Kiel, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 0-0-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel Results

In one of the previous one match between Borussia Dortmund and Holstein Kiel both teams scored.

Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel Betting Tips

Alexander Bernhardsson scored five goals in six Bundesliga games for Holstein Kiel. This took his total for the season up to seven goals scored in Bundesliga. Serhou Guirassy is the man to point out for the home side, scoring six times in six Bundesliga outings.

Borussia Dortmund won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Holstein Kiel won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost four in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Signal Iduna Park since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Borussia Dortmund. The same occurred in nine of the last 10 league games away from home for Holstein Kiel.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past one encounter between Borussia Dortmund and Holstein Kiel, with Borussia Dortmund scoring two goals on average per game. Holstein Kiel averaged four goals, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Borussia Dortmund, who scored an average of 2.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Holstein Kiel. They performed an average of 1.6 goals in these.