RB Leipzig vs Holstein Kiel Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th April 2025

RB Leipzig enjoy home advantage, when visitors Holstein Kiel swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 4 in the Bundesliga standings, RB Leipzig, have so far collected 48 points this season, while Holstein Kiel collected 18 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 29 rounds.

RB Leipzig came away with three points from the latest encounter with Holstein Kiel. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Saturday.

RB Leipzig are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents eight goals, or an average of 0.8 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to five clean sheets in this run.

Holstein Kiel scored 12 goals, conceded 22 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, RB Leipzig came away as 0-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday.

RB Leipzig vs Holstein Kiel Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 3-1 against VfB Stuttgart. They responded by beating Hoffenheim 3-1, and followed that up by winning 2-3 against Wolfsburg. RB Leipzig won three of their previous six matches at Red Bull Arena Leipzig in the Bundesliga. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 12 goals to seven against.

Holstein Kiel Form

Holstein Kiel only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 0-3 defeat against Werder Bremen. Then a 1-1 draw with Mainz 05 followed, before St. Pauli claimed a 1-2 victory. Holstein Kiel only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 13 goals to nine.

A home win for RB Leipzig is the obvious choice at Red Bull Arena Leipzig. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Holstein Kiel come visiting.

RB Leipzig scored 26 goals and conceded 21 in their last 15 games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 26 points and seven victories. Holstein Kiel fought their way to zero wins and two points from their last ten games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 12 times in these matches, but also let in 30 goals. RB Leipzig are looking at a record of 13 wins, nine draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Holstein Kiel are looking at four wins, six draws and 19 defeats in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs Holstein Kiel Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

The 45-year-old coach of the home team, Zsolt Low, will select the lineup against Holstein Kiel from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Maarten Vandevoordt (0/3), Peter Gulacsi (0/27), Benjamin Henrichs (0/15), Castello Lukeba (0/19), David Raum (1/20), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/17), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/6), Lukas Klostermann (0/24), Lutsharel Geertruida (1/20), Willi Orban (5/25), Amadou Haidara (0/25), Antonio Nusa (3/21), Arthur Vermeeren (0/23), Christoph Baumgartner (2/27), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (0/3), Kevin Kampl (1/24), Nicolas Seiwald (0/25), Ridle Baku (3/29), Viggo Gebel (0/1), Xaver Schlager (0/4), Xavi Simons (9/21), Benjamin Sesko (11/28), Ikoma Lois Openda (9/28), Tidiam Gomis (0/4), Yussuf Poulsen (1/18).

Holstein Kiel Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Holstein Kiel players that the manager Marcel Rapp will choose from for the upcoming game:

Lio Rothenhagen (0/0), Marcel Engelhardt (0/0), Thomas Daehne (0/4), Timon Weiner (0/25), Tyler Dogan (0/0), Carl Johansson (0/5), Colin Kleine-Bekel (0/0), David Zec (2/13), Dominik Javorcek (0/12), Ivan Nekic (0/0), John Tolkin (0/6), Lasse Rosenboom (1/21), Max Geschwill (1/18), Timo Becker (0/25), Andu Yobel Kelati (1/8), Armin Gigovic (4/27), Aurel Wagbe (0/0), Benedikt Pichler (1/17), Finn Porath (2/27), Lewis Holtby (0/23), Magnus Knudsen (0/26), Marco Komenda (0/19), Marko Ivezic (0/20), Marvin Schulz (0/11), Nicolai Remberg (0/28), Patrick Erras (1/10), Alexander Bernhardsson (4/14), Jann-Fiete Arp (2/21), Phil Harres (8/21), Shuto Machino (7/27), Steven Skrzybski (6/19).

RB Leipzig vs Holstein Kiel Team News

RB Leipzig vs Holstein Kiel Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Holstein Kiel H2H

The last time the pair played each other RB Leipzig came away as 0-2 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday. RB Leipzig enter the match against Holstein Kiel with a 1-0-0 record in their previous one encounter. A win rate of 100%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

RB Leipzig vs Holstein Kiel Results

RB Leipzig vs Holstein Kiel Betting Tips

Steven Skrzybski shows decent form right now for Holstein Kiel, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing RB Leipzig, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Xavi Simons also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

RB Leipzig claimed seven wins, drew two and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Holstein Kiel won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Red Bull Arena Leipzig since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for RB Leipzig. The same occurred in nine of the last 10 league games away from home for Holstein Kiel.

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of RB Leipzig’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Holstein Kiel, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves.