2. Bundesliga prediction and preview: Holstein Kiel modest favorites to beat Bochum

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Date: Fri 25.October
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Holstein-Stadion (11386 seats)

Holstein Kiel are welcoming Bochum for another important game after their 1-0 result against 2nd-placed Stuttgart.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Holstein Kiel form and stats

Overall 2. Bundesliga stats at home this season for Holstein Kiel are 1-2-2 (wins-draw-losses). We have seen two home losses in a row now for Holstein Kiel, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

A good away victory last time out for Holstein Kiel, who won 1-0 against Stuttgart (placed 2nd). Ahead of that match, Holstein Kiel lost 1-2 at home to Jahn Regensburg.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Holstein Kiel handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W5-D3-L3.

Holstein Kiel are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 attempts. Holstein Kiel have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Bochum form and stats

Playing away, Bochum, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in 2. Bundesliga, have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season.

Bochum delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Karlsruher SC (placed 10th) in their previous match; a 2. Bundesliga game. Prior to that result Bochum won their away game at Heidenheim. The scoreline was 3-2.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Bochum, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

Bochum are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. From a total of eight matches.

A new game in only four days for Bochum, the DFB Pokal home match versus Bayern München. Busy days.

Bochum have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Bochum have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Holstein Kiel 2 wins, 2 draws and Bochum 0 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BochumS. Ganvoula
S. Ganvoula
7 goals / 2 assists
BochumD. Blum
D. Blum
5 goals / 3 assists
Holstein KielM. Baku
M. Baku
4 goals / 1 assists

Holstein Kiel missing players

Bochum missing players

Holstein Kiel Bochum
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
10 5 0 Played P 0 5 10
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
2 2 0 Drew D 0 1 6
5 2 0 Lost L 0 3 3
11 6 0 Scored S 0 6 19
14 7 0 Conceded C 0 9 22
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
90% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 90%
60% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 80%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 70%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 40%
60% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 80% 90%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 10%
 
6.8 6.6 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 3 4.3
4.8 4.6 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 7.6 5.8
1.4 1.2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2.2 2.3
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of Holstein Kiel's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bochum have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Bochum have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Bochum have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bochum haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Holstein Kiel have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Holstein Kiel have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Holstein Kiel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Holstein Kiel
All 2. Bundesliga DFB Pokal Play-offs 1/2
All Home Away Home vs low
14-09-19 2 Heidenheim 3 - 0 Holstein Kiel
20-09-19 2 Holstein Kiel 1 - 2 Hannover 96
29-09-19 2 Greuther Furth 0 - 3 Holstein Kiel
06-10-19 2 Holstein Kiel 1 - 2 Jahn Regensburg
20-10-19 2 Stuttgart 0 - 1 Holstein Kiel
25-10-19 2 Holstein Kiel 18:30 Bochum
30-10-19 DFB Verl 18:30 Holstein Kiel
03-11-19 2 Arminia Bielefeld 13:30 Holstein Kiel
09-11-19 2 Holstein Kiel 13:00 Hamburger SV
23-11-19 2 Wehen Wiesbaden 13:00 Holstein Kiel
Bochum
All 2. Bundesliga DFB Pokal Club Friendlies
All Home Away Away vs low
15-09-19 2 Bochum 2 - 2 Dynamo Dresden
21-09-19 2 Sandhausen 1 - 1 Bochum
28-09-19 2 Bochum 2 - 2 Darmstadt 98
06-10-19 2 Heidenheim 2 - 3 Bochum
20-10-19 2 Bochum 3 - 3 Karlsruher SC
25-10-19 2 Holstein Kiel 18:30 Bochum
29-10-19 DFB Bochum 20:00 Bayern München
04-11-19 2 Bochum 20:30 Nurnberg
08-11-19 2 St. Pauli 18:30 Bochum
22-11-19 2 Bochum 18:30 Osnabruck

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hamburger SV 10 6 3 1 22 8 5 4 1 0 11 1 5 2 2 1 11 7 14 21
2 Stuttgart 10 6 2 2 15 10 6 4 0 2 9 6 4 2 2 0 6 4 5 20
3 Arminia Bielefeld 10 5 4 1 21 12 5 1 3 1 7 6 5 4 1 0 14 6 9 19
4 Erzgebirge Aue 10 5 3 2 18 16 5 4 1 0 12 6 5 1 2 2 6 10 2 18
5 Jahn Regensburg 10 4 2 4 18 14 5 2 1 2 9 9 5 2 1 2 9 5 4 14
6 Greuther Furth 10 4 2 4 11 14 5 3 0 2 5 6 5 1 2 2 6 8 -3 14
7 Heidenheim 10 3 4 3 15 13 5 2 1 2 8 7 5 1 3 1 7 6 2 13
8 St. Pauli 10 3 4 3 14 13 5 3 0 2 7 5 5 0 4 1 7 8 1 13
9 Nurnberg 10 3 4 3 18 18 5 1 3 1 5 8 5 2 1 2 13 10 0 13
10 Karlsruher SC 10 3 4 3 16 18 4 2 1 1 8 7 6 1 3 2 8 11 -2 13
11 Sandhausen 10 3 3 4 10 11 5 2 2 1 7 6 5 1 1 3 3 5 -1 12
12 Hannover 96 10 3 3 4 10 14 5 0 3 2 2 8 5 3 0 2 8 6 -4 12
13 Osnabruck 10 3 2 5 10 9 5 2 1 2 9 5 5 1 1 3 1 4 1 11
14 Holstein Kiel 10 3 2 5 11 14 5 1 2 2 6 7 5 2 0 3 5 7 -3 11
15 Darmstadt 98 10 2 5 3 10 13 4 1 3 0 6 4 6 1 2 3 4 9 -3 11
16 Bochum 10 1 6 3 19 22 5 0 5 0 13 13 5 1 1 3 6 9 -3 9
17 Dynamo Dresden 10 2 3 5 12 20 5 2 1 2 7 8 5 0 2 3 5 12 -8 9
18 Wehen Wiesbaden 10 2 2 6 13 24 6 1 1 4 5 15 4 1 1 2 8 9 -11 8

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