Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Holstein Kiel and Augsburg who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Augsburg travel to Holstein Stadion to face struggling Holstein Kiel in a round 15 game, which kicks-off this coming Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Holstein Kiel are placed 17th with five points after 14 matches. Augsburg occupy a position as 13th in the league on 16 points.
Form: Holstein Kiel vs Augsburg
Holstein Kiel Form
Holstein Kiel endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-1 against St. Pauli, before RB Leipzig won 0-2, while Borussia Moenchengladbach claimed a victory in a 4-1 match. Holstein Kiel only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Holstein Stadion in the Bundesliga. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 17 goals.
Augsburg Form
In their last three matches, Augsburg drew 1-1 with Karlsruher SC, drew 2-2 with Eintracht Frankfurt and lost 0-2 against Bayer Leverkusen. Augsburg came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 17 goals to four.
Betting stats and facts for Holstein Kiel and Augsburg
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Holstein Kiel and Augsburg. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 10 of the last 12 Holstein Kiel matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Holstein Kiel have lost 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Holstein Kiel have lost 5 of the last 6 matches in the Bundesliga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Holstein Kiel matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Holstein Kiel have lost 5 of the last 6 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Augsburg away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Augsburg have lost 8 of the last 9 away matches in the Bundesliga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 11 Augsburg away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Augsburg have lost 8 of the last 9 away matches in the Bundesliga and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Augsburg matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Holstein Kiel vs Augsburg
Phil Harres is the most prolific Bundesliga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Augsburg look to Phillip Tietz, hoping he can add to his current total of three Bundesliga goals in his latest games.
Popular betting markets: Holstein Kiel vs Augsburg
Full-time result
Holstein Kiel claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing seven. Augsburg won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Holstein Kiel lost 5 matches on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Holstein Kiel only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Augsburg scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Augsburg should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Holstein Kiel only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Augsburg claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Holstein Kiel’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Augsburg, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.