Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 13 match between Holstein Kiel and RB Leipzig and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
RB Leipzig are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Bundesliga table, when stepping up against Holstein Kiel for a match on Saturday. Holstein Kiel no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for RB Leipzig nevertheless seems the likely outcome.
Placed 17th in the table Holstein Kiel have amassed five points after 12 matches. On 21 points, RB Leipzig rank fourth with 12 matches played this season.
Form: Holstein Kiel vs RB Leipzig
Holstein Kiel Form
Holstein Kiel endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-1 against Werder Bremen, before Mainz 05 won 0-3, while St. Pauli claimed a victory in a 3-1 match. Holstein Kiel just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Holstein Stadion. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 17 goals.
RB Leipzig Form
In their last three matches, RB Leipzig lost against Inter and Wolfsburg by 1-0 and 1-5, respectively, and beat Eintracht Frankfurt by 3-0. RB Leipzig won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored ten while also conceding eight times.
Betting stats and facts for Holstein Kiel and RB Leipzig
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Holstein Kiel and RB Leipzig. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- 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 6 of the last 8 RB Leipzig matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 RB Leipzig matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 RB Leipzig away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- RB Leipzig have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- RB Leipzig have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Holstein Kiel vs RB Leipzig
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Phil Harres, who is performing well for Holstein Kiel. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against RB Leipzig.The visitors will be looking to Willi Orban to find the net once again, after managing four Bundesliga goals for RB Leipzig in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Holstein Kiel vs RB Leipzig
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 two of the games, whilst losing six. RB Leipzig won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Holstein Kiel only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. RB Leipzig scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Holstein Kiel managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, RB Leipzig kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Holstein Kiel saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for RB Leipzig, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.