Holstein Kiel vs Freiburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th May 2025

The penultimate round of the Bundesliga season presents an interesting battle between Holstein Kiel and Freiburg. The match takes place on Saturday at Holstein Stadion.

Holstein Kiel are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Freiburg but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Holstein Kiel go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 18. That amounts to an average of 1.8 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

When it comes to goal-scoring Freiburg are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 17 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.7 goals per game. They conceded 13 goals for an average of 1.3 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four of these matches.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Holstein Kiel played against Freiburg. It finished 3-2 in a great match between the pair.

Holstein Kiel vs Freiburg Prediction

Holstein Kiel Form

Holstein Kiel recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 1-1 with RB Leipzig. Next up was a 4-3 win against Borussia Moenchengladbach, before Augsburg were defeated in 1-3 win. Holstein Kiel only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Holstein Stadion in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded 14 goals.

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.

Freiburg Form

Freiburg recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 3-2 and 0-1 against Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg, respectively. Last time out, Bayer Leverkusen ended their streak as the match finished even 2-2. Freiburg performed a very admirable four wins in six Bundesliga away matches, as well as two draws but no defeats. They scored seven times, while also conceding three goals.

Form favours Freiburg for the win a little more than prices with the bookmakers suggests. Even playing on home soil, the bookmakers have placed a little too much faith in Holstein Kiel, and we aim for the away win.

Holstein Kiel fought their way to one wins and five points from their last ten games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 16 times in these matches, but also let in 29 goals. Freiburg claimed seven wins from 16 goals scored and 11 conceded in the previous 11 encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Bundesliga. This earned them a total of 23 points. Holstein Kiel are looking at a record of six wins, seven draws and 19 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Freiburg have a record of 15 wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.

Holstein Kiel vs Freiburg Squads

Holstein Kiel Squad

Rapp will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Freiburg from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Lio Rothenhagen (0/0), Marcel Engelhardt (0/0), Thomas Daehne (0/7), Timon Weiner (0/25), Tyler Dogan (0/0), Carl Johansson (0/8), Colin Kleine-Bekel (0/0), David Zec (2/16), Dominik Javorcek (0/13), Ivan Nekic (0/0), John Tolkin (0/9), Lasse Rosenboom (1/24), Max Geschwill (1/18), Timo Becker (0/28), Andu Yobel Kelati (1/8), Armin Gigovic (5/30), Aurel Wagbe (0/0), Benedikt Pichler (1/17), Finn Porath (2/29), Lewis Holtby (0/23), Magnus Knudsen (0/29), Marco Komenda (0/19), Marko Ivezic (0/22), Marvin Schulz (0/12), Nicolai Remberg (0/31), Patrick Erras (1/10), Alexander Bernhardsson (7/17), Jann-Fiete Arp (2/23), Phil Harres (8/24), Shuto Machino (11/30), Steven Skrzybski (6/22).

Freiburg Squad

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

Florian Mueller (0/9), Jannik Huth (0/0), Noah Atubolu (0/24), Christian Guenter (2/27), Jordy Makengo (0/17), Kilian Sildillia (2/20), Lukas Kuebler (5/26), Manuel Gulde (0/0), Matthias Ginter (2/30), Max Rosenfelder (1/23), Philipp Lienhart (1/30), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (0/0), Fabian Ruedlin (0/0), Florent Muslija (0/9), Johan Manzambi (1/9), Maximilian Eggestein (2/31), Merlin Roehl (0/18), Nicolas Hoefler (0/19), Patrick Osterhage (1/29), Ritsu Doan (9/32), Vincenzo Grifo (8/32), Chukwubuike Adamu (2/23), Eren Dinkci (0/23), Lucas Hoeler (5/29), Maximilian Philipp (0/2), Michael Gregoritsch (2/19).

Holstein Kiel vs Freiburg Team News

Holstein Kiel vs Freiburg Lineups

Holstein Kiel vs Freiburg H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Saturday. Holstein Kiel enter the match against Freiburg with a 0-0-1 record in their previous one encounter. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Holstein Kiel vs Freiburg Results

In the last one match between Holstein Kiel and Freiburg, both teams to score came up one time.

Holstein Kiel vs Freiburg Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Lucas Hoeler has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Freiburg bank on him to build on these numbers against Holstein Kiel. The latter relies on Alexander Bernhardsson, who found the target five times in six games.

Holstein Kiel claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Freiburg won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Holstein Kiel on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Freiburg in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past one encounter between Holstein Kiel and Freiburg, with Holstein Kiel scoring two goals on average per game. Freiburg averaged three goals, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Holstein Kiel’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Freiburg, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.