Holstein Kiel - Stuttgart predictions

The game is heavily lopsided in the visitors’ favour – for instance, most bookies are offering 5.94 odds on a home win. The hosts are no doubt in a difficult situation and don’t have much hope of overcoming Stuttgart.

Stuttgart are expected to have no hiccups going past Holstein Kiel in this match and betting odds offered by the world’s top bookmakers are there to confirm it.

Holstein Kiel’s victory in the previous round caught everyone by surprise. At the odds of 5.99 in an away game against Union Berlin , no-one expected much from them – but they snagged a lead in the first half and didn’t let up until the bitter end, resulting in an important 0:1 victory.

Not even the most ardent of Stuttgart supporters had much hope that the squad will manage to win in the previous round, with bookies pricing that outcome at 1.71. The tie score at halftime and the home-field advantage gave them some hope at first, but they ended up recording a 1:3 defeat by the end.

Holstein Kiel tend to concede quite a lot when playing at home, strangely enough. For example, the ball ended up in their net more than 5 times over the course of their latest 3 home games.

It’s easy to spot a certain trend when looking over Stuttgart’s recent history – and not in a good way. Their latest appearances were marked by a high concession rate. For example, their previous 3 matches featured more than 5 conceded goals.

Stuttgart were the winners in the first match these two squads played, which happened earlier in the season. It was a rather narrow victory, but they’re still expected to triumph this Saturday despite playing as the away team.

Both teams will have to play with an above-average number of injures. Patrick Erras, Colin Kleine-Bekel, Ivan Nekić are unavailable for the hosts. Conversely, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Leonidas Stergiou, Nikolas Nartey, El Toure will not be able to play on the visiting side. The odds still favour Stuttgart, though.

Based on both teams’ previous performances, an Over 2.5 Goals bet is very likely to win. The returns are somewhat limited at the odds of 1.48, but it’s still an incredibly safe bet.