Holstein Kiel - Werder Bremen predictions

Holstein Kiel will have to fight an uphill battle to win this match. They are the underdogs of the matchup – though Werder Bremen don’t have a huge advantage. Still, with the 3.29 odds on a home win, things may get a bit dicey.

Though it won’t be the easiest match of their careers, Werder Bremen should be able to pull ahead for a victory. Most online bookmakers are pricing an away win at 2.15, which gives us confidence it’s the most likely outcome.

The home side is eager to bounce back from the latest Bundesliga disappointment. Holstein Kiel suffered a disappointing Heidenheim away defeat last time out and will be keen to bounce back asap. This match exposed all of their weaknesses right from the start and they need to avoid the same thing happening on Saturday.

Team from Bremen’s last game resulted in a painful home loss. The half-time draw result made sense considering they were up against Borussia M'gladbach. The second half was a bit of a debacle for Werder Bremen, though, and they lost the match 2:4.

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.

With 6 goals in their own net over the last 3 matches, Team from Bremen’s defence leaves a lot to be desired.

Holstein Kiel are in an unenviable position going into round 27. They’re on their way to relegation and the time to move up is rapidly running out. Considering the odds online bookmakers are giving them for a win, though, they have a lot of reason to worry.

We can rely on the teams’ previous meeting as a point of reference. Earlier in the season, Team from Bremen won a Bundesliga match against Holstein Kiel in a relatively close game. With that in mind, the 2.15 odds on the visitors winning make a lot of sense.

The home team’s lineup has been severely impacted by an unfortunate string of injuries. Specifically, Patrick Erras, Colin Kleine-Bekel, Max Geschwill, A. Kelati, Ivan Nekić are all away due to injury-related reasons. This makes their chances of beating the visiting side even slimmer and should be a major consideration before choosing to bet one way or the other.

An Over 3.5 Goals bet is easily the smartest choice for this fixture, consider in the teams’ respective histories. It’s a considerably more probable outcome than it seems, so the 1 odds are great value.