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Holstein Kiel vs Hamburger SV Prediction & Betting tips
At the season opener gave Holstein Kiel the Hamburg sports club a little lesson and won the Volksparkstadion quite surprising with 3: 0. After the problematic start to the new season, the HSV but was properly reorganized and was last weekend even the autumn championship for themselves. At least since the change of coach in mid-October, the team of head coach Hannes Wolf is clearly on a career ascent and wants to return to the start of the season now, of course, the revenge on Kiel. However, this task could prove difficult, because the storks are difficult to beat at home regularly. Because similar to last season Holstein is again in the race for the promotion relegation place and has already offered the one or the other favorites in the Holstein Stadium.
Regardless of the HSV against Kiel is slightly favored by the odds of bookmakers. Here we give to bear in mind that the previous away opponents of the Hamburger are all located only in the second half of the table. Kiel, however, had in the same period, including the 1st FC Cologne and the SC Freiburg (DFB Cup) as a guest and lost none of the two games. We therefore recommend a tip for a draw in Kiel against HSV. The odds for matching bets are 3.5 and should be played with a cautious bet.
Kiel:
The previous year’s third of the 2nd Bundesliga is preparing to build on the excellent performance of the last season. Currently, the coach coached by head coach Tim Walter Elf with a record of seven wins, six draws and four defeats, a goal difference of +7 and 27 points in fifth place again. While the gap to league leaders HSV has already risen to ten points, the promotion relegation place is within striking distance with only four points ahead. After the surprising home defeat against Arminia Bielefeld last weekend, it is for the storks, on Sunday to avoid another bankruptcy and not to lose the connection. Against the strongest defensive of the 2nd Bundesliga, however, in particular the offensive of the Kiel will be required, which belongs with a total of 31 goals to the three strongest of all second division.
Until a week ago, the storks in the Holstein Stadium were unbeaten. In the constant change it was for Kiel from draw to victory. Initially, the weakest opponents could be defeated, while it only regularly drew against the top teams of the league. In the DFB Pokal then scored against the SC Freiburg a convincing 2-1 victory, after the storks had previously fought the 1st FC Cologne and fetched a 1-1 draw. The first home defeat had to accept the Walter-Elf but then last weekend. After seven previously unbeaten games in series Kiel never really came into the game in a varied game against Arminia Bielefeld and lost in the end earned 1: 2.
HSV:
After the first descent in club history, the Hamburg sports club is in the meantime again on a direct route to the German upper house. With a record of eleven wins, four draws and only two defeats, a goal difference of +8 and 37 points secured the team of chief coach Hannes Wolf a week ago, the autumn championship. While the advantage over the toughest pursuer is only one point, the lead in third place has already been increased to six points. Under Wolf, who took over the HSV on 23 October, the Hamburg celebrated across all seven victories and a draw. Nevertheless, the offense with the total of only 24 goals still has a lot of catching up to do, because equal to eight teams from the top half of the table have already met more often. The defensive, however, is one of the measures of the day and last allowed on average only one goal per game.
The shape of the hamburger is quite impressive. Away from this, however, this takes another dimension, as HSV managed to win seven out of the eight away games, and only in the match against SpVgg Greuther Fürth were the points shared. Subsequently, the sports club won against Darmstadt (1: 2), Magdeburg (0: 1), Aue (1: 3), Ingolstadt (1: 2) and most recently Duisburg (1: 2). It is striking, however, that the latter teams are all located in the second half of the table and should have been for a self-proclaimed promotion favorites nothing but a compulsory task. The upcoming opponent, however, should be another challenge, which is why between Kiel and HSV bets on the away win at odds of 2.1 should be played at least cautiously.
Holstein Kiel vs Hamburger SV head to head matches
03.08.18 2BUN Hamburger SV Holstein Kiel 0 : 3
19.07.17 CF Holstein Kiel Hamburger SV 5 : 3
24.03.16 CF Holstein Kiel Hamburger SV 1 : 2
14.07.12 CF Holstein Kiel Hamburger SV 1 : 1
05.08.07 POK Holstein Kiel Hamburger SV 0 : 5