Holstein Kiel vs Wolfsburg Prediction & Betting Tips - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 31/08/2024, 01:24  by Daniel Ngulu in Bundesliga Predictions

Two sides that suffered opening day losses in the Bundesliga meet, as Holstein Kiel hosts Wolfsburg on Saturday. Die Störche hope for a home win against a more accomplished Die Wölfe on Match Day 2. Read on for our prediction.

Holstein Kiel’s Bundesliga debut had promising flashes but a 3-2 defeat means it wasn’t the ideal start. Andu Kelati’s late red card soured their day but scoring twice is a positive to take into the next game.

Holstein Kiel’s season started with a 3-2 win at Alemannia Aachen in the DFB Pokal. There too, they had to come from behind and they may want to start taking control of their matches.

The last time they faced Wolfsburg was in the 2019 promotion/relegation playoff, where they lost 4-1 on aggregate. To rise in the league, Marcel Rapp’s team has to defend better as a complement to their attacking abilities.

Wolfsburg’s two previous meetings with Holstein Kiel returned two wins. The visitors target the same as they head into this match. Their league campaign also started in defeat as they led but slipped at home to Bayern Munich.

There will be a lot of positives to take off their 3-2 loss at home but capitulating late in the game is a concern. Lovro Majer’s second half brace momentarily lifted Wolfsburg but all that counted for little in the end.

Ralph Hasenhüttl’s team has now lost three straight league matches. In picking their pieces, Wolfsburg will want to start building from their impressive scoring form. They failed to score just twice in the last 11 matches but have only four clean sheets in 28 matches.