Bayer Leverkusen vs Holstein Kiel Prediction & Picks - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 10/3/24, 9:30 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 10/4/24 at 9:24 AM in Bundesliga Picks

Bayer Leverkusen host Holstein Kiel at the Bay Arena on Matchday 6 of the Bundesliga. Reigning German champions Bayer Leverkusen have made a decent start to the season, picking up 10 points from a possible 15. In 5 games, Xabi Alonso's men have recorded 3 wins over Monchengladbach (3-2), Hoffenheim (4-1) and Wolfsburg (4-2). The only hiccup of the campaign came against Leipzig, with a 3-2 defeat at home. Last weekend, on Matchday 5, they managed to pick up an important point from their trip to the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich (1-1).

Unsurprisingly, the visitors are off to a rocky start to the season, having already lost 4 of their last 5 league games. Setbacks against Hoffenheim (3-2), Wolfsburg (2-0), Bayern Munich (6-1) and Frankfurt (4-2). The only bright spot in the early part of the season was an 89th-minute equalizer at Bochum. With just 1 point from a possible 15, Holstein Kiel are unsurprisingly bottom of the Bundesliga. In their historic first Bundesliga campaign, Marcel Rapp's players will have to rise to the challenge of a much higher level of competition if they are to maintain their place in the German top flight.