Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel — Bundesliga at Signal Iduna Park.
- Borussia Dortmund 34 games · 73 pts (2025/26)
- Holstein Kiel 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Harm Osmers
- Assistant 1 Dominik Schaal
- Assistant 2 Guido Kleve
21 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 34 89 2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73 3 RB Leipzig 34 65 4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62 5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61 6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59 7 SC Freiburg 34 47 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44 9 FC Augsburg 34 43 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40 11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39 12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38 13 Hamburger SV 34 38 14 1. FC Koln 34 32 15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32 16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29 17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26 18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Holstein Kiel H 3–0 W 11 May Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 4–2 W 03 May VfL Wolfsburg H 4–0 W 26 Apr TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 3–2 W 20 Apr Borussia Monchengladbach H 3–2 W 15 Apr FC Barcelona H 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Borussia Dortmund A 0–3 L 10 May SC Freiburg H 1–2 L 04 May FC Augsburg A 3–1 W 26 Apr Borussia Monchengladbach H 4–3 W 19 Apr RB Leipzig A 1–1 D 12 Apr FC St. Pauli 1910 H 1–2 L Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history44% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Borussia Dortmund0-152/116-30–/–31-453/246-601/–61-751/–76+5/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Signal Iduna Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 3' Sehrou Guirassy puts Borussia Dortmund on the lead.
- 8' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 9' The referee calls foul for Carl Johansson. He receives a card.
- 14' Holstein Kiel started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 14.
- 19' It looks surprising Holstein Kiel does not make any changes. Timo Becker has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 29' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Finn Porath suffering a number of foals already.
- 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Holstein Kiel that had 275 games and scored 168 goals.
- 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 46' It is a substitution in Holstein Kiel team. Lewis Holtby is replaced by Magnus Knudsen on 46 minute.
- 47' What a strike from Marcel Sabitzer! The score is 2-0.
- 52' Holstein Kiel seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 56' It’s gonna be a card for Karim Adeyemi.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ramy Bensebaini, as he is very good at scoring at Signal Iduna Park with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
- 66' Borussia Dortmund is showing some good football. However, Borussia Dortmund are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 69' Holstein Kiel manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Finn Porath is hanging Shuto Machino on the field on 69 minute.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Carney Chukwuemeka. He replaces Karim Adeyemi on 71 minute.
- 73' GOAL! Felix Kalu Nmecha scores on 73. Assisted by Daniel Svensson
- 78' Phil Harres is replacing Alexander Bernhardsson for the Holstein Kiel side.
- 79' Emre Can has so much to prove this time. He replaces Niklas Sule on 79 minute.
- 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carl Johansson made 2 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 85' Jamie Bynoe-Gittens is replacing Julian Brandt for the Borussia Dortmund side.
- 87' Borussia Dortmund receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
- 87' The supporters are chanting for Marko Ivezic. He replaces Timo Becker on 87 minute.
- 90' Marcel Sabitzer is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Borussia Dortmund players.
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Lineups
Borussia Dortmund Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Niklas Sule ↓ Emre Can 79'
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- 20
- 9
- 26
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Felix Kalu Nmecha ↓ Gio Reyna 79'
- 27
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Bench
- 33
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Emre Can ↑ 79'
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Gio Reyna ↑ 79'
- 2
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Carney Chukwuemeka ↑ 71'
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Jamie Bynoe-Gittens ↑ 85'
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Julien Duranville ↑ 85'
Coach Niko KovaćHolstein Kiel Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
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Lewis Holtby ↓ Magnus Knudsen 46'
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Shuto Machino ↓ Finn Porath 69'
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Timo Becker ↓ Marko Ivezic 87'
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- 5
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- 11
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Bench
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- 15
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Magnus Knudsen ↑ 46'
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Finn Porath ↑ 69'
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Max Geschwill ↑ 46'
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Phil Harres ↑ 78'
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Marko Ivezic ↑ 87'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gio Reyna 4 Jude Bellingham 2 Marcel Sabitzer 1 Sehrou Guirassy 1 Marco Reus 1 Felix Kalu Nmecha 1 Thorgan Hazard 1 Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 1 Head to Head
Borussia Dortmund Form
2025-05-17 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 Holstein Kiel W 2025-05-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund W 2025-05-03 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2025-04-26 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–3 Borussia Dortmund W 2025-04-20 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2025-04-15 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 FC Barcelona WHolstein Kiel Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.14 Borussia Dortmund xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 Holstein Kiel xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Borussia Dortmund to win 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Borussia Dortmund winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.22Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 40% 60% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Borussia Dortmund or Draw 83%Draw or Holstein Kiel 39%Borussia Dortmund or Holstein Kiel 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Borussia Dortmund win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.1%2 – 1 9.5%2 – 0 9.1%1 – 0 8%3 – 1 6.8%3 – 0 Actual0 – 0 5.5%2 – 2 5.1%1 – 2 4.8%3 – 2 3.7%4 – 1 3.7%0 – 1 3.7%Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund
Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push Holstein Kiel covers -2.5 20% — 80% -2 20% 18% 62% -1.5 38% — 62% -1 38% 22% 40% -0.5 60% — 40% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 11% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet 35% ✗Holstein Kiel keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

