Hertha BSC vs Holstein Kiel, 2. Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Hertha BSC vs Holstein Kiel — 2. Bundesliga at Olympiastadion.
- Hertha BSC 34 games · 51 pts (2025/26)
- Holstein Kiel 34 games · 41 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Kampka
14 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Schalke 04 34 70 2 SV 07 Elversberg 34 62 3 SC Paderborn 07 34 62 4 Hannover 96 34 60 5 SV Darmstadt 98 34 52 6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 52 7 Hertha BSC 34 51 8 1. FC Nurnberg 34 46 9 VfL Bochum 1848 34 44 10 Karlsruher SC 34 44 11 SG Dynamo Dresden 34 41 12 Holstein Kiel 34 41 13 Arminia Bielefeld 34 39 14 1. FC Magdeburg 34 39 15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 37 16 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 34 37 17 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 34 37 18 SC Preussen Munster 34 30 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Holstein Kiel H 0–1 L 19 Apr Eintracht Braunschweig A 1–1 D 11 Apr 1. FC Kaiserslautern H 0–1 L 04 Apr SG Dynamo Dresden A 1–0 W 22 Mar TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf A 5–2 W 14 Mar VfL Bochum 1848 H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Hertha BSC A 1–0 W 17 Apr 1. FC Kaiserslautern H 3–0 W 10 Apr TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf A 2–1 W 05 Apr SC Preussen Munster H 0–0 D 22 Mar VfL Bochum 1848 A 3–2 W 14 Mar 1. FC Nurnberg H 2–3 L Season Stats
Hertha BSC Holstein Kiel #7 Position #12 51 Points 41 34 Played 34 14 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 11 / 8 / 15 47 Scored 44 44 Conceded 48 +3 GD -4 1.50 PPG 1.21 41% Win % 32% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history35% Clean Sheets
Hertha BSC this season26% Clean Sheets
Holstein Kiel this seasonHertha BSC are 7th (51 pts). Holstein Kiel are 12th (41 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Hertha BSC0-151/–16-30–/–31-451/–46-601/361-75–/476+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededHolstein Kiel0-15–/116-301/–31-453/346-601/161-751/176+4/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Hertha BSC is hosting Holstein Kiel for another epic battle.
- 5' It looks surprising Hertha BSC does not make any changes. Jonas Meffert has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 6' Hertha BSC player sees a card in front of him.
- 10' A meaty challenge results in booking for Deyovaisio Zeefuik on 10.
- 15' Holstein Kiel looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Jonas Therkelsen scoring 1 goals.
- 18' The referee calls foul for Lasse Rosenboom. He receives a card.
- 23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 28' Holstein Kiel is showing some good football. However, Holstein Kiel are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 33' 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.
- 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
- 43' 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 Michal Karbownik suffering a number of foals already.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Jonas Meffert. He receives a card.
- 46' Another substitution for Holstein Kiel to replace Ikem Ugoh by Jonas Therkelsen on 46 minute.
- 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Holstein Kiel winning 50% of all matches.
- 61' Hertha BSC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
- 63' Holstein Kiel is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jonas Therkelsen on 63.
- 67' Hertha BSC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dawid Kownacki is hanging Jan Luca Schuler on the field on 67 minute.
- 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Holstein Kiel needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 75' It’s gonna be a card for Fabian Reese.
- 80' It’s a booking for Holstein Kiel player. Ivan Nekic gets a card.
- 80' Another substitution for Hertha BSC to replace Deyovaisio Zeefuik by Julian Eitschberger on 80 minute.
- 85' 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.
- 87' Hertha BSC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maurice Krattenmacher is hanging Paul Seguin on the field on 87 minute.
- 90' Holstein Kiel player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' The whistle greets Kasper Davidsen as he departs to be replaced by Stefan Schwab.
- Full Time. Holstein Kiel beats Hertha BSC
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Lineups
Hertha BSC Lineups
Starting XI
- 42
- 7
- 30
- 10
- 11
- 33
- 31
- 18
- 44
- 1
- 22
Bench
- 37
- 35
- 8
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9
Dawid Kownacki ↑ 67'
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Julian Eitschberger ↑ 80'
- 41
- 27
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Maurice Krattenmacher ↑ 87'
- 21
Coach Stefan LeitlHolstein Kiel Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 1
- 20
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8
Umut Tohumcu ↓ Frederik Roslyng 90'
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19
Phil Harres ↓ Marcus Muller 87'
- 23
- 6
- 26
- 13
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15
Kasper Davidsen ↓ Stefan Schwab 90'
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49
Ikem Ugoh ↓ Jonas Therkelsen 46'
Bench
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22
Stefan Schwab ↑ 90'
- 3
- 21
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29
Niklas Niehoff ↑ 87'
- 18
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25
Marcus Muller ↑ 87'
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Jonas Therkelsen ↑ 46'
- 43
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Frederik Roslyng ↑ 90'
Coach Tim Walter -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Haris Tabakovic 2 Jonas Therkelsen 1 Steven Skrzybski 1 Benedikt Pichler 1 Fabian Reese 1 Andreas Bouchalakis 1 Smail Prevljak 1 Finn Porath 1 Head to Head
Hertha BSC Form
Holstein Kiel Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.17 Hertha BSC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.28 Holstein Kiel xGI would bet for: Hertha BSC or Holstein Kiel 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Holstein Kiel winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.45Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Hertha BSC or Draw 63%Draw or Holstein Kiel 67%Hertha BSC or Holstein Kiel 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.9%0 – 0 10.8%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 9%1 – 2 8%2 – 1 7.3%0 – 2 6.8%2 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 4.7%1 – 3 3.4%0 – 3 2.9%3 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — Hertha BSC
Handicap Hertha BSC covers Push Holstein Kiel covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 19% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 20% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Hertha BSC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Holstein Kiel keeps clean sheet 32% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.