Holstein Kiel vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Holstein Kiel vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at Holstein-Stadion.
- Holstein Kiel 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniel Schlager
- Assistant 1 Sven Waschitzki
- Assistant 2 Arno Blos
21 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 22 Feb Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–2 L 16 Feb Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–3 L 09 Feb VfL Bochum 1848 H 2–2 D 01 Feb FC Bayern Munchen A 3–4 L 24 Jan VfL Wolfsburg A 2–2 D 18 Jan TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Feb Holstein Kiel A 2–0 W 15 Feb FC Bayern Munchen H 0–0 D 08 Feb VfL Wolfsburg A 0–0 D 05 Feb 1. FC Koln H 3–2 W 02 Feb TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 3–1 W 29 Jan AC Sparta Praha H 2–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen0-152/216-302/131-454/346-602/161-752/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Holstein Kiel and Bayer 04 Leverkusen has kicked off!
- 5' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 9' GOAL! Patrik Schick scores on 9. Assisted by Amine Adli
- 12' The referee shows Holstein Kiel player a card on 12.
- 17' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Magnus Knudsen made 2 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 24' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Zec on 24.
- 29' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Nordi Mukiele has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 34' 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.
- 39' It’s high time Xabi Alonso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 44' 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 Andu Yobel Kelati suffering a number of foals already.
- 45' Goal! Amine Adli scores his 33 goal in 418 matches.
- 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marko Ivezic, as he is very good at scoring at Holstein-Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 63' Time for substitution for Holstein Kiel. Shuto Machino is replaced by Jann-Fiete Arp.
- 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 70' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Amine Adli is replaced by Emiliano Buendia on 70 minute.
- 75' Holstein Kiel player sees a card in front of him.
- 75' Another change for Holstein Kiel made on 75 minute. Armin Gigovic leaves to be changed by Andu Yobel Kelati.
- 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Piero Hincapie on 78.
- 78' Another substitution for Holstein Kiel to replace Dominik Javorcek by Max Geschwill on 78 minute.
- 82' It’s a booking for Holstein Kiel player. Marco Komenda gets a card.
- 83' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Patrik Schick departs to be replaced by Victor Boniface.
- 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Holstein Kiel.
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Lineups
Holstein Kiel Lineups
3-1-4-2Starting XI
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18
Shuto Machino ↓ Jann-Fiete Arp 63'
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24
Magnus Knudsen ↓ Lewis Holtby 63'
- 3
- 33
- 37
- 22
- 19
- 23
- 6
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26
David Zec ↓ Timo Becker 63'
Bench
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10
Lewis Holtby ↑ 63'
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20
Jann-Fiete Arp ↑ 63'
- 31
- 15
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17
Timo Becker ↑ 63'
- 21
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14
Max Geschwill ↑ 78'
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16
Andu Yobel Kelati ↑ 75'
Coach Marcel RappBayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 34
- 4
- 8
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14
Patrik Schick ↓ Victor Boniface 83'
- 20
- 12
- 30
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21
Amine Adli ↓ Emiliano Buendia 70'
- 17
- 10
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Bench
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16
Emiliano Buendia ↑ 70'
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23
Nordi Mukiele ↑ 83'
- 7
- 24
- 5
- 25
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22
Victor Boniface ↑ 83'
- 13
Coach Xabi Alonso -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jonas Hofmann 1 Victor Boniface 1 Jann-Fiete Arp 1 Max Geschwill 1 Patrik Schick 1 Amine Adli 1 Head to Head
Holstein Kiel Form
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2025-02-22 Holstein Kiel 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2025-02-15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 FC Bayern Munchen D 2025-02-08 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2025-02-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 1. FC Koln W 2025-02-02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2025-01-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 AC Sparta Praha W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.99 Holstein Kiel xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.47 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.46Actual: 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 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Holstein Kiel or Draw 55%Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 74%Holstein Kiel or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%0 – 1 11.5%0 – 0 10.7%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 8.8%1 – 0 7.4%2 – 1 5.9%2 – 2 4.4%1 – 3 4.4%0 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4.1%2 – 3 2.3%Asian Handicap — Holstein Kiel
Handicap Holstein Kiel covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 6% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 15% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 23% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 14% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Holstein Kiel keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet 38% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

