Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel Prediction and Analysis: Taking Out Fury on the Newcomer

Latest team news for Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel

Dortmund midfielder Pascal Gross will be absent due to suspension after accumulating too many yellow cards, so Marcel Sabitzer will most likely partner Felix Nmecha in midfield.

Central defender Nico Schlotterbeck is still unavailable due to a meniscus injury and could be out until October. Dortmund's three-man defense will likely consist of Niklas Sule, Waldemar Anton, and Ramy Bensebaini.

With striker Maximilian Beier absent, Serhou Guirassy will be the main attacking threat, supported by Julian Brandt and Karim Adeyemi.

For Holstein Kiel, midfielder Armin Gigovic is suspended, but Nicolai Remberg and Magnus Knudsen are eligible to play.

Steven Skrzybski could play as an attacking midfielder behind the striker duo of Alexander Bernhardsson and Shuto Machino, due to Andu Yobel Kelati's injury.

Manager Rapp will be without central defenders Colin Kleine-Bekel, Ivan Nekic, Marco Komenda, and Patrick Erras due to injury. The trio of Timo Becker, Carl Johansson, and David Zec are likely to be chosen to start in defense.

Latest predicted lineups for Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel

Borussia Dortmund:
Kobel; Sule, Anton, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Svensson; Brandt, Adeyemi; Guirassy

Holstein Kiel:
Dahle; Becker, Johansson, Zec; Rosenboom, Remberg, Knudsen, Tolkin; Skrzybski; Bernhardsson, Machino

Latest football match prediction: Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel

Dortmund won 4-2 against Bayer Leverkusen on May 11th, and despite creating just over 1 xG and two clear chances, they were incredibly efficient, with 5 of their 13 touches in the penalty area resulting in goals.

The yellow-and-black team has scored 19 goals in their last 6 matches, although they have also conceded 9 goals in the same series.

Coach Niko Kovac will guarantee a Champions League spot if Freiburg fail to beat Eintracht Frankfurt (currently third) and Dortmund win. If Freiburg lose, a draw would still be enough for Dortmund to finish in the top four.

Currently, Dortmund are only 3 points ahead of Mainz 05 (ranked 6th) and RB Leipzig (7th), but their goal difference of +17 is 5 goals better than Mainz and 11 goals better than Leipzig – a clear advantage in the race to the finish line.

Dortmund entered the weekend's match with a run of five consecutive wins – a very impressive run of form, especially considering they had only won five of their previous 12 games.

At their home ground, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund also played exceptionally well with 4 consecutive wins, scoring a total of 13 goals and conceding only 4.

Meanwhile, Holstein Kiel took an early lead against Freiburg in the 24th minute of the previous round, but allowed their opponents to turn the game around and beat them 1-2 after just 58 minutes. After that, they only managed one shot on target in the remainder of the match, in injury time of the second half.

This defeat officially relegated Holstein Kiel. With 49 goals scored and 77 goals conceded, they had the seventh worst attack and the worst defense in the Bundesliga this season.

Nevertheless, they caused a shock by beating Dortmund 4-2 in the first leg on January 14th. Notably, Kiel's defense only allowed Dortmund to create one clear-cut chance in that match.

Recently, Kiel have won 2 of their last 3 matches and lost only 1 of their last 4. They are also unbeaten in their last 3 away games – drawing 2 – and if they score at Signal Iduna Park, they will become the 11th team in Bundesliga history to score in every away game in a single season.

Latest Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kielas follows:

• Sportsmole:Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Holstein Kiel

• WhoScore:Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Holstein Kiel
• Our newspaper predicts:Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Holstein Kiel

When and where can I watch Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel live?

To watch the Borussia Dortmund vs Holstein Kiel match live in the Bundesliga at 8:30 PM on May 17th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.

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