Freiburg vs Holstein Kiel Prediction & Betting Tips (11 January)

After failing to qualify for a continental competition last year, Friborg will try to do better this year by finishing in the top 6 to return to Europe. To do this, the Black Forest club will have to step on the accelerator and regain the consistency lost during the fall. That said, in December, the Brazilians from Brigsau won 2 wins in 3 matches played against Gladbach 3-1, Hoffenheim 1-1 and Wolfsburg 3-2 before falling heavily on the field of Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 during the last daytime. In the standings, SC Friborg occupies 9th place, only 3 points behind the podium. For its part, Holstein Kiel's only ambition this season is to secure its retention as quickly as possible in the Bundesliga where it is playing its first season in its history.

The task will not be easy for this team which has only collected 8 points during the first 15 days and which is in 17th position in the ranking, 6 units from the first non-relegation place. Plunged into a very poor dynamic before the break, the Storks had lost 5 times in a row against Werder Bremen 2-1 , Mainz 0-3 , Sankt Pauli 3-1 , Leipzig 0-2 and Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-1. But before Christmas, the promoted team gave themselves a little cheer by winning quite comfortably against Augsburg 5-1.

In the recovery phase, the long-term injured Kyereh will not yet be able to appear on the match sheet. Furthermore, defenders Gulde and Schmidt, as well as the fairly important midfielder Wagner, also risk having to throw in the towel this week. Conversely, we should find the strong men of this team at kick-off. These are the Italian striker Grifo (4 goals, 7 assists) and the Japanese Doan (5 goals, 2 assists). Also watch out for the important Höler (2 goals, 3 assists). This winter, Hungarian winger Sallai (1 goal) signed up for Galatasaray.

In Kiel, young unused defender Kleine-Bekel will not be able to play this game. He is not the only one to have to give up since the much more important midfielders Schultz and Erras are also in the infirmary at the moment. Used mainly as a supersub, the Japanese striker Machino is very valuable since he scored 6 goals in the Bundesliga including a double on the last day in the same way as the striker Harres (4 goals). The young Bosnian Gigovic also shows qualities (3 goals).

• Summary: SC Freiburg is going head to head with Holstein Kiel starting on 11 Jan 2025 at 14:30 UTC at Europa-Park-Stadion stadium, Freiburg im Breisgau city, Germany. The match is a part of the Bundesliga .
• Freiburg Feedinco Rating: 6.86
• Holstein Kiel Feedinco Rating: 6.74