Holstein Kiel – Stuttgart. Forecast, announcement for the match of the 1/4 finals of the German Cup

On Wednesday, February 4, the 1/4 final match of the German Cup will take place between “Holstein Kiel” and “Stuttgart”. The game will start at 21:45 Kyiv time.

Holstein Kiel

The season of the second Bundesliga is not going too well for the team. After 20 rounds, the club has 24 points on its balance sheet, thanks to which it is currently in 11th place in the tournament table. Holstein Kiel is only 4 points away from the relegation zone, and 14 points behind the playoff zone.

In the German Cup, the club knocked out “Homburg”, “Wolfsburg” and “Hamburg”, thanks to which it reached the quarterfinals.

Stuttgart

But the “Swabians” are doing much better. In 20 rounds of the Bundesliga, the club managed to score 39 points, which so far allows it to be in the 4th position of the tournament table. However, the distance from the leader, “Bavaria”, is already very large – 12 points. In the German Cup, the current winners of the tournament defeated Braunschweig, Mainz and Bochum.

In the Europa League, the Germans scored 15 points and took the 11th place in the overall standings, which will allow them to play in the playoffs of the competition.

Personal meetings

The last time the clubs played each other was in the last season of the Bundesliga. Then 1 game ended with the victory of “Stuttgart”, and the other – a draw.

Interesting facts

• In the last 5 away matches, “Stuttgart” won 4 times and lost 1 time.
• “Holstein Kiel” kept a clean sheet in only 1/9 of the previous matches.
• “Stuttgart” scored first in 4/5 previous matches.

Forecast

Taking into account the good attacking form of “Stuttgart” and the problems in the defense of “Holstein Kiel”, I will bet on the total more than 2.5 (with a coefficient of 1.57 according to the BC betking line).