Holstein Kiel vs Dynamo Dresden Prediction & Betting Tips

Form guide

The wider list of results stretches back through the summer and takes in friendlies and cup ties, so it's worth zeroing in on the league matches within it. In their last six 2. Bundesliga games Dresden have won once, drawn once and lost four times, shipping 14 goals along the way. Kiel's league form over the same stretch reads four draws and two defeats, with no wins at all.

Holstein Kiel: 20 completed matches; Dynamo Dresden: 20 completed matches.

Holstein Kiel

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

29

Difference

+1

Dynamo Dresden

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

5% 1 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

54

Conceded

26

Difference

+28

Kiel have actually conceded fewer goals across those six matches than Dresden have, even though neither side has looked convincing going forward.

Neither team is carrying any real momentum into this one.

Comparative Team Statistics: Holstein Kiel vs Dynamo Dresden

Recent meetings split down the middle

Their last two league meetings have gone one apiece. Kiel won 2-1 at home in December, then Dresden returned the favour with a 2-1 win of their own in May. Older results from their third-tier days leaned more towards Dresden, but that's a long way removed from where both clubs find themselves now.

Both stuck at the bottom

The table backs up what the form suggests. Kiel are 16th with four points from six games, and Dresden sit 17th on the same points total. At this early stage, only goal difference separates them.

It's still early in the season, so this snapshot could look different in a few weeks.

Harres the key man

Kiel's P. Harres has been directly involved in six goals across his last six appearances, four goals and two assists, making him comfortably their most productive attacker in this sample. Dresden's V. Vermeij has chipped in with two assists over the same run.

Holstein Kiel:

Best scorers:

P. Harres - 4

Best assist providers:

P. Harres - 2

A. Kaprálik - 2

Penalty cards:

J. Therkelsen x 1 x 2

D. Zec x 1 x 2

Dynamo Dresden:

Best assist providers:

V. Vermeij - 2

Penalty cards:

T. Keller x 1 x 3

A few players on both sides have been picking up cards recently, Dresden's T. Keller and Kiel's J. Therkelsen and D. Zec among them, so discipline could play a part in how the game unfolds.

Whoever supplies Harres will have a big say in how Kiel's afternoon goes.

What kind of game to expect

With both sides short on wins and short on goals in the league lately, this doesn't look like a fixture built for a goal fest. Kiel's habit of drawing suggests they're awkward to break down even without winning, while Dresden's heavier defeats show they can be got at.