Holstein Kiel vs Bayern Munich Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 German Bundesliga
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Bayern Munich will be expected to maintain their 100% start to the season under Vincent Kompany by beating newly promoted Holstein Kiel, who have suffered a tough start to life back in the Bundesliga.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Saturday September 14th 2024: UK – 5:30pm / US ET – 12:30pm / US PT – 9:30am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
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HOLSTEIN KIEL PREVIEW: STILL NO POINTS FOR HOLSTEIN SINCE TOP FLIGHT RETURN
Whilst Holstein Kiel have at least shown that they are capable of scoring goals, they are facing formidable opposition consistently and their squad are still getting to grips with such a challenge. After losing a thriller away to Hoffenheim, they were beaten by Wolfsburg most recently, who expertly reminded Holstein the realities of life in the Bundesliga.
It doesn’t get any easier for the newly promoted side with the assortment of Bayern superstars set to descend upon their home turf here and anything less than their best performance could see them badly beaten.
BAYERN MUNICH PREVIEW: TOP SPOT UP FOR GRABS DEPENDING ON RESULTS ELSEWHERE
Bayern Munich proved far more defensively sound against Freiburg than they were vs Wolfsburg, although home advantage may have played a part in that. The Rekordmeister were 2-0 winners over Julian Schuster’s side at the Allianz Arena, with a Harry Kane penalty breaking the deadlock before Thomas Muller’s second half goal sealed the points.
Now commences a busy period for Bayern with Champions League football set to complement their Bundesliga commitments. However, with the squad that they possess, Bayern have no excuse not to manage their way through it.
HOLSTEIN KIEL TEAM NEWS: KELATI AND SKRZYBSKI BOTH DOUBTFUL
Holstein Kiel could be with Steven Skrzybski for the visit of Bayern, with the striker suffering from a calf injury, whilst Andu Kelati could also miss out as he tried to recover in time following a knee injury.
PREDICTED XI: (3-5-2): Weiner; Johansson, Erras, Komenda; Becker, Remberg, Holtby, Knudsen, Puchacz; Machino, Bernhardsen
UNAVAILABLE: Kleine-Bekel (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Kelati (Injured), Skrzybski (Injured)
BAYERN MUNICH TEAM NEWS: SANE LIKELY TO START ON THE BENCH
Back to full fitness, Leroy Sane is unlikely to be thrown in from the start by Vincent Kompany, instead the winger should be among the substitutes with Michael Olise starting again. After his goal against Freiburg, the experienced Muller could start on this occasion.
PREDICTED XI: (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Kimmich, Kim, Upamecano, Guerreiro; Pavlovic, Palhinha; Olise, Muller, Musiala; Kane
UNAVAILABLE: Buchmann (Injured), Ibrahimovic (Injured), Ito (Injured), Peretz (Injured), Stanisic (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
HOLSTEIN KIEL VS BAYERN MUNICH PREDICTION
Bayern Munich have no room for error here, but the expectation is that we won’t see any from them. They are a far stronger team and the visitors should enjoy plenty of control against an opposition lacking confidence and still struggling with the demands of top flight football. Provided Bayern take a selection of the numerous chances that should come their way, then there is no reason why they can’t win this game comprehensively.
HOLSTEIN KIEL VS BAYERN MUNICH TIP: BAYERN MUNICH TO WIN WITH -1 HANDICAP
