Our football match prediction:
Holstein Kiel
Match Time & Date:
31/10/2018
19:45 GMT
Prediction: 1-2
Freiburg
Holstein-Stadion will host Wednesday’s football match between Holstein Kiel and Freiburg, who face each other in the German Cup round 2. Holstein Kiel kicked off their DFB Pokal campaign with a 3-1 away win over 1860 Munchen and they are now determined to claim a major scalp in the second round of the prestigious cup competition. However, the 2. Bundesliga side have been having their ups and downs in the German second tier this season, which is the main reason why home win should not be considered. Freiburg, on the other hand, are brimming with confidence following a 3-1 win over Borussia M’gladbach and despite the fact that they are not regarded as good travelers, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Bundesliga team. It has to be noted that the two sides meet for the first time ever in the DFB Pokal.
Highlighted Player (Nils Petersen):
Son to a football coach, Andreas, the Freiburg striker Nils Petersen is a physical forward best known for his clinical finishing. A former Bayern Munich striker never got a chance to prove his worth with Bundesliga giants and had to take a long road to prominence which included loan spells at Werder Bremen and Freiburg, before penning a permanent deal with Die Breisaguer in 2015. Petersen’s impressive exploits during the 2017/18 season helped him get into Germany’s provisional FIFA World Cup 2018 squad although his father Andreas would argue it was his personal influence that helped Joachim Loew write his son’s name in the 23-man list. Namely, Andres Piteresen spotted the Germany manager on a beach in January and decided to ask him about his son’s chances of making it into Germany World Cup squad. Piteresen was rewarded with his senior Germany cap in an Austria friendly but unfortunately for his father missed out on the final squad for the tournament in Russia.
Highlighted Team (Freiburg):
Freiburg are a professional football club that compete in German Bundesliga. Freiburg were founded in 1904 and they welcome their rivals at Schwarzwald-Stadion. The stadium has been the home of Freiburg since 1954 and the capacity of the facility is 24,000. Die Breisgau-Brasilianer wear black and white shirts and black shorts, whilst the colour of the team’s away kit is white. Freiburg made it to the German Cup semis in the 2012/2013 DFB Pokal campaign, but their local rivals VFB Stuttgart proved to be a big catch for the Schwarzwald-Stadion outfit. After spending several years in lower leagues, Die Breisgau-Brasilianer returned to the German top flight in 2016. The likes of Levan Kobiashvili, Papiss Cisse, Sascha Rieter, Joachim Low, Zlatan Bajramovic, Mohammadaou Idrissou, Roda Antar, Sebastian Kehl, Richard Golz are the notable footballers who played for Augsburg in the past. It is well known that Joachim Low helped Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup as a coach.
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