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Holstein Kiel vs. Wolfsburg – Prediction, Team News, Lineups

Preview

Holstein Kiel will host Wolfsburg in the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday, January 31st, 2023. The match will be played at the Holstein-Stadion in Kiel, Germany and is scheduled to start at 8:00 PM CET.

Holstein Kiel

Holstein Kiel is a German professional football club based in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. The club was founded in 1900 and currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.

Form

• Holstein Kiel has won two of their last five matches.
• They have lost two of their last five matches.
• They have drawn one of their last five matches.

Team News

• Holstein Kiel will be without injured defender Simon Lorenz.
• Midfielder Jonas Sterner is also a doubt for the match.

Predicted Lineup

• Aris-Jacob Bertrand
• Marco Komenda
• Patrick Erras
• Stefan Thesker
• Noah Awuku
• Marvin Obuz
• Fiete Arp
• Marcel Benger
• Fabian Reese
• Steven Skrzybski
• Benedikt Pichler

Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg is a German professional football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club was founded in 1945 and currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system.

Form

• Wolfsburg has won two of their last five matches.
• They have lost two of their last five matches.
• They have drawn one of their last five matches.

Team News

• Wolfsburg will be without injured defender Maxence Lacroix.
• Midfielder Aster Vranckx is also a doubt for the match.

Predicted Lineup

• Koen Casteels
• Ridle Baku
• Micky van de Ven
• Jannick Gerhardt
• Paulo Otávio
• Josuha Guilavogui
• Renato Steffen
• Yannick Gerhardt
• Lukas Nmecha
• Patrick Wimmer
• Omar Marmoush

Prediction

Holstein Kiel is a solid team, but Wolfsburg is the better team on paper. The Wolves have more quality in their squad and should be able to win this match. However, Holstein Kiel has home advantage and will be looking to cause an upset.

Our prediction is that Wolfsburg will win the match 2-1.

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