Augsburg vs Holstein Kiel Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Augsburg have been much-improved in the last few months but are drifting away from the European spots as they take on a Holstein Kiel side still fighting for their lives at the bottom.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 4th May, 2025: UK – 2:30pm / US ET – 9:30am / US PT – 6:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – ESPN+
Augsburg Preview: Mid-table Augsburg
Augsburg have flirted with a push for the top six and the European spots in the second-half of the season with a much-improved defensive record. That improvement has seen German-English goalkeeper Finn Dahmen now linked with a move to Leeds United.
The Bavarians have endured a return to some fairly inconsistent form, though, with a 2-0 loss away to Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena last weekend meaning that they have now managed just one victory in their last five Bundesliga matches.
Holstein Kiel Preview: Fight for survival
Following their promotion to the top-flight last season, Holstein Kiel have been competitive throughout the campaign as they begin the third-to-last match day of the campaign sitting just inside the bottom two and the automatic relegation places but with a chance of survival.
The visitors have themselves a chance with an impressive and dramatic 4-3 defeat of Borussia Monchengladbach at the Holstein-Stadion last weekend thanks to a Shuto Machino winner in second-half stoppage-time.
Augsburg Team News: A few issues
Augsburg have a couple concerns for this one with the latest being that Noahkai Banks is a doubt, whilst Reece Oxford remains sidelined due to long-COVID alongside the injured Yusuf Kabadayi.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Dahmen; Matsima, Gouweleeuw, Zesiger; Wolf, Jakic, Onyeka, Giannoulis; Rexhbecaj, Claude-Maurice; Essende
Unavailable: Oxford (Illness), Kabadayi (Injured)
Questionable: Banks (Injured)
Holstein Kiel Team News: Ivezic suspended
Holstein Kiel defender Marko Ivezic is unavailable for Holstein Kiel this weekend as he is missing through suspension, whilst the likes of Colin Kleine-Bekel and Andu Kelati are confirmed injury absentees.
Predicted XI (3-4-1-2): Dahne; Becker, Zec, Johansson; Rosenboom, Gigovic, Remberg, Knudsen; Skrzybski; Bernhardsson, Machino
Unavailable: Kleine-Bekel (Injured), Ivezic (Suspended), Komenda (Injured), Kelati (Injured)
Questionable: Tolkin (Injured), Holtby (Injured), Erras (Concussion), Nekic (Injured)
Augsburg vs Holstein Kiel Prediction
Augsburg do appear to now be coasting towards the end of the season after an excellent run of form in the opening couple of months of this season. They now take on a Holstein Kiel side that have given themselves a chance of survival with some real fight throughout the last couple of weeks and they have done so with quite an adventurous and attacking style of football. Siding with the more motivated visitors would appear the way to go for this one.
Augsburg vs Holstein Kiel Tip: Double chance – Holstein Kiel to win or draw
