2. BundesligaFri 16 Oct 2026 · 17:30 BSTMatchday 8

Holstein Kiel v Hertha BSC match analysis

This analysis was locked at kick-off on Fri 16 Oct 2026 and has not been changed since.

Pre-match analysis · as published

Written before kick-off

Hertha BSC are slight favourites despite the away fixture, with a 39% chance of victory against Holstein Kiel's 35%. Hertha arrive on a five-match winning run while Kiel have struggled with inconsistency, and Hertha won both recent meetings.

How the match could end · our estimate before kick-off

  • 35%Holstein Kiel win
  • 26%Draw
  • 39%Hertha BSC win

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Form · newest first

Holstein KielHolstein Kiel

Last 5: no wins, 2 draws, 3 defeats

Hertha BSCHertha BSC

Last 5: 5 wins, no draws, no defeats

Past results

From stored results before kick-off. Each figure shows how many games it covers.

Trends

  • Hertha BSC won 2 of the last 4 meetings.
  • Hertha BSC unbeaten in their last 5 away games.
  • Both teams scored in 7 of Holstein Kiel's last 10 home league games.
  • Both teams scored in 7 of Hertha BSC's last 10 away league games.

Last meetings

Meetings in the competitions Ledger covers.

4 meetings: Holstein Kiel 1, draws 1, Hertha BSC 2

Goals: Holstein Kiel 5, Hertha BSC 6

DateMatchScore
25 Apr 2026Hertha BSC v Holstein Kiel0–1
29 Nov 2025Holstein Kiel v Hertha BSC0–1
1 Mar 2024Hertha BSC v Holstein Kiel2–2
24 Sep 2023Holstein Kiel v Hertha BSC2–3

Home and away

Holstein Kiel

Holstein Kiel at home

Last 5: 1 won, 3 drawn, 1 lost

  • DrawnVfL Osnabrück19 Sep 20261–1
  • Drawn1. FC Nürnberg5 Sep 20262–2
  • DrawnFC St. Pauli14 Aug 20262–2
  • Lost1. FC Magdeburg9 May 20261–3
  • WonEintracht Braunschweig2 May 20262–0

Holstein Kiel: home league games

Last 10 league games, 90-minute score

Goals
15 scored, 14 conceded in 10
Both teams scored
7 of 10
Over 2.5 goals
6 of 10
Clean sheets
3 of 10
Hertha BSC

Hertha BSC away

Last 5: 4 won, 1 drawn, 0 lost

  • WonDynamo Dresden19 Sep 20262–1
  • WonVfL Osnabrück13 Sep 20263–1
  • WonEintracht Braunschweig28 Aug 20265–3
  • DrawnFC SaarbrückenDFB Pokal22 Aug 20261–1 PEN
  • WonVfL Bochum7 Aug 20261–0

Hertha BSC: away league games

Last 10 league games, 90-minute score

Goals
21 scored, 16 conceded in 10
Both teams scored
7 of 10
Over 2.5 goals
6 of 10
Clean sheets
2 of 10

Rest and schedule

Days since each team's last match and until its next one, in the competitions Ledger tracks. Friendlies are left out.

Holstein Kiel
Last match
7 days before9 Oct 2026 · v Eintracht Braunschweig · 2. Bundesliga
Next match
9 days after25 Oct 2026 · v Dynamo Dresden · 2. Bundesliga
Hertha BSC
Last match
5 days before11 Oct 2026 · v SpVgg Greuther Fürth · 2. Bundesliga
Next match
8 days after24 Oct 2026 · v Arminia Bielefeld · 2. Bundesliga

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Injuries and suspensions

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Published 16 Oct 2026, 16:27 BST · not changed since

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