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2. Bundesliga · Matchweek 17

Holstein Kiel

HOL

Bochum

BOC

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Holstein Kiel35%
Draw30%
Bochum35%

Expected goals

1.21 – 1.19

Over 2.5

43%

Both to score

50%

Fair handicap

0.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 1113.2%
  • 1011.1%
  • 0111.0%
  • 0010.5%
  • 217.8%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

53%Possession55%
40%Territory37%
35%From set plays26%
0.10Chance quality0.09
4.9%Directness4.9%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Holstein Kiel, 3 for Bochum. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 27 of 45 matches, not the full season.