Eintracht Braunschweig vs Holstein Kiel — Tips & Analysis

Under 3.25: Kiel have forgotten how to score away from home, and that is the best reason to expect a quiet night. Their three away league games this season brought two goals in total: 0-1 at Heidenheim, 0-2 at Magdeburg and 2-2 at Darmstadt. Kiel are missing bodies for this one as well. David Zec is suspended, and Moritz Reimers, Frederik Roslyng and Lasse Rosenboom are all injured. Kiel sit 16th on four points with no win in their last five league games, and their games have averaged almost 3 goals. Braunschweig are in no better shape. They have taken one point from four league games and lost 8 of their last 13. They score more than a goal a game and let in 2 a game. They are short at the back too, with Robin Heusser and Frederik Jaekel out and two more defenders doubtful. Both teams sit on four points and both look short of ideas. A 1-1 is the fair read. Kiel should see more of the ball and get one, Braunschweig should answer, and neither looks able to turn it into a flood. Two goals in a game keeps us well clear. The worry is the pattern around this game. 7 of Braunschweig's last 13 games had 3 or more goals, and the last 13 meetings between these two averaged just over 3 goals. A patched-up home back line can get opened up more than once. We still think two blunt attacks keep this low.