Where the money is
How much money is actually on each selection, next to what the price says it should be. A gap is not a tip — it just means the crowd and the book disagree.
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**Hoffenheim rolls into Kiel as Cup favourites — but Holstein are peaking at exactly the right time.** 🔥 The visitors have demolished everyone in their path lately (6 goals in their last two), while the hosts sit on a tidy 2-2-1 run and just spanked Dynamo Dresden 3-0 at home.
Hoffenheim's away form is pristine, and they've won every single meeting between these two. But Kiel's got momentum and a packed stadium behind them — plus Hoffenheim are nursing three injuries to key players.
Key storylines:
- **Hoffenheim's attack** (Conté, Daghim, Lemperle) has been clinical in recent weeks, but **Holstein's home record** is genuinely scary right now.
- **Kiel's midfield engine** with **Meffert** and **Balzi** will need to boss the middle to frustrate the visitors.
- **Hoffenheim's injury list** (Hajdari, N. D. Cat, Wimmer out) could blunt their usual attacking width.
Expected lineups:
- **Holstein Kiel**: T. Weiner, H. Sekine, D. Zec, L. Parduzi, J. Meffert, G. Balzi, K. Davidsen, A. Kaprálik, P. Harres
- **TSG Hoffenheim**: O. Baumann, V. Coufal, O. Kabak, B. Conté, A. Daghim, T. Lemperle
Prediction:
**Holstein 1-2 Hoffenheim.** Kiel will make it tight and grab a goal, but Hoffenheim's firepower edges it on the road. 📍
Our calls before kick-off, and how they went.
A confidence, not a tip. We do not claim these beat the bookmakers' price — the odds are short precisely because the outcome is likely.
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