German 2.Bundesliga
2025-10-19 - Nurnberg vs Holstein Kiel
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; Germany: 2.Bundesliga
Max Morlock Stadion – Nurnberg
Sunday, 19th October 2025 - kickoff 13:30 CET
Nurnberg
Nurnberg started showing some signs of improvement after their dismal 2.Bundesliga start. They won twice in their last three matches, including a 2-3 victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf in their most recent game.
Those first two wins of the season restored some of their shaken confidence, but Nürnberg still sits just above the relegation zone.
Goals have been consistent in their games, with all of their last four 2.Bundesliga games ending with three or more goals scored.
Coach Miroslav Klose will miss one important player for this match. Finnish international and defensive midfielder Adam Markhiev, who has been the standout player this season since joining the club last summer, sustained an injury while on international duty with Finland.
Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel still searches for consistency. They are a decent mid-table side, but their performances dropped in the weeks leading up to the international break.
Holstein Kiel failed to win their last two league games, losing 1-0 to SV Elversberg and drawing their last match 1-1 against SV Darmstadt 98. Still, those two winless games were against the top two sides at the table, so now they can bounce back against one of their peers from the bottom half.
Holstein Kiel have beaten Nurnberg four times in their last six duels, losing twice. Interestingly, they hammered them 0-4 in Nürnberg in their most recent duel played in April 2024.
The Betting Verdict
Holstein Kiel is a slightly better team overall, but Nürnberg has improved recently.
This game could go either way, which makes it a bit difficult to predict the outcome, but goals should happen in both nets.
Take both teams to score in a highly competitive match.
The Pick :
Nurnberg 2-1 Holstein Kiel
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take both teams to score: YES at odds of 1.62 at Bet365
