Hamburger vs Holstein Kiel Prediction and Betting Tips | December 3rd 2025

Hamburger will host Holstein Kiel at Volksparkstadion on Tuesday in the round of 16 of the 2025-26 DFB Pokal campaign. The hosts will be hoping to get a win over a lower division side and advance into the next round of the cup.

Hamburger were held to a draw until extra time by amateur side FK Pirmasens in the opening round, but ultimately won 2-1 before going on to secure a 1-0 win over 10-man Heidenheim in the second round. HSV have struggled to pick up points consistently this season and currently sit in 13th place in the German top flight, but will hope to make significant improvements on their return to cup action.

Kiel are having a very similar season in the Bundesliga 2 as they also sit in 13th place in the division with only four wins from 14 league games, but will still fancy their chances of advancing to the next cup round.

The visitors got a comfortable 2-0 win over amateur side Homburg in the opening round before picking up a surprise 1-0 win over 10-man VFL Wolfsburg in round two, and will be hoping to eliminate another top-division team this midweek.

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Hamburger vs Holstein Kiel Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The sides have met on 22 previous occasions going into Wednesday's cup clash. Hamburger have won seven of those games, and seven have ended in draws, while Holstein Kiel have won the remaining eight.
• Six of the last 10 editions of this fixture have ended in draws.
• The hosts have only one competitive win in this fixture since the 2007-08 season.
• The visitors have scored eight goals and kept three clean sheets across the last five editions of this fixture.
• HSV have the joint-second-worst offensive record in the Bundesliga this season with only 11 goals scored across 13 games played.
• Kiel have the joint-second-worst offensive record in the Bundesliga 2 this season with only 14 goals scored across 14 games played.

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Hamburger vs Holstein Kiel Prediction

HSV are favorites to get the win this midweek thanks to their home advantage, but they must not be complacent if they are to avoid any surprises.

Die Störche will fancy their chances of forcing the game to extra time, but will need to be at their best to achieve that.

Prediction: Hamburger 2-1 Holstein Kiel

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Hamburger vs Holstein Kiel Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Hamburger to win

Tip 2 - Goals Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Three of the visitors' last five games have featured more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes (Four of the hosts' last five games have featured both teams getting on the scoresheet)