Bayern Munich vs FC Koln Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th April 2024

FC Koln go up against Bayern Munich this coming Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at Allianz Arena.

Bayern Munich approach round 29 as number 2 in the Bundesliga table with 60 points on their account so far. With 28 rounds behind them, FC Koln have amassed 22 points, placing them as number 17 in the standings.

Bayern Munich took down FC Koln in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Saturday.

Before their upcoming match in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich are performing absolutely brilliant, when it comes to goal scoring. In the past ten outings, they performed a formidable average of 2.7 goals per game. An awe-inspiring total of 27 goals. They let 20 goals slip in, which creates an average of two per game. During this run they fought their way to zero clean sheets.

FC Koln are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while FC Koln claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.6 goals per match.

Bayern Munich had a good reading on FC Koln in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 1-0, respectively.

Bayern Munich vs FC Koln Prediction

Bayern Munich Form

A single point is all Bayern Munich have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-2 and 3-2 against Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Arsenal. Bayern Munich managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 14 goals and conceded six times.

FC Koln Form

FC Koln gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 1-5 against RB Leipzig, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Augsburg. Their latest match brought a 2-1 win in their encounter with Bochum. FC Koln didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed five draws, while suffering one defeats. They conceded nine and scored seven goals themselves.

Anything but a home win for Bayern Munich will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely FC Koln could be in for a hammering.

Bayern Munich scored 52 goals and conceded 16 in their last 15 games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 36 points and 12 victories. FC Koln fought their way to one wins and five points from their last 11 games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 26 goals. Bayern Munich claimed 19 wins, three draws as well as six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Koln have a record of four wins, ten draws and 14 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich vs FC Koln Squads

Bayern Munich Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Thomas Tuchel, will select the lineup against FC Koln from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Daniel Peretz (0/0), Manuel Neuer (0/18), Sven Ulreich (0/10), Tom Huelsmann (0/0), Alphonso Davies (1/23), Bouna Sarr (0/2), Dayot Upamecano (1/20), Eric Dier (0/10), Matthijs de Ligt (2/18), Min-Jae Kim (1/21), Noussair Mazraoui (0/15), Raphael Guerreiro (2/17), Sacha Boey (0/2), Tarek Buchmann (0/0), Aleksandar Pavlovic (2/13), Bryan Zaragoza (0/3), Joshua Kimmich (1/22), Konrad Laimer (0/24), Leon Goretzka (4/24), Noel Aseko-Nkili (0/0), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (2/24), Harry Kane (32/28), Jamal Musiala (10/23), Kingsley Coman (3/16), Leroy Sane (8/26), Mathys Tel (5/24), Serge Gnabry (3/9), Thomas Muller (2/26).

FC Koln Squad

Below is the full team squad of FC Koln. The manager Schultz will pick his starting XI against Bayern Munich from these players:

Jonas Nickisch (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/28), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Philipp Pentke (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/17), Dominique Heintz (0/8), Julian Chabot (0/26), Leart Paqarada (0/16), Luca Kilian (0/13), Max Finkgrafe (1/19), Rasmus Carstensen (0/22), Timo Huebers (0/25), Dejan Ljubicic (0/24), Denis Huseinbasic (0/22), Eric Martel (1/25), Faride Alidou (4/20), Florian Kainz (3/27), Jacob Steen Christensen (0/5), Jan Thielmann (1/17), Linton Maina (1/25), Damion Downs (1/6), Davie Selke (6/19), Florian Dietz (0/4), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (3/17), Justin Diehl (0/6), Mark Uth (0/7), Sargis Adamyan (1/15), Steffen Tigges (1/19).

Bayern Munich vs FC Koln Team News

Bayern Munich could have as many as eight players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to FC Koln this coming Saturday.

Alphonso Davies, Kingsley Coman, Noel Aseko-Nkili, Konrad Laimer, Daniel Peretz, Serge Gnabry, Bouna Sarr and Tarek Buchmann nurses various injuries and won't take part for Bayern Munich against FC Koln at Allianz Arena.

FC Koln are juggling with three absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Bayern Munich. For instance, FC Koln won't be able to field Eric Martel as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

FC Koln need to do without Davie Selke and Mark Uth, who are not fit enough to travel to Allianz Arena.

Bayern Munich vs FC Koln Lineups

Bayern Munich vs FC Koln H2H

Bayern Munich had a good reading on FC Koln in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 1-0, respectively. In the last ten encounters between these two clubs, Bayern Munich have been utterly dominant with a formidable eight wins against FC Koln. To continue their domination, the best betting odds with the bookies are at 1/5.

Bayern Munich vs FC Koln Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Bayern Munich welcome FC Koln as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/3 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Bayern Munich vs FC Koln Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Harry Kane so far as he managed to score impressive 32 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target seven times in his last six games, and Bayern Munich rely on his abilities against FC Koln. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Saturday seems like a decent punt.

Bayern Munich claimed seven wins, drew one and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. FC Koln won two, drew six and lost two of their last 10 games away. Bayern Munich kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at Allianz Arena hoping to do so again on Saturday. FC Koln kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Bayern Munich managed an average of 2.9 goals, with FC Koln averaging 0.8 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Bayern Munich saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of FC Koln's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.