FC Heidenheim vs FC Koln Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th May 2024

Mid-placed FC Heidenheim face relegation-threatened FC Koln at Voith-Arena in round 34 of the Bundesliga in a match that kick-offs on Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Ranked as number 9 in the Bundesliga standings, FC Heidenheim, have so far collected 39 points this season, while FC Koln collected 27 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 33 rounds.

FC Heidenheim aim to spring a surprise when clashing with FC Koln on Saturday after a series of matches without defeat. Three points could ignite a real spark in the squad before their upcoming Bundesliga fixtures.

FC Heidenheim go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 14. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

FC Koln managed a bearable 11 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.1 goals per game. They conceded 19 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 1.9 goals an average per game.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time FC Heidenheim played FC Koln. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

FC Heidenheim vs FC Koln Prediction

FC Heidenheim Form

FC Heidenheim look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Darmstadt in a 0-1 win, before a 1-1 draw followed against Mainz 05. Their most recent outing resulted in a 1-1 draw in a hard fought encounter with Freiburg. FC Heidenheim just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Voith-Arena. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

FC Koln Form

FC Koln look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Mainz 05. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Freiburg in a 0-0 draw, before taking out Union Berlin in a 3-2 win. 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.

They went into the season as candidates for the drop, and unfortunately for FC Koln, they have lived up to expectations. As the season draws to a close, they are still in with a chance of escaping relegation, though.

FC Heidenheim have experienced several draws in recent matches, which makes the stalemate look like a tasty bet this coming Saturday against FC Koln at Voith-Arena.

FC Heidenheim took 25 points from their last 17 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to six wins after scoring 22 times and conceding 22. FC Koln claimed one wins and eight points from their last 17 encounters with teams in the top half of the Bundesliga, while scoring eight goals to 35 against. FC Heidenheim have a record of nine wins, 12 draws and 12 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Koln enjoy a record of five wins, 12 draws and 16 defeats in the Bundesliga.

FC Heidenheim vs FC Koln Squads

FC Heidenheim Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Frank Schmidt, 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:

Frank Feller (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/33), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Vitus Eicher (0/0), Benedikt Gimber (1/23), Jonas Foehrenbach (0/32), Lennard Maloney (1/28), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/16), Seedy Jarju (0/0), Tim Siersleben (0/14), Adrian Beck (1/23), Florian Pick (0/21), Jan Schoeppner (2/25), Kevin Sessa (2/29), Luka Janes (0/0), Nikola Dovedan (3/21), Norman Theuerkauf (0/24), Omar Traore (0/30), Patrick Mainka (2/33), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Thomas Leon Keller (0/2), Christian Kuehlwetter (0/1), Denis Thomalla (0/20), Elidon Qenaj (0/0), Eren Dinkci (8/32), Marvin Pieringer (3/30), Stefan Schimmer (0/16), Tim Kleindienst (12/32).

FC Koln Squad

Listed below is the full squad of FC Koln players that the manager Timo Schultz will choose from for the upcoming game:

Jonas Nickisch (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/33), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Philipp Pentke (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/22), Dominique Heintz (0/11), Julian Chabot (0/31), Leart Paqarada (0/16), Luca Kilian (0/13), Max Finkgrafe (1/24), Rasmus Carstensen (0/22), Timo Huebers (0/30), Dejan Ljubicic (0/25), Denis Huseinbasic (0/26), Eric Martel (1/29), Faride Alidou (4/25), Florian Kainz (5/32), Jacob Steen Christensen (0/7), Jan Thielmann (1/21), Linton Maina (1/30), Damion Downs (2/9), Davie Selke (6/19), Florian Dietz (0/4), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (3/22), Justin Diehl (0/7), Mark Uth (0/10), Sargis Adamyan (1/20), Steffen Tigges (2/24).

FC Heidenheim vs FC Koln Team News

At the time of writing, FC Heidenheim have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet FC Koln on Saturday.

Marnon-Thomas Busch, Denis Thomalla, Thomas Leon Keller and Elidon Qenaj nurses various injuries and won't take part for FC Heidenheim against FC Koln at Voith-Arena.

FC Koln are juggling with four absent players on this coming Saturday when travelling to FC Heidenheim. Denis Huseinbasic and Benno Schmitz can't be called upon by FC Koln, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

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

FC Heidenheim vs FC Koln Lineups

FC Heidenheim vs FC Koln H2H

It finished all square on when FC Heidenheim last faced FC Koln. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5. FC Heidenheim have a 0% win rate in the against FC Koln, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 0-1-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

FC Heidenheim vs FC Koln Results

In one of the previous one match between FC Heidenheim and FC Koln both teams scored.

FC Heidenheim vs FC Koln Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Tim Kleindienst so far as he managed to score impressive 12 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target three times in his last six games, and FC Heidenheim 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.

FC Heidenheim claimed two wins, drew four and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. FC Koln won zero, drew seven and lost three of their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Voith-Arena since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for FC Heidenheim. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for FC Koln.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Heidenheim, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of FC Koln's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.