FC Koln vs Darmstadt Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th April 2024

Both FC Koln and Darmstadt need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Bundesliga table. The match takes place at RheinEnergieSTADION and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Ranked as number 17 in the Bundesliga standings, FC Koln, have so far collected 22 points this season, while Darmstadt collected 14 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 29 rounds.

The last time FC Koln played Darmstadt, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win this coming Saturday.

FC Koln are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 11 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.1 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 17 goals, or an average of 1.7 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Darmstadt travel to their next Bundesliga match, averaging a lowly 0.6 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of six goals, while also conceding 25 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.5 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

FC Koln won the last two meetings against Darmstadt, as they followed up a 6-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 1-0 score.

FC Koln vs Darmstadt Prediction

FC Koln Form

FC Koln have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Augsburg, before claiming 3 points in a 2-1 win against Bochum. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich. FC Koln only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored five and conceded 13 goals.

Darmstadt Form

In their previous three games, Darmstadt drew 2-2 with Bochum, then lost 4-0 against Mainz 05 and 0-1 against Freiburg. Darmstadt didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded ten and scored three goals themselves.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when FC Koln welcome Darmstadt this coming Saturday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

FC Koln won nine points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored six and let in seven goals. Darmstadt earned two points from their last eight games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Bundesliga table. They scored four goals in those matches, but also allowed 15 goals against on their way to zero wins. FC Koln are looking at a record of four wins, ten draws and 15 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Darmstadt are looking at two wins, eight draws and 19 defeats in the Bundesliga.

FC Koln vs Darmstadt Squads

FC Koln Squad

Timo Schultz will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Darmstadt from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Jonas Nickisch (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/29), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Philipp Pentke (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/18), Dominique Heintz (0/9), Julian Chabot (0/27), Leart Paqarada (0/16), Luca Kilian (0/13), Max Finkgrafe (1/20), Rasmus Carstensen (0/22), Timo Huebers (0/26), Dejan Ljubicic (0/25), Denis Huseinbasic (0/22), Eric Martel (1/25), Faride Alidou (4/21), Florian Kainz (3/28), Jacob Steen Christensen (0/6), Jan Thielmann (1/18), Linton Maina (1/26), Damion Downs (1/7), Davie Selke (6/19), Florian Dietz (0/4), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (3/18), Justin Diehl (0/6), Mark Uth (0/7), Sargis Adamyan (1/16), Steffen Tigges (1/20).

Darmstadt Squad

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

Alexander Brunst-Zoellner (0/0), Marcel Schuhen (0/28), Morten Behrens (0/0), Braydon Manu (0/0), Christoph Klarer (1/25), Christoph Zimmermann (0/15), Clemens Riedel (0/13), Fabian Holland (0/23), Jannik Mueller (0/13), Matej Maglica (1/21), Matthias Bader (1/22), Thomas Isherwood (0/11), Andreas Mueller (0/8), Bartol Franjic (0/20), Emir Karic (0/22), Fabian Nuernberger (1/17), Fabian Schnellhardt (0/8), Fraser Hornby (0/0), Klaus Gjasula (0/19), Marvin Mehlem (3/17), Tim Skarke (8/25), Tobias Kempe (3/20), Aaron Seydel (1/13), Fabio Torsiello (0/0), Gerrit Holtmann (0/7), Julian Justvan (2/14), Luca Pfeiffer (1/23), Mathias Honsak (1/18), Oscar Vilhelmsson (3/21), Sebastian Polter (0/9).

FC Koln vs Darmstadt Team News

FC Koln could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Saturday.

Davie Selke and Mark Uth are all absent from the FC Koln squad that faces Darmstadt at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Darmstadt could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as eight players are nursing various problems.

Bartol Franjic, Tobias Kempe, Gerrit Holtmann, Thomas Isherwood, Clemens Riedel, Mathias Honsak, Fraser Hornby and Braydon Manu all face a spell on the sidelines for Darmstadt due to various injuries.

FC Koln vs Darmstadt Lineups

FC Koln vs Darmstadt H2H

FC Koln won the last two meetings against Darmstadt, as they followed up a 6-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 1-0 score. FC Koln have a 80% win rate in the against Darmstadt, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 4-1-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

FC Koln vs Darmstadt Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out two times in the last five matches between FC Koln and Darmstadt.

FC Koln vs Darmstadt Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Faride Alidou, who is performing well for FC Koln. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Darmstadt.The visitors will be looking to Tim Skarke to find the net once again, after managing two Bundesliga goals for Darmstadt in recent matches.

In their last 10 matches at RheinEnergieSTADION across all tournaments FC Koln won two times, drew three and lost five times. Darmstadt claimed zero wins, five draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While FC Koln managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at RheinEnergieSTADION, Darmstadt kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

In the last five encounters between FC Koln and Darmstadt over 2.5 goals came out two times, as FC Koln averaged 2.6 goals a game. Darmstadt scored an average of 0.4 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. FC Koln saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Darmstadt, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches.