FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th September 2023

FC Koln and Hoffenheim meet at the RheinEnergieSTADION for a round 4 match on Saturday in the Bundesliga.

FC Koln have so far amassed only a single point from three matches this season. Following their three encounters Hoffenheim have scraped together six points which hands them a position number six in the Bundesliga standings.

FC Koln only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 13 for an average of 1.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Hoffenheim scored an average of 1.8 goals a game in the past ten matches. They scored 18 goals, let in 16 for an average of 1.6 a game, and managed zero clean sheets.

The last time these two teams squared up, FC Koln ran out 1-3 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at RheinEnergieSTADION.

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Prediction

FC Koln Form

In their last three matches, FC Koln lost 1-0 against B. Dortmund, 1-2 against Wolfsburg and drew 1-1 with Eintracht. In their last six Bundesliga matches at home, FC Koln have one win, while they've drawn two and lost three.

FC Koln naturally hope for a top half position come reckoning day next spring, but experts foresee a tough battle ahead in the lower regions of the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Freiburg, they were left empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, but they bounced back by beating FC Heidenheim in a 2-3 win. They followed that up with a 3-1 win against Wolfsburg in their most recent outing. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and eight scored.

Hoffenheim were comfortably placed in the middle of the table last season and more of the same is expected from them when entering a new campaign.

Are FC Koln good enough currently to justify the prices with the bookies, when they face Hoffenheim at RheinEnergieSTADION? It could be tight, but considering form and match history, we believe the home side represents the best betting option.

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Squads

FC Koln Squad

The 51-year-old FC Koln manager, Steffen Baumgart, will select the lineup against Hoffenheim from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):

Jonas Nickisch (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/3), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Philipp Pentke (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/3), Dominique Heintz (0/0), Julian Chabot (0/3), Leart Paqarada (0/3), Luca Kilian (0/2), Max Finkgrafe (0/2), Noah Katterbach (0/0), Rasmus Carstensen (0/3), Timo Huebers (0/3), Dejan Ljubicic (0/3), Denis Huseinbasic (0/1), Dimitrios Limnios (0/0), Eric Martel (0/3), Faride Alidou (0/1), Florian Kainz (1/3), Jacob Steen Christensen (0/0), Jan Thielmann (0/0), Linton Maina (0/2), Mathias Olesen (0/3), Davie Selke (0/2), Florian Dietz (0/0), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (1/3), Mark Uth (0/0), Sargis Adamyan (0/3), Steffen Tigges (0/1).

Hoffenheim Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Hoffenheim players that the manager Pellegrino Matarazzo will choose from for the upcoming game:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Nahuel Noll (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/3), Attila Szalai (0/2), John Anthony Brooks (1/3), Joshua Quarshie (0/0), Kasim Adams (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/1), Kevin Vogt (0/3), Ozan Kabak (1/2), Pavel Kaderabek (1/2), Stanley N'Soki (0/0), Anton Stach (0/2), Bambase Conte (0/0), Dennis Geiger (0/0), Diadie Samassekou (0/0), Finn Becker (0/1), Florian Grillitsch (0/3), Grischa Proemel (0/3), Marco John (0/0), Robert Skov (1/2), Tom Bischof (0/2), Umut Tohumcu (0/0), Andrej Kramaric (1/3), Ihlas Bebou (0/3), Julian Justvan (0/1), Marius Buelter (0/3), Maximilian Beier (2/3), Mergim Berisha (0/3), Wout Weghorst (0/2).

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Team News

FC Koln could have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Hoffenheim this coming Saturday.

FC Koln-players Julian Chabot, Davie Selke, Florian Dietz, Mark Uth and Jan Thielmann won't be playing in the upcoming match against Hoffenheim at RheinEnergieSTADION due to nursing various injuries.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Hoffenheim, who are looking at seven players nursing various problems.

Names like Anton Stach, Marco John, Kevin Akpoguma, Ozan Kabak, Pavel Kaderabek, Bambase Conte and Dennis Geiger most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play FC Koln.

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Lineups

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim H2H

FC Koln ended up winning 1-3 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at RheinEnergieSTADION., when they once again face Hoffenheim. Hoffenheim normally deals with FC Koln very well, winning eight of last ten encounters. However, FC Koln managed a rare 3-1 win in their last meeting, and will be eager to double up on that success. The bookies have Hoffenheim to win this match at best price odds of 21/10.

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Results

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

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

As the new Bundesliga campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for FC Koln and Hoffenheim this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

FC Koln claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Hoffenheim won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Both sides have been rather generous in recent weeks, with FC Koln only managing a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games on home soil. Hoffenheim arrive at RheinEnergieSTADION having kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 away games.

There were more than three goals scored five times in the past ten encounters between FC Koln and Hoffenheim, with the former averaging 0.8 goals a game. Hoffenheim scored 2.8 goals per game, while both teams to score paid out five times in this run. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, FC Koln saw four of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Hoffenheim. They performed an average of two goals in these.