FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st February 2026

FC Koln welcome Hoffenheim this coming Saturday in the Bundesliga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 23 match.

While Hoffenheim are now third in the Bundesliga table after collecting 45 points in 22 rounds, FC Koln trail them on 23 points. This leaves them as number 11 in the table after 22 rounds played.

With 4 defeats in the last 6 games, the situation at FC Koln could probably be a lot better. They need to improve their game or prepare for more disappointment as they face Hoffenheim at home.

FC Koln only average a modest one goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored ten goals. They also conceded 17 for an average of 1.7 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Hoffenheim are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Bundesliga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.2 times on average per match, for a total of 22 goals. They also let in 11 goals, leaving an average of 1.1 per match. They fought their way to four clean sheets.

The last time the pair played each other FC Koln came away as 0-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday.

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Prediction

FC Koln Form

FC Koln have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-0 victory against Wolfsburg. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-2 against RB Leipzig, before handing over another win to VfB Stuttgart in a 3-1 defeat. 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 one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Hoffenheim Form

The results have been up and down for Hoffenheim, who beat Union Berlin by 3-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 5-1 against Bayern Munich, before claiming a victory in a 3-0 game against Freiburg. 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 nine goals conceded and seven scored.

FC Koln don't look like a team currently possessing a form that is capable of shutting out Hoffenheim, and the away win is our the bet this coming Saturday.

FC Koln fought their way to one wins and three points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target six times in these matches, but also let in 16 goals. FC Koln claimed six wins, five draws as well as 11 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim enjoy a record of 14 wins, three draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga.

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Squads

FC Koln Squad

The 44-year-old coach of the home team, Lukas Kwasniok, will select the lineup against Hoffenheim from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Marvin Schwaebe (0/22), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Ron-Robert Zieler (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/13), Dominique Heintz (0/7), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/3), Jan Thielmann (3/19), Joel Schmied (0/12), Kristoffer Lund Hansen (0/21), Luca Kilian (0/0), Rav van den Berg (0/8), Sebastian Sebulonsen (0/22), Timo Huebers (0/8), Alessio Castro-Montes (0/8), Denis Huseinbasic (0/14), Eric Martel (1/21), Fayssal Harchaoui (0/0), Felipe Chavez (0/3), Florian Kainz (1/11), Isak Bergmann Johannesson (1/20), Said El Mala (7/22), Tom Krauss (0/18), Fynn Schenten (0/5), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (3/15), Jakub Kaminski (5/22), Linton Maina (2/14), Malek El Mala (0/0), Marius Buelter (3/20), Ragnar Ache (4/21), Youssoupha Niang (0/0).

Hoffenheim Squad

Here is the full team squad of Hoffenheim. The 48 year-old Christian Ilzer will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/22), Albian Hajdari (1/19), Bernardo (0/18), Kelven Frees (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/5), Koki Machida (0/1), Ozan Kabak (3/13), Robin Hranac (0/20), Valentin Gendrey (1/6), Vladimir Coufal (1/22), Alexander Prass (1/20), Florian Micheler (0/0), Grischa Proemel (6/22), Leon Avdullahu (0/22), Luis Engelns (0/0), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/11), Wouter Burger (4/19), Adam Hlozek (0/3), Andrej Kramaric (9/22), Bazoumana Toure (2/18), Cole Campbell (0/1), Fisnik Asllani (7/21), Ihlas Bebou (0/14), Max Moerstedt (2/16), Tim Lemperle (6/18), Yannick Eduardo (0/0).

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Team News

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Lineups

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, FC Koln came away as 0-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Hoffenheim have been the dominant force winning six matches against FC Koln. The bookies have Hoffenheim to win this match at best price odds of 6/5.

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between FC Koln and Hoffenheim. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 11/8 with bookies.

FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Andrej Kramaric has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Hoffenheim bank on him to build on these numbers against FC Koln. The latter relies on Ragnar Ache, who found the target three times in six games.

FC Koln claimed four wins, drew one and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Hoffenheim won four, drew four and lost two of their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for FC Koln on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Hoffenheim in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. FC Koln managed an average of one goal, with Hoffenheim averaging 2.1 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of FC Koln’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Hoffenheim, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves.