FC Koln welcome Eintrachton Sunday 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 20 match.
A look at the Bundesliga standings shows that 12 points and six places currently separate the two teams.
With 35 points after 19 games, Eintracht currently rank fifth in the Bundesliga standings. FC Koln play catch-up as they recorded 23 points in 19 matches, putting them up as 11th before their upcoming clash.
Eintracht are hugely favoured to knock out FC Koln from this competition. The latter will obviously put up a fight this coming Sunday but an away win still seem the most likely scenario.
FC Koln only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 16 for an average of 1.6 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.
Eintracht scored an average of 2.4 goals in ten matches for a total of 24 goals. They also conceded ten goals or an average of one per game, as they managed two clean sheets.
The most recent outing between FC Koln and Eintracht failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 1-1 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2.
FC Koln vs Eintracht Prediction
FC Koln Form
Having collected three points from three draws in their previous three matches, FC Koln are on the lookout for a win again. Against Bayern Munich it finished 1-1, before they split the points with Schalke 04 in a 0-0 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 0-0 against RB Leipzig. FC Koln won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 15 and conceded eight goals.
Eintracht Form
Eintracht went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Bayern Munich. A 3-0 win against Hertha Berlin followed, before they beat Darmstadt by 4-2. Eintracht won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and eight scored.
FC Koln are looking at a record of five wins, eight draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Eintracht show off ten wins, five draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga.
FC Koln vs Eintracht Stats
- FC Koln have not lost the last 7 matches in a row
- FC Koln have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- FC Koln have scored in 11 of the last 13 home matches
- FC Koln have not lost 8 of the last 10 home matches
- In 6 of the last 8 FC Koln home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Eintracht have scored in the last 20 matches in a row
- In the last 8 away matches in a row Eintracht played, both teams scored
- Eintracht have scored in the last 10 away matches in a row
- Eintracht have not lost 12 of the last 14 matches
- Eintracht have conceded in 14 of the last 16 away matches
FC Koln vs Eintracht Team News
FC Koln could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Eintracht this coming Sunday.
Davie Selke, Luca Kilian, Sargis Adamyan, Jan Thielmann, Mark Uth, Florian Dietz and Sebastian Andersson are missing from the squad, FC Koln will field against Eintrachtthis coming Sunday.
Eintracht have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting FC Koln at RheinEnergieSTADION.
Marcel Wenig is too injured to face Eintracht.
FC Koln vs Eintracht H2H
FC Koln and Eintracht settled for a point in a 1-1 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Eintracht look back on three wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of FC Koln. The home side has a 30% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 3-4-3. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
FC Koln vs Eintracht Results
Over 2.5 goals happened only two times in the last ten matches FC Koln took on Eintracht. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies.
FC Koln vs Eintracht Betting Tips
Ellyes Skhiri look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Bundesliga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Randal Kolo Muani adds to his six Bundesliga goals come on Sunday.
FC Koln claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Eintracht won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. Eintracht have been generous visitors, since they pulled only once clean sheet in their previous 10 away games. FC Koln managedfour clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.
Under 2.5 goals paid up eight times in the ten encounters most recent meetings between Eintracht and FC Koln. Both teams to not score was a winning punt four times. FC Koln managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Eintracht averaging 1.3 goals in these. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of FC Koln’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in seven of the last ten matches that Eintracht played across all tournaments. They scored 2.8 times on average in the process.
