Freiburg vs FC Koln Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th January 2026

With both Freiburg and FC Koln sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off on Sunday at Europa-Park Stadion. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this Bundesliga campaign.

Freiburg approach round 19 as number 8 in the Bundesliga table with 24 points on their account so far. With 18 rounds behind them, FC Koln have amassed 20 points, placing them as number 10 in the standings.

Freiburg are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with FC Koln and odds favour them to pull it off.

When it comes to goal-scoring Freiburg could be more prolific, scoring 18 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.8 goals per game in which, they conceded 18 times. This is an average of 1.8 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two games.

FC Koln managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 19 goals in total, and while claiming zero clean sheets, they conceded 1.9 goals an average per game.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 4-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Sunday?

Freiburg vs FC Koln Prediction

Freiburg Form

Freiburg recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 2-0 against RB Leipzig, before drawing 2-2 with Augsburg. They won their most recent game 1-0 against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Freiburg won three of their previous six matches at Europa-Park Stadion in the Bundesliga. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring 12 goals to six against.

FC Koln Form

FC Koln claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 2-2 draw against FC Heidenheim. Afterwards, a 1-3 defeat against Bayern Munich followed, before beating Mainz 05 2-1. FC Koln managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring nine time and letting in five.

Both Freiburg and FC Koln have been scoring freely over the past weeks, and we anticipate a very entertaining match. They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other.

FC Koln won two of their last nine matches against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table, scoring 11 and conceding 17 goals. They collected six points from these. Freiburg are looking at a record of six wins, six draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Koln have a record of five wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga.

Freiburg vs FC Koln Squads

Freiburg Squad

The 40-year-old coach of the home team, Julian Schuster, 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:

Florian Mueller (0/0), Jannik Huth (0/0), Noah Atubolu (0/18), Anthony Jung (0/8), Bruno Ogbus (0/2), Christian Guenter (0/12), Jordy Makengo (0/11), Lukas Kuebler (2/15), Matthias Ginter (0/17), Max Rosenfelder (0/8), Philipp Lienhart (0/12), Philipp Treu (1/15), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (0/0), Johan Manzambi (3/16), Maximilian Eggestein (2/18), Nicolas Hoefler (0/5), Patrick Osterhage (1/13), Vincenzo Grifo (6/18), Chukwubuike Adamu (1/9), Cyriaque Irie (0/1), Derry Scherhant (3/15), Eren Dinkci (0/8), Igor Matanovic (4/15), Lucas Hoeler (1/17), Maximilian Philipp (0/0), Yuito Suzuki (3/13).

FC Koln Squad

Here is the full team squad of FC Koln. The 44 year-old Lukas Kwasniok will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Marvin Schwaebe (0/18), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Ron-Robert Zieler (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/10), Dominique Heintz (0/7), Emin Kujovic (0/0), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/3), Jan Thielmann (2/15), Joel Schmied (0/11), Kristoffer Lund Hansen (0/17), Luca Kilian (0/0), Rav van den Berg (0/6), Sebastian Sebulonsen (0/18), Timo Huebers (0/8), Alessio Castro-Montes (0/6), Denis Huseinbasic (0/13), Eric Martel (1/17), Fayssal Harchaoui (0/0), Florian Kainz (1/10), Isak Bergmann Johannesson (1/17), Said El Mala (7/18), Tom Krauss (0/14), Fynn Schenten (0/2), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (3/12), Jakub Kaminski (5/18), Linton Maina (1/12), Malek El Mala (0/0), Marius Buelter (3/16), Ragnar Ache (3/17).

Freiburg vs FC Koln Team News

Freiburg vs FC Koln Lineups

Freiburg vs FC Koln H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Freiburg played against FC Koln. It finished 4-1 in a great match between the pair. Freiburg were a little more successful than FC Koln in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 5-2-3 advantage. Naturally, betting on Freiburg has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 9/10.

Freiburg vs FC Koln Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet seven times in the last ten matches between FC Koln and Freiburg. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 11/10 with the bookies.

Freiburg vs FC Koln Betting Tips

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Vincenzo Grifo has actually netted six goals during this Bundesliga season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders FC Koln should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Vincenzo Grifo to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg won eight and drew two. FC Koln won three of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost four. Freiburg kept a clean sheet six times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, FC Koln have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Freiburg and FC Koln as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Freiburg scored an average of 1.6 goals a game, with FC Koln averaging 1.1 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Freiburg, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. In the last ten games for FC Koln, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves.