Hoffenheim vs FC Koln Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd April 2023
The Bundesliga game at PreZero Arena on Saturday will see visitors FC Koln facing home side Hoffenheim.
Entering the match on Saturday as favourite, Hoffenheim will be looking to squeeze past FC Koln in the Bundesliga table with a win. While not an impossible task, the visitors are of course highly motivated to at least maintain the current gap.
1.2 Hoffenheim go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 16. That amounts to an average of 1.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring once.
FC Koln are currently not the most scoring team in the Bundesliga, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded 15 times, an average of 1.5 per game. They managed four clean sheets in of these.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw in the previous outing between Hoffenheim and FC Koln and should we get another draw, the bookies best price are at 13/5.
Hoffenheim vs FC Koln Prediction
Hoffenheim Form
In their last three matches, Hoffenheim won 1-2 and 2-0 against first Werder Bremen then Schalke 04, before drawing 1-1 against Bayern Munich. Hoffenheim claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and lost three, scored nine goals and conceded 11.
FC Koln Form
In their last three matches, FC Koln drew 0-0 with B. M'gladbach, beat Augsburg 1-3 before a 1-1 draw with Mainz 05. FC Koln managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring 11 time and letting in five.
The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Hoffenheim face FC Koln, and we see no reason for this to end on Saturday. The value bet lies with goals.
Hoffenheim so far pulled off a record of eight wins, five draws and 15 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Koln enjoy a record of seven wins, 11 draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.
Hoffenheim vs FC Koln Stats
- Hoffenheim have conceded in 26 of the last 28 matches
- In 10 of the last 12 home matches Hoffenheim played, both teams scored
- In 10 of the last 12 Hoffenheim home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Hoffenheim home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Hoffenheim have conceded in 14 of the last 15 home matches
- FC Koln have not won 12 of the last 14 away matches
- In 10 of the last 12 FC Koln matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FC Koln have not won 10 of the last 12 matches
- In 7 of the last 9 FC Koln away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 FC Koln matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Hoffenheim vs FC Koln Squads
Hoffenheim Squad
Pellegrino Matarazzo will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against FC Koln from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):
Luca Philipp (0/0), Nahuel Noll (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/28), Philipp Pentke (0/0), Angelino (0/27), Eduardo Quaresma (0/0), Ermin Bicakcic (0/6), John Anthony Brooks (0/9), Justin Che (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/24), Kevin Vogt (0/21), Ozan Kabak (2/25), Pavel Kaderabek (1/24), Stanley N'Soki (1/16), Angelo Stiller (1/19), Christoph Baumgartner (6/27), Dennis Geiger (1/23), Finn Becker (0/8), Grischa Proemel (1/13), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/0), Robert Skov (3/19), Sebastian Rudy (0/17), Thomas Delaney (0/6), Tom Bischof (0/9), Umut Tohumcu (0/6), Andrej Kramaric (9/26), Fisnik Asllani (0/8), Ihlas Bebou (4/13), Jacob Bruun Larsen (1/11), Kasper Dolberg (0/9), Munas Dabbur (5/16).
FC Koln Squad
Here is the full squad of the away team. The 51 year-old FC Koln manager Baumgart will select his starting XI from these players:
Julian Roloff (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/0), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Timo Horn (0/0), Benno Schmitz (1/26), Georg Strauch (0/0), Jonas Hector (0/26), Julian Chabot (0/15), Kristian Pedersen (0/5), Luca Kilian (1/14), Nikola Soldo (0/7), Rijad Smajic (0/0), Timo Huebers (1/23), Dejan Ljubicic (4/21), Denis Huseinbasic (3/18), Dimitrios Limnios (0/0), Ellyes Skhiri (6/26), Eric Martel (1/24), Florian Kainz (5/26), Jan Thielmann (1/17), Joshua Schwirten (0/0), Kingsley Schindler (0/23), Linton Maina (3/27), Mathias Olesen (0/13), Tim Lemperle (0/10), Davie Selke (2/24), Florian Dietz (1/11), Justin Diehl (0/2), Mark Uth (0/3), Sargis Adamyan (1/23), Sebastian Andersson (0/0), Steffen Tigges (5/25).
Hoffenheim vs FC Koln Team News
Hoffenheim could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against FC Koln this coming Saturday.
Andrej Kramaric, Fisnik Asllani, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Ozan Kabak, Thomas Delaney and Grischa Proemel are missing from the squad, Hoffenheim will field against FC Kolnon Saturday.
FC Koln could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as seven players are nursing various problems.
Names like Davie Selke, Luca Kilian, Sargis Adamyan, Jan Thielmann, Mark Uth, Florian Dietz and Sebastian Andersson most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Hoffenheim.
Hoffenheim vs FC Koln Lineups
Hoffenheim vs FC Koln H2H
It finished 1-1 when Hoffenheim last played FC Koln and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. Hoffenheim will be hoping to add another win to their fine tally against FC Koln. They are enjoying a good 8-2-0 advantage against their forthcoming visitors. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 23/18.
Hoffenheim vs FC Koln Results
Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Hoffenheim and FC Koln. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 7/9 with the bookies this coming Saturday.
Hoffenheim vs FC Koln Betting Tips
Andrej Kramaric is showing good form for Hoffenheim, scoring four goals in their last six matches. Davie Selke scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Hoffenheim claimed a modest five 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 three. FC Koln won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Goals should be on the menu at PreZero Arena, with both teams scoring in eight of the last 10 matches at home for Hoffenheim. The same outcome paid dividends in three of the last 10 away games for FC Koln.
The last ten encounters between Hoffenheim and FC Koln saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with Hoffenheim averaging 2.8 goals a game. FC Koln scored 0.6 goals on average in these, as both teams scored five times in this run. Hoffenheim saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for FC Koln, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.
