Union Berlin vs FC Koln Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st November 2026

Mid-placed FC Koln travel to Alte Foersterei to face struggling Union Berlin in a round 8 game, which kicks-off on Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Union Berlin are number 17 in the table on six points after seven matches. FC Koln rank as number 12 with eight points after seven matches played.

The two sides seem evenly matched, but Union Berlin can leapfrog FC Koln in the Bundesliga table with a win on Sunday. They will, of course, be extremely eager to do just that, the question is, how will the visitors respond to the threat?

Union Berlin go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 21. That amounts to an average of 2.1 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

FC Koln are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 21 goals, and while FC Koln claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.1 goals per match.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Sunday.

Union Berlin vs FC Koln Prediction

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Borussia Dortmund, followed by another draw. This time 1-1 against Augsburg, before going down in a 5-0 defeat against FC Koln. Union Berlin managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

A mid-table finish seemed likely for Union Berlin but in current form they could be dragged into a relegation battle.

FC Koln Form

FC Koln have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 1-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Schalke 04. Their latest match brought a 5-0 win in their encounter with Union Berlin. FC Koln didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 15 and scored six goals themselves.

FC Koln had their sights set on the Bundesliga title, but current form sees them way off track. A quick upturn is needed.

Union Berlin and FC Koln are firing on all cylinders, when it comes to goals currently, and we could be in for a very entertaining match on Sunday.

Union Berlin have so far been able to win just once after seven Bundesliga games played, in stead showing off three draws and three defeats. FC Koln are looking at two wins, two draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

Union Berlin vs FC Koln Squads

Union Berlin Squad

Lustrinelli will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against FC Koln from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/6), Matheo Raab (0/1), Andrik Markgraf (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/4), Derrick Koehn (0/2), Felix Uduokhai (0/6), Marvin Friedrich (0/0), Stanley N'Soki (0/0), Tom Rothe (0/7), Zeno Van Den Bosch (0/6), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/7), Andras Schafer (0/7), Janik Haberer (1/7), Josip Juranovic (0/3), Julien Friedrich (0/0), Kastriot Imeri (0/2), Leopold Querfeld (1/4), Linus Guether (0/0), Michel Aebischer (0/7), Oliver Burke (0/2), Rani Khedira (0/7), Robert Skov (0/1), Tim Skarke (2/7), Woo-Yeong Jeong (0/7), Andrej Ilic (0/0), Emmanuel Latte Lath (1/5), Livan Burcu (1/6), Marin Ljubicic (0/3), Mekhi Gray (0/3).

FC Koln Squad

Listed below is the full squad of FC Koln players that the manager Rene Wagner will choose from for the upcoming game:

Martin James (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/7), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Ron-Robert Zieler (0/0), Assad Kotya Fofana (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/0), Borna Sosa (0/4), Cenny Neumann (0/0), Gideon Mensah (0/4), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/7), Jan Thielmann (0/4), Joel Schmied (0/4), Luka Lochoshvili (0/7), Rav van den Berg (0/0), Sebastian Sebulonsen (0/4), Timo Huebers (0/0), Alessio Castro-Montes (0/5), Ellyes Skhiri (0/5), Fayssal Harchaoui (0/0), Gil Neves (0/0), Imad Rondic (0/2), Isak Bergmann Johannesson (1/7), Paul Okon-Engstler (0/5), Said El Mala (2/6), Tom Krauss (0/7), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (0/4), Linton Maina (1/7), Malek El Mala (0/0), Marius Buelter (0/7), Mikey Moore (0/6), Ragnar Ache (1/4), Reigan Heskey (0/3), Thijs Dallinga (2/3).

Union Berlin vs FC Koln Team News

Union Berlin have an almost full squad available against FC Koln at Alte Foersterei with only one player possibly missing. There is no need for Tom Rothe to show up in the Union Berlin dressing room, as he is suspended.

Union Berlin vs FC Koln Lineups

Union Berlin vs FC Koln H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Sunday? Union Berlin tend to have the upper hand against FC Koln, grabbing all three points six times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3/2.

Union Berlin vs FC Koln Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Union Berlin and FC Koln. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Union Berlin vs FC Koln Betting Tips

Having scored just once in six Bundesliga matches, Janik Haberer hope to rediscover his scoring instincts this coming Sunday. Simultaneously, FC Koln hope to see Ragnar Ache adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Bundesliga outings.

Union Berlin claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. FC Koln won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Union Berlin on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target eight times in FC Koln''s last 10 league games away from home.

Union Berlin managed an average of 1.5 goals in the past ten encounters against FC Koln, who scored 0.9 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Union Berlin, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for FC Koln, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches.