FC Koln vs Hertha Berlin Prediction: Berlin have a tiny bit of hope

FC Koln in 11th place on the table welcome relegation-bound Hertha Berlin to the RheinEnergieStadion for the 32nd round of the Bundesliga. FC Koln were surprise winners last weekend after beating Bayer Leverkusen away from home, while Hertha Berlin also saw off the challenge from VFB Stuttgart, as they also won for the first time after 4 straight defeats. 

According to statistics and current form, there is no reason why FC Koln should not pick up a win here. In their last 5 matches, they recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. FC Koln are currently in 11th place on the Bundesliga table, with 38 points from 31 matches. They have a record of 9 wins, 11 draws and 11 defeats and a goal ratio of 42:49.

FC Koln pulled off a 2-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen last weekend. Davie Selke gave FC Koln an early lead in the 14th minute and in the 28th minute Amine Adli equalized. But that did not put the Koln team down, as they went ahead in the 36th minute through Davie Selke. Both teams had a go at each other but the game ended 2-1 in favor of FC Koln at full time. Statistics showed FC Koln had 36% possession, 5 shots on target and 2 corner kicks

• Team streak: without a clean sheet (5), both teams scoring (4/5).

Hertha Berlin are doing all they can to improve their position on the table and they are 4 points away from escaping the relegation zone. So this game is crucial for Hertha Berlin. Their last 5 matches ended in 1 win and 4 defeats. Hertha Berlin are currently bottom of the log, with 25 points from 31 matches. They had 6 wins, 7 draws and 18 defeats and a goal ratio of 37:62.

Hertha Berlin got a vital 3 points last weekend against VFB stuttgart. Marc-Oliver Kempf scored the opener in the 29th minute for Hertha Berlin and Stuttgart grabbed the equalizer in the 38th minute through Serhou Guirassy. But Hertha Berlin went ahead once again in the 47th minute through Florian Niederlechner. This time they hung on to the lead and won the game 2-1 at full time. Hertha Berlin had only 29% possession, 3 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.

• Team streak: without a clean sheet (10), both teams scoring (8/10), first to concede (5/6).

FC Koln and Hertha Berlin will be meeting for the 21st time. In their 20 meetings against each other Hertha Berlin had 9 wins, while FC Koln had 7 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw.

• FC Koln are without a clean sheet in 3 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 8/10 meetings.

FC Koln have scored 42 goals and conceded 49 in 31 games this season. They scored an average of 1.4 goals per game and had a 12% conversion rate. They created an average of 2.0 chances per game and played an average of 11.8 shots per game. They played an average of 4.3 shots on target per game and an average of 5.7 corners per game. Defensively, they managed to concede an average of 1.6 goals per game and they have kept 6 clean sheets.

Hertha Berlin have scored 37 goals and conceded 62 in 31 games this season. They scored an average of 1.2 goals per game and had a 10% conversion rate. They created an average of 1.7 chances per game and played an average of 11.4 shots per game. They played an average of 4.0 shots on target per game and an average of 4.3 corners per game. Defensively, they managed to concede an average of 2.0 goals per game and they have kept 3 clean sheets.

Betting Tips:-

• FC Koln to score goal 1 at 1.63 Odds
• Home Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.65 Odds
• Home Win at 1.86 Odds