FC Koln vs SC Freiburg Prediction: A tough battle with goals to spare

FC Koln and SC Freiburg square up for another exciting Bundesliga clash as the season draws to gradually come to its final stages. These two clubs will be fighting to achieve their different objectives and both teams will fancy a win here. FC Koln are 11th and 1 point behind Borussia M’gladbach in 10th position. A top 10 finish will be the goal of the FC Koln team coming into this match. Freiburg on the other hand need to keep fighting to keep their 4th spot and qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season. They have strong competition from RB Leipzig, who are only 2 points behind them. They also have a chance to climb up to 3rd as they are also just 2 points behind Union Berlin in 3rd place.

FC Koln are playing here with lots of confidence in their quality and form. They have found some form after their poor run last month. They have not lost in their last 4 matches and in their last 5, they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Koln are in the 11th spot on the Bundesliga table, with 35 points from 29 matches. Their overall statistics are 8 wins, 11 draws and 10 defeats, with a goal ratio of 40:47.

FC Koln won their last match against TSG Hoffenheim last weekend by 3-1 scoreline. They had the game under control in the first half, as Florian kainz and Davie Selke both scored. And in the second half, Jan Thielmann scored the third before the hosts pulled one back in the 94th minute. According to statistics, Koln had 45% possession, 6 shots on target and 5 corner kicks.

Team streak: no losses (4), without a clean sheet (3), less than 10.5 corners (5/6).

Freiburg look determined to play in the Champions League next season and they are almost there, but they need to keep winning. They are currently 4th on the Bundesliga table, 2 points behind Union Berlin in 3rd and 2 points above Leipzig in 5th. Their overall statistics is, 15 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats; that is a total of 53 points from 29 matches. Their goal ratio is 45:3. SC Freiburg were big winners last weekend as they trashed FC Schalke 4-0 at home. Michael Gregoritsch gave Freiburg the first half win after scoring a brace. And in the second half Lucas Holer and Matthias Ginter were also on target. According to statistics, Freiburg had 45% possession, 12 shots on target and 6 corner kicks.

Team streak: less than 4.5 cards (4/5), less than 10.5 corners (8/9).

FC Koln and SC Freiburg have played against each other 19 times before this match. SC Freiburg won 11 matches, while FC Koln won 6 matches and 3 matches ended in a draw. The head to head streak shows:

• There were less than 4.5 cards in 7/7 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 meetings.

• FC Koln (4-2-3-1): Marvin Schwabe, Jonas Hector, Julian Chabot, Timo Hubers, Benno Schmitz, Eric Martel,m Ellyes Skhiri, Dejan Ljubicic, Florian Kainz, Linton Maina, Davie Selke.
• SC Freiburg (4-2-2-2): Mark Flekken, Lukas Kubler, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Leinhart, Christian Gunter, Yannik Keitel, Nicolas Hofler, Ritsu Doan, Vincenzo Grifo, Michael Gregoritsch, Lucas Holer.

Analysis of FC Koln shows they have scored 40 and conceded 47 goals. They score an average of 1.4 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 12%. They create an average of 2.0 chances per game and miss an average of 1.1 chances per game. They take an average of 11.7 shots per game and take an average of 4.3 shots on target per game. They also take an average of 5.7 corners per game and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Analysis of SC Freiburg shows they have scored 45 goals and conceded 37. They score an average of 1.6 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 12%. They create an average of 2.2 chances per game and miss an average of 1.3 chances per game. They take an average of 12.5 shots per game and take an average of 5.2 shots on target per game. They also take an average of 4.0 corners per game and have kept 11 clean sheets.

Based on Analysis, we say:

• Bet on More than 2 Goals at 1.65 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 1.98 Odds
• Bet on More than 2.5 Goals at 1.73 Odds