FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Prediction: Can Hoffenheim rediscover their winning formula?

The historical dataset reveals Hoffenheim are the team to win. This is likely to be the case considering the injury crisis experienced by FC Koln. Unfortunately, FC Koln played their Europa Conference League match in the Czech Republic on Friday instead of Thursday. Although they won that match, the team will be tired as they are playing again on Sunday. With all these conditions, we expect Hoffenheim to win. 

FC Koln

The manager will have to make some difficult decisions as most of his starting eleven are either injured or tired. With their request to postpone the match denied, FC Kol may have to include so inexperienced players and hope the scoreline is not embarrassing. 

Hoffenheim

Just a couple of weeks ago, Hoffenheim found themselves in the top four. However, a dip in form has seen the team drop to the 8th position. Of the last five Bundesliga matches played, there has been one win, two draws, and two losses. Hoffenheim will be hoping to win the match to move up the table. 

Head-to-head encounters

The head-to-head between these two shows that Hoffenheim have the upper hand in this match. The last time FC Koln won a match against Hoffenheim was in October 2016 and that was in extra time. Since then, ten matches have been played with FC Koln winning 1, drawing 1, and losing 8. 

Injuries and suspensions

• FC Koln: Julian Chabot, Jan Thielmann, Dimitrios Limnios, Mathias Olesen, Dejan Ljubicic, Julian Chabot, Sebastian Andersson, Tim Lemperle, Lucas Kilian;
• Hoffenheim: Fisnik Asllani, Luca Philipp, Benjamin Hubner, Munas Dabur, Ihlas Bebou, Ermin Bicakcic

Key stats

• Hoffenheim have won the last 8 matches with Koln;
• FC Koln hardly scores against Hoffenheim.

Expert Betting Tips

Considering fatigue, injury, and history between these two teams, we predict a win for Hoffenheim. Below are the predictions. 

• W2 for 2.235 at 1xbet;
• W2 and over 1.5 for 2.5 at betway;
• Over 4.5 cards for 1.72 at bet365.