Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Hoffenheim and FC Koln who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Hoffenheim enjoy home advantage, when visitors FC Koln swing by on Friday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Looking at the Bundesliga standings, the current difference between the sides is zero points and three places.
Form: Hoffenheim vs FC Koln
Hoffenheim Form
In has been a bit of everything for Hoffenheim in their previous three matches, where they first beat Union Berlin by 2-4. This was followed by a disappointing 1-4 defeat against Bayern Munich, before an encounter with Freiburg produced a 1-1 draw. Hoffenheim just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the PreZero Arena. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 15 goals.
FC Koln Form
A draw is all that prevents FC Koln from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Wolfsburg as the match ended 3-3 before getting trounced against RB Leipzig by a 3-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as VfB Stuttgart won the game and the exact score was 1-2. FC Koln claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 13 goals to seven.
Betting facts for Hoffenheim and FC Koln
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Hoffenheim and FC Koln. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 17 Hoffenheim matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Hoffenheim have won 10 of the last 12 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Hoffenheim have won 10 of the last 12 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 8 Hoffenheim matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Hoffenheim matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 FC Koln matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 FC Koln matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 FC Koln matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 4 of the last 5 FC Koln matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- FC Koln have won 6 of the last 8 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Hoffenheim vs FC Koln
Jakub Kaminski shows decent form right now for FC Koln, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Hoffenheim, who are strong favourites this coming Friday. Siding with Fisnik Asllani also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.
Popular markets: Hoffenheim vs FC Koln
Full-time result
Hoffenheim won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing four as well. FC Koln won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost two in this run.
Both teams to score
Hoffenheim scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. FC Koln scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Hoffenheim games Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive FC Koln games. Hoffenheim managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Hoffenheim have scored in 16 consecutive league meetings with FC Koln.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hoffenheim, who scored an average of three goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for FC Koln, who managed to hit the net 3.5 times on average in these games. Hoffenheim conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.
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