FC Koln vs Hamburger prediction

It is the opening match of the new season in Germany’s second tier league Bundesliga 2, and no doubt both FC Koln and Hamburger FC are looking for a good start here. FC Koln were relegated from the top tier Bundesliga last season after finishing 2nd from bottom, while Hamburger SV finished 4th in Bundesliga 2.

FC Koln have had a very good pre-season if the results are anything to go by. 4 wins and 1 draw, including a dramatic 3-2 comeback win over Italian side Udinese in their last match, are all good reasons for optimism this early in the season as the club plots how it can climb back up to the top tier as soon as possible. A home win on the opening day is the best way to start this journey.

Hamburger SV missed out on Bundesliga qualification berth last season after finishing 4th and will be looking to go one step better this time round. Their preparations have also gone well (3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss in their last 5 matches). However, they failed to win any of their last 2 games, a 3-0 loss to Cardiff followed by a 0-0 draw with Aris in their last game.

One thing common to both teams is that they have been quite prolific in recent matches. Each team has scored 14 goals in their last 5 matches respectively (average 2.80 goals per match), and there is a high chance of this game producing a good number of goals. Our FC Koln vs Hamburger FC prediction is Over 2.5 Goals.

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Main tip: Over 2.5 Goals

Our FC Koln vs Hamburger Predictions

According to the statistics and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following tips:

Prediction 1: Over 2.5 Goals

• Each team scored 14 goals in their last 5 games respectively. Average 2.80 goals per game
• Hamburger’s 4 of their last 5 games scored over 2.5 goals
• FC Koln’s last 5 games all scored over 2.5 goals

Odds for this bet

Helabet offers competitive odds for the bet “Over 2.5 Goals”

The odd of 1.70 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 59% chance that there will be at least 3 total goals scored in this match.

Odds comparison for Over 2.5 Goals

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Prediction 2: Both Teams To Score

• FC Koln scored 14 goals in their last 5 games. Average 2.80 goals per game
• Hamburger scored 14 goals in their last 5 games. Average 2.80 goals per game
• FC koln’s 4 of the last 5 games and Hamburger’s 3 of the last 5 games all had both teams scoring

Odds for this bet

1XBet offers competitive odds for “Both Teams To Score”

The odd of 1.58 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 63% chance that each team will score at least one goal in this match.

Odds comparisons for Both Teams To Score

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Prediction 3: FC Koln Win

• FC Koln are unbeaten in their last 5 games (won 4, drew 1)
• Hamburger are winless in their last 2 games (drew 1, lost 1)
• The last time these 2 teams met, FC Koln won 4-0

Statistics for FC Koln vs Hamburger Prediction

FC Koln Team News

• Midfielder Dejan Ljubicic, a tranfer target for Leeds United, is likely to be available for this game after the first bid of £ 3.3 million was rejected. The 26 year-old Austrian international played and scored the winner in FC Koln’s last game as they beat Italian side Udinese 3-2. Leeds are expected to come back with an improved bid for the player who has entered the last year of his contract
• Some of the players who have left FC Koln this transfer window include Benno Schmitz (Grasshoppers), Julian Chabot (Stuttgart), David Selke (Hamburger), and Pierre Nadjombe (Magdeburg)

Hamburger Team News

• New signing David Selke, who joined from FC Koln on a free transfer this summer, is available to start against his former club. Hamburger also have former FC Koln player Noah Katterbach who joined in January
• 16 year old talented winger Saido Baldé rejected a new deal to stay at Hamburger and has since agreed to move to Wolfsburg. The player had also been linked with possible moves to Benfica, Barcelona, and Juventus

H2H statistics

We look at the last 31 matches between these teams:

• FC Koln got 10 wins, Hamburger 15 wins, there were 6 draws
• These matches scored an average of 3.16 goals per match
• The last time they met, FC Koln won 4-0

Latest results FC Koln

• 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches
• 14 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average 2.80 goals per match
• They beat Udinese 3-2 in their last match

Latest results Hamburger

• 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss in their last 5 matches
• 14 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average 2.80 goals per match
• They drew 0-0 with Aris in their last match

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