Bundesliga prediction and preview: Eintracht Frankfurt modest favorites to beat Köln

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Date: Wed 18.December
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Commerzbank Arena (51500 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Eintracht Frankfurt are in the 12th position while the guests worry at 17th.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Eintracht Frankfurt and Köln.

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Eintracht Frankfurt form and stats

Overall Bundesliga stats at home this season for Eintracht Frankfurt are 4-3-1 (wins-draw-losses).

Eintracht Frankfurt's last game was hosting Köln (placed 17th) and winning 2-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Schalke 04.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Eintracht Frankfurt handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W5-D1-L3.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (17 in 8 games), Eintracht Frankfurt's attacking play is working. 10 goals have been conceded.

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Köln form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Köln so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-6 (win-draw-lose). A depressing five defeats in a row for Köln in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Schalke 04.

Two away games in a row for Köln, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Bayer Leverkusen.

We have checked recent matches where Köln have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were W1-D0-L8.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Köln have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Eintracht Frankfurt 5 wins, 0 draws and Köln 5 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Eintracht FrankfurtGonçalo Paciência
Gonçalo Paciência
6 goals
Eintracht FrankfurtM. Hinteregger
M. Hinteregger
5 goals
Eintracht FrankfurtB. Dost
B. Dost
3 goals

Eintracht Frankfurt missing players

Köln missing players

Eintracht Frankfurt Köln
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 9 3 Played P 2 9 16
6 5 1 Won W 0 1 3
3 3 2 Drew D 0 1 2
7 1 0 Lost L 2 7 11
26 19 6 Scored S 1 7 15
24 11 5 Conceded C 4 21 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 94%
75% 78% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 62%
31% 44% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 31%
12% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 6%
69% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 56%
12% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
19% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 31%
 
7.1 7.7 10 Corners For (avg) C F 5.5 5 5.1
3.7 2.3 1 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.5 6 6.3
2 2 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.5
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 3
 
254 145 62 Total Shots T S 24 100 186
94 63 23 Shots on Target S O 6 32 62
28% 30% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 22% 24%
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Köln's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Eintracht Frankfurt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Eintracht Frankfurt have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Köln have scored away.
  • Eintracht Frankfurt have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Eintracht Frankfurt haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Eintracht Frankfurt is in the worst form (0-1-4)
  • Köln has the fewest scored goals (14)
  • Köln has the fewest scored goals (6) away
  • Köln has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6)
  • Köln has the the worst goal difference (-13) away
  • Köln have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Köln have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 RB Leipzig 16 10 4 2 45 19 7 4 2 1 20 8 9 6 2 1 25 11 26 34
2 Borussia M'gladbach 15 10 1 4 31 18 8 6 1 1 21 11 7 4 0 3 10 7 13 31
3 Borussia Dortmund 16 8 6 2 40 22 8 5 3 0 26 9 8 3 3 2 14 13 18 30
4 Schalke 04 15 8 4 3 26 18 8 4 3 1 12 9 7 4 1 2 14 9 8 28
5 Bayern München 15 8 3 4 41 21 8 5 1 2 26 9 7 3 2 2 15 12 20 27
6 Freiburg 15 7 4 4 24 18 7 4 2 1 11 6 8 3 2 3 13 12 6 25
7 Bayer Leverkusen 15 7 4 4 22 20 8 3 4 1 12 9 7 4 0 3 10 11 2 25
8 Hoffenheim 16 7 3 6 23 27 8 3 1 4 12 18 8 4 2 2 11 9 -4 24
9 Wolfsburg 15 6 5 4 17 15 8 3 3 2 9 9 7 3 2 2 8 6 2 23
10 Augsburg 16 6 5 5 27 28 8 4 2 2 16 11 8 2 3 3 11 17 -1 23
11 Union Berlin 16 6 2 8 19 22 9 5 0 4 12 11 7 1 2 4 7 11 -3 20
12 Eintracht Frankfurt 15 5 3 7 24 23 8 4 3 1 17 10 7 1 0 6 7 13 1 18
13 Mainz 05 16 6 0 10 25 38 7 3 0 4 10 14 9 3 0 6 15 24 -13 18
14 Hertha BSC 15 4 3 8 21 29 7 3 0 4 11 14 8 1 3 4 10 15 -8 15
15 Werder Bremen 16 3 5 8 23 40 8 1 2 5 8 19 8 2 3 3 15 21 -17 14
16 Fortuna Düsseldorf 16 3 3 10 16 35 7 2 1 4 6 13 9 1 2 6 10 22 -19 12
17 Köln 15 3 2 10 14 30 7 2 1 4 8 11 8 1 1 6 6 19 -16 11
18 Paderborn 15 2 3 10 18 33 8 1 1 6 10 18 7 1 2 4 8 15 -15 9

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