Most would pick FC Köln in this game versus FC Augsburg, but the away team will fight to the bitter end. Here's the complete Tipsway match preview!
- FC Köln have not yet lost a game at home.
- FC Augsburg have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Bundesliga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
FC Köln form and stats
FC Köln have performed here at RheinEnergieStadion this season with 4 wins from 7 Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0.
An away draw last time out for Köln, facing Arminia Bielefeld in a game that ended 1-1. Defender Benno Schmitz got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.9/10. Schmitz hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.
Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Borussia M'gladbach.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Köln matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, one draw and one defeat (from five games).
The manager S. Baumgart will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to VfL Wolfsburg in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (17 in 7 games), Köln's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Köln have conceded 9 goals.
FC Augsburg form and stats
There's been little loot from FC Augsburg's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 7 away games in the Bundesliga. FC Augsburg only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.
FC Augsburg failed to get anything from their last game, a Bundesliga home match vs Bochum (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Midfielder Daniel Caligiuri was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Caligiuri scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that, Augsburg travelled to Hertha BSC and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Augsburg playing away, we found four games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and three home wins.
Goals are few and far between in FC Augsburg's away league games. Only 3 goals from 7 travels. In the opposite end, Augsburg have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these contenders: FC Köln won one, FC Augsburg were winners in four and we saw five draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Modeste 8 goals |  E. Skhiri 3 goals |   F. Niederlechner 3 goals |
FC Köln missing players
FC Augsburg missing players
| FC Köln | FC Augsburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 86% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 71% |
| 57% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 57% |
| 50% | 71% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 36% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 29% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 36% |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.1 | 17.4 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 5.3 | 6.9 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 35% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 12% | 24% |
| 12.6 | 11.9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 16.3 | 15.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5 | 4.7 |
- All of FC Köln's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Augsburg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FC Augsburg have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Bundesliga
- FC Augsburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- FC Augsburg have yet to win a game away.
- FC Köln have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- FC Köln have not yet lost a game at home.
- FC Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Köln have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Augsburg have scored away.
- FC Köln have scored in all their home matches so far.
- FC 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 | FC Bayern München | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 34 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | FC Köln | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Bochum | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -7 | 19 |
| 11 | RB Leipzig | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 14 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | FC Augsburg | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 13 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 31 | -34 | 1 |