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- FC Köln have the most points from losing position (13) in Bundesliga
- SC Freiburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
FC Köln and SC Freiburg should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
FC Köln form and stats
When playing at home in the Bundesliga, FC Köln have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games. Köln have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Happy days for FC Köln in their previous game, a fixture away at TSG Hoffenheim (placed 14th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Midfield player Kainz got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, the max score being 10. Kainz scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.
In the match before that, FC Köln hosted Mainz 05 and drew the game 1-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Köln have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 2.
FC Köln have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at RheinEnergieStadion with 22 goals in 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. FC Köln's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
SC Freiburg form and stats
6 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of SC Freiburg playing as the away team in the Bundesliga this season.
SC Freiburg are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the fixture against Schalke 04 (placed 17th). As you can tell from the results above, Freiburg was very dominant against Schalke 04, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Höler, Ginter and Gregoritsch (2) providing the goals. The attacker Gregoritsch got a match rating of 8.2 in that game. Gregoritsch scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Prior to that result SC Freiburg won their away game at Werder Bremen. The scoreline was 2-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Freiburg in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for SC Freiburg, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as SC Freiburg are hosting RB Leipzig in the DFB Pokal only three days away.
Freiburg find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. SC Freiburg struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 25 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
SC Freiburg - FC Köln 2-0 was the outcome when this pair of teams previously met, some time ago this season. Köln-SC Freiburg H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: FC Köln three wins, SC Freiburg six wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  V. Grifo 13 goals |  M. Gregoritsch 10 goals |   F. Kainz 6 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 40 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 19 | 45 |
| 47 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 25 | 37 |
| 83% | 79% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 90% |
| 79% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| 48% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 52% |
| 38% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 50% | 38% |
| 24% | 21% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 29% | 17% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 52% |
| 21% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 43% | 38% |
| 41% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 21% |
| 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 13.6 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11 | 13 |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
| 33% | 33% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | 30% |
| 11.7 | 9.4 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 14.1 | 13.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
- FC Köln have the fewest matches over the total-line (14) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln have the most points from losing position (13) in Bundesliga
- SC Freiburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 46 | 59 |
| 3 | FC Union Berlin | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 55 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 53 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 51 |
| 6 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 47 |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 43 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 42 |
| 10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 28 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | FC Köln | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 32 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 31 | -9 | 35 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 33 | -16 | 30 |
| 14 | TSG Hoffenheim | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -11 | 29 |
| 15 | Bochum | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 66 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 37 | -34 | 27 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 25 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -30 | 24 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 59 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 34 | -24 | 22 |
