TSG Hoffenheim have come here for an absorbing game against the hosts FC Köln. Prepare for the match with this full Bundesliga preview!
- TSG Hoffenheim have the most points from losing position (6) in Bundesliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
FC Köln form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Bundesliga game of the season here at RheinEnergieStadion. Last season these fans witnessed 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from FC Köln's 17 home games.
Köln shared the glory with Eintracht Frankfurt in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Defender Chabot got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.9/10. Chabot won 2 of 4 duels.
Preceding that match was the home game against VfL Wolfsburg that was lost 1-2.This is expected to be a close game, with FC Köln perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with FC Köln as a small favourite), we find 10 games. FC Köln has won 4 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.
Early season league goal statistics from FC Köln's 1 home game: {1 goals}, 2 conceded.
TSG Hoffenheim form and stats
Only one away game in the Bundesliga so far for TSG Hoffenheim and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 3 victories, 4 draws and 10 losses from 17 travels.
TSG Hoffenheim are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the match against VfL Wolfsburg (placed 7th). Goalkeeper Baumann was absolutely vital in the TSG Hoffenheim victory against VfL Wolfsburg, making six saves.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Heidenheim.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hoffenheim playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 2 TSG Hoffenheim wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
TSG Hoffenheim have the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - one - eight (FC Köln wins - draws - TSG Hoffenheim wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Beier 2 goals |   F. Kainz 1 goals |  G. Waldschmidt 1 goals |
FC Köln missing players
TSG Hoffenheim missing players
| FC Köln | TSG Hoffenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.3 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 4.3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 5 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 11.7 | 9 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 20 | 17 |
| 3.7 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 9 | 8.3 |
- TSG Hoffenheim have the most points from losing position (6) in Bundesliga
| FC Köln | Last season | TSG Hoffenheim | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 10 | 18 | ||
| 49 | 28 | Scored | S | 20 | 48 | ||
| 54 | 20 | Conceded | C | 28 | 57 | ||
| 85% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 79% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 79% | ||
| 50% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 62% | ||
| 35% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 24% | 41% | ||
| 24% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 18% | ||
| 59% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 68% | ||
| 18% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 15% | ||
| 38% | 41% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 21% | ||
| 6 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12.5 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 36% | ||
| 11.7 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 13.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | FC Union Berlin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | TSG Hoffenheim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | SC Freiburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 9 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | FC Augsburg | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 13 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
| 14 | FC Köln | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Heidenheim | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Borussia M'gladbach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | FSV Mainz 05 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 1 |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 92 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 54 | 71 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 39 | 71 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 41 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 66 |
| 4 | FC Union Berlin | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 62 |
| 5 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 59 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 6 | 50 |
| 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -1 | 46 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 55 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -3 | 43 |
| 11 | FC Köln | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 34 | -5 | 42 |
| 12 | TSG Hoffenheim | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 64 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 36 | -13 | 36 |
| 14 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 72 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 40 | -32 | 35 |
| 15 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 39 | -21 | 34 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 71 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 35 | -36 | 31 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 42 | -27 | 29 |
