Evenly matched teams: Freiburg vs Köln match preview

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Date: Sat 31.August
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Schwarzwald-Stadion (25000 seats)

It's early days in the Bundesliga and the teams are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

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.

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Freiburg form and stats

Freiburg have only played one Bundesliga game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats from 17 matches.

Happy days for Freiburg in their previous game, a Bundesliga match away at Paderborn that ended with a 3-1 victory. Ahead of that match, Freiburg won a home game hosting Mainz 05 (3-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with Freiburg perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Freiburg as a small favourite), we find nine games. Freiburg has won 5 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Freiburg has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Köln form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Bundesliga ended in defeat. Last season Köln had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 10, drew 3 and lost 4.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Bundesliga home defeat versus Borussia Dortmund with 1-3 on the scoreboard. A 1-2 defeat away at Wolfsburg before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Köln playing away and similar expectations, we found one relevant match. Results were 0 Köln wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Köln has managed 1 goal and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 7 - 0 - 3 (Freiburg wins - draws - Köln wins). As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

L. Waldschmidt
2 goals
N. Petersen
1 goals / 1 assists
Kwon Chang-Hoon
1 goals

Freiburg missing players

Köln missing players

Freiburg Köln
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
2 1 1 Played 0 1 2
2 1 1 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 1 2
6 3 3 Scored 0 1 2
1 0 0 Conceded 0 2 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
5 5 5 Corners For (avg) 0 6 6.5
7 5 5 Corners Against (avg) 0 2 5
1 1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 3 2.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Freiburg Last season Köln
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
2 1   Played   1 2
2 1   Won   0 0
0 0   Drew   0 0
0 0   Lost   1 2
6 3   Scored   1 2
1 0   Conceded   2 5
100% 100%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 1.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 2.5   100% 100%
50% 0%   Over 3.5   0% 50%
0% 0%   Over 4.5   0% 0%
50% 0%   BTTS   100% 100%
50% 100%   Clean Sheets   0% 0%
0% 0%   Failed To Score   0% 0%
 
5 5   Corners For (avg)   6 6.5
7 5   Corners Against (avg)   2 5
1 1   Yellow Cards (avg)   3 2.5
0 0   Red Cards   0 0

Freiburg
All DFB Pokal Bundesliga Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
06-07-19 CF Linx 0 - 2 Freiburg
26-07-19 CF Freiburg 2 - 0 Kayserispor
10-08-19 DFB Magdeburg 0 - 0 Freiburg
17-08-19 BU Freiburg 3 - 0 Mainz 05
24-08-19 BU Paderborn 1 - 3 Freiburg
31-08-19 BU Freiburg 13:30 Köln
15-09-19 BU Hoffenheim 13:30 Freiburg
21-09-19 BU Freiburg 13:30 Augsburg
29-09-19 BU Fortuna Dusseldorf 13:30 Freiburg
05-10-19 BU Freiburg - Borussia Dortmund
Köln
All 2. Bundesliga DFB Pokal Bundesliga Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
26-07-19 CF Köln 1 - 3 Bologna
03-08-19 CF Southampton 2 - 0 Köln
11-08-19 DFB Wehen Wiesbaden 2 - 2 Köln
17-08-19 BU Wolfsburg 2 - 1 Köln
23-08-19 BU Köln 1 - 3 Borussia Dortmund
31-08-19 BU Freiburg 13:30 Köln
14-09-19 BU Köln 13:30 Borussia M'gladbach
21-09-19 BU Bayern München 13:30 Köln
29-09-19 BU Köln 16:00 Hertha BSC
05-10-19 BU Schalke 04 - Köln

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Borussia Dortmund 2 2 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 6 6
2 Freiburg 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 6
3 Bayer Leverkusen 2 2 0 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 6
4 Bayern München 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 4
5 Borussia M'gladbach 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 4
6 RB Leipzig 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
7 Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
10 Hoffenheim 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
11 Hertha BSC 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Schalke 04 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -3 1
13 Augsburg 2 0 1 1 2 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 1
14 Union Berlin 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
15 Paderborn 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -3 0
16 Werder Bremen 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -3 0
17 Köln 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
18 Mainz 05 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 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 D P
1 Bayern München 34 24 6 4 88 32 17 13 3 1 49 14 17 11 3 3 39 18 56 78
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 23 7 4 81 44 17 14 2 1 52 25 17 9 5 3 29 19 37 76
3 RB Leipzig 34 19 9 6 63 29 17 10 6 1 34 9 17 9 3 5 29 20 34 66
4 Bayer Leverkusen 34 18 4 12 69 52 17 9 2 6 32 25 17 9 2 6 37 27 17 58
5 Borussia M'gladbach 34 16 7 11 55 42 17 9 3 5 31 22 17 7 4 6 24 20 13 55
6 Wolfsburg 34 16 7 11 62 50 17 8 5 4 36 23 17 8 2 7 26 27 12 55
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 15 9 10 60 48 17 8 4 5 32 21 17 7 5 5 28 27 12 54
8 Werder Bremen 34 14 11 9 58 49 17 8 6 3 35 26 17 6 5 6 23 23 9 53
9 Hoffenheim 34 13 12 9 70 52 17 7 5 5 28 20 17 6 7 4 42 32 18 51
10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 13 5 16 49 65 17 9 0 8 27 28 17 4 5 8 22 37 -16 44
11 Hertha BSC 34 11 10 13 49 57 17 6 6 5 26 27 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 43
12 Mainz 05 34 12 7 15 46 57 17 8 5 4 31 22 17 4 2 11 15 35 -11 43
13 Freiburg 34 8 12 14 46 61 17 6 7 4 32 27 17 2 5 10 14 34 -15 36
14 Schalke 04 34 8 9 17 37 55 17 4 3 10 16 28 17 4 6 7 21 27 -18 33
15 Augsburg 34 8 8 18 51 71 17 5 4 8 34 33 17 3 4 10 17 38 -20 32
16 Stuttgart 34 7 7 20 32 70 17 6 4 7 22 27 17 1 3 13 10 43 -38 28
17 Hannover 96 34 5 6 23 31 71 17 5 1 11 15 26 17 0 5 12 16 45 -40 21
18 Nürnberg 34 3 10 21 26 68 17 3 7 7 16 22 17 0 3 14 10 46 -42 19
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Köln 34 19 6 9 84 47 17 9 3 5 49 26 17 10 3 4 35 21 37 63
2 Paderborn 34 16 9 9 76 50 17 10 6 1 50 23 17 6 3 8 26 27 26 57
3 Union Berlin 34 14 15 5 54 33 17 11 5 1 34 11 17 3 10 4 20 22 21 57
4 Hamburger SV 34 16 8 10 45 42 17 8 4 5 21 22 17 8 4 5 24 20 3 56
5 Heidenheim 34 15 10 9 55 45 17 9 3 5 32 24 17 6 7 4 23 21 10 55
6 Holstein Kiel 34 13 10 11 60 51 17 8 5 4 33 23 17 5 5 7 27 28 9 49
7 Arminia Bielefeld 34 13 10 11 52 50 17 8 2 7 27 25 17 5 8 4 25 25 2 49
8 Jahn Regensburg 34 12 13 9 55 54 17 6 6 5 19 23 17 6 7 4 36 31 1 49
9 St. Pauli 34 14 7 13 46 53 17 8 5 4 28 23 17 6 2 9 18 30 -7 49
10 Darmstadt 98 34 13 7 14 45 53 17 9 4 4 25 17 17 4 3 10 20 36 -8 46
11 Bochum 34 11 11 12 49 50 17 9 3 5 29 22 17 2 8 7 20 28 -1 44
12 Dynamo Dresden 34 11 9 14 41 48 17 7 5 5 26 19 17 4 4 9 15 29 -7 42
13 Greuther Fürth 34 10 12 12 37 56 17 6 8 3 23 24 17 4 4 9 14 32 -19 42
14 Erzgebirge Aue 34 11 7 16 43 47 17 6 5 6 20 22 17 5 2 10 23 25 -4 40
15 Sandhausen 34 9 11 14 45 52 17 5 6 6 22 21 17 4 5 8 23 31 -7 38
16 Ingolstadt 34 9 8 17 43 55 17 4 5 8 20 22 17 5 3 9 23 33 -12 35
17 Magdeburg 34 6 13 15 35 53 17 2 10 5 16 19 17 4 3 10 19 34 -18 31
18 MSV Duisburg 34 6 10 18 39 65 17 3 3 11 25 39 17 3 7 7 14 26 -26 28

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