Köln hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 13th position in the Bundesliga table. Visiting Freiburg holds 7th place with 29 pts.
Köln and 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.
Köln form and stats
Overall Bundesliga stats at home this season for Köln are 4-1-4 (wins-draw-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Köln here at RheinEnergieStadion, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The fans are hoping that Köln will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-5 away loss in the Bundesliga game against Borussia Dortmund (placed 3rd). Ahead of that match, Köln won a home game hosting Wolfsburg (3-1).
As you see from the result above, Köln suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Köln have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won one time, drawn three and lost one.
Köln has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Köln have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Freiburg form and stats
As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, Freiburg have produced an overall stat of 4-3-3 so far.
Freiburg failed to get anything from their last game, a Bundesliga home match vs Paderborn (placed 18th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Preceding that game was the away victory against Mainz 05 with the score of 2-1.
We have checked recent matches where Freiburg have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were Wone-Dfour-Lseven.
The travelling fans enjoy Freiburg's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Freiburg have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Freiburg - Köln 1-2 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Köln won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and Freiburg has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  N. Petersen 8 goals |   J. Córdoba Copete 6 goals |  G. Waldschmidt 4 goals |
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| Köln | Freiburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | 29 |
| 38 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 90% | 84% |
| 63% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 70% | 63% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | 32% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 58% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 70% | 63% |
| 16% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 21% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 229 | 105 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 123 | 256 |
| 80 | 38 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 39 | 80 |
| 29% | 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 44% | 36% |
- Freiburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Freiburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | Bayern München | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 35 | 42 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 41 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 39 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Augsburg | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | Union Berlin | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 23 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Köln | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 20 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 18 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -21 | 17 |
| 17 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -22 | 16 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 15 |