Köln vs Wolfsburg: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion (50000 seats)

Season ticket holders at RheinEnergieStadion haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Köln languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Wolfsburg will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

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Köln form and stats

Overall Bundesliga stats at home this season for Köln are 3-1-4 (wins-draw-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at RheinEnergieStadion.

Köln's previous game was a Bundesliga match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Werder Bremen (placed 17th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory match versus Eintracht Frankfurt with a 4-2 scoreline.

Köln has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. On the other hand, Köln have conceded 11 goals.

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Wolfsburg form and stats

3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Wolfsburg playing as the away team in the Bundesliga this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Wolfsburg have lost on their last two travels.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Wolfsburg, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Bayern München (placed 3rd). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Schalke 04.

Wolfsburg goalkeeper Koen Casteels had a great day against Bayern München, but despite making 6 saves the loss could not be avoided.

Wolfsburg find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Wolfsburg have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Wolfsburg - Köln 2-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Köln, 4 draws and 4 wins for Wolfsburg. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.

Top Goalscorers

WolfsburgW. Weghorst
W. Weghorst
7 goals
KölnJ. Córdoba
J. Córdoba
4 goals
KölnS. Terodde
S. Terodde
3 goals

Köln missing players

Wolfsburg missing players

Köln Wolfsburg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 3 8 17
5 3 0 Won W 2 3 6
2 1 1 Drew D 1 2 6
10 4 2 Lost L 0 3 5
19 9 2 Scored S 4 8 18
32 11 7 Conceded C 1 8 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
88% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 76%
59% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 29%
35% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
53% 38% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 47%
18% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 38% 29%
29% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 29%
 
5.3 4.8 5.7 Corners For (avg) C F 3.3 4.1 5.4
6.5 6.8 6.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 8.3 6.4 4.9
2.6 2.5 4.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.5 1.9
3 2 2 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
 
207 93 33 Total Shots T S 31 87 231
69 31 13 Shots on Target S O 16 32 75
28% 29% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 24%
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • Köln has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7)
  • Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wolfsburg has the most matches under the total-line (12)
  • Wolfsburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 RB Leipzig 17 11 4 2 48 20 8 5 2 1 23 9 9 6 2 1 25 11 28 37
2 Borussia M'gladbach 17 11 2 4 33 18 9 7 1 1 23 11 8 4 1 3 10 7 15 35
3 Bayern München 17 10 3 4 46 22 9 6 1 2 28 9 8 4 2 2 18 13 24 33
4 Borussia Dortmund 17 8 6 3 41 24 8 5 3 0 26 9 9 3 3 3 15 15 17 30
5 Schalke 04 17 8 6 3 29 21 9 4 4 1 14 11 8 4 2 2 15 10 8 30
6 Bayer Leverkusen 17 8 4 5 23 21 9 3 4 2 12 10 8 5 0 3 11 11 2 28
7 Hoffenheim 17 8 3 6 25 28 9 4 1 4 14 19 8 4 2 2 11 9 -3 27
8 Freiburg 17 7 5 5 27 23 8 4 2 2 12 9 9 3 3 3 15 14 4 26
9 Wolfsburg 17 6 6 5 18 18 9 3 4 2 10 10 8 3 2 3 8 8 0 24
10 Augsburg 17 6 5 6 28 31 8 4 2 2 16 11 9 2 3 4 12 20 -3 23
11 Union Berlin 17 6 2 9 20 24 9 5 0 4 12 11 8 1 2 5 8 13 -4 20
12 Hertha BSC 17 5 4 8 22 29 8 3 1 4 11 14 9 2 3 4 11 15 -7 19
13 Eintracht Frankfurt 17 5 3 9 27 29 9 4 3 2 19 14 8 1 0 7 8 15 -2 18
14 Mainz 05 17 6 0 11 25 39 8 3 0 5 10 15 9 3 0 6 15 24 -14 18
15 Köln 17 5 2 10 19 32 8 3 1 4 9 11 9 2 1 6 10 21 -13 17
16 Fortuna Düsseldorf 17 4 3 10 18 36 8 3 1 4 8 14 9 1 2 6 10 22 -18 15
17 Werder Bremen 17 3 5 9 23 41 8 1 2 5 8 19 9 2 3 4 15 22 -18 14
18 Paderborn 17 3 3 11 20 36 9 2 1 6 12 19 8 1 2 5 8 17 -16 12

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