FC Koln vs Hoffenheim Match Preview

Cologne welcomes Hoffenheim as part of the twelfth matchday of the German Bundesliga.

The hosts won 0-1 against Slovakia for the UEFA Europa Conference League on their midweek trip to the Czech Republic and kept their hopes of qualification despite sitting in third place in the group. It was preceded by a 5-0 away defeat to Mainz for the domestic league where they were also with a man less on the pitch d for some time. In the last six league games, they have seven points while they have conceded 16 times.

The visitors, on the other hand, are more rested since they did not have a European match, but they come from a 0-2 defeat to Bayern Munich on the road. Earlier, in five games they had collected eight points playing good football which brought them to seventh place in the table. Hoffenheim has eight consecutive victories against Cologne, four of which are away from home.

In conclusion, Hoffenheim is a better team overall than the "Goats", while the home team's fatigue and absences are expected to play an important role in the outcome of this match. The visitors in their last six visits to Cologne have two draws and four wins so I will conservatively bet 6 units at 1.83 odds on the away win draw no bet having also in mind a possible draw.