FC Koln vs Hoffenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2022-10-29 18:30.
Cologne and Hoffenheim conclude the weekend’s Bundesliga action, and being the last teams to play might suit the hosts as they were thumped 5-0 by Mainz when they opened Bundesliga matchday 11 last Friday. Conceding first for an alarming ninth time in the league this term set the tone and their second first-half red card in three Bundesliga fixtures didn’t help either.
The mid-table outfit have suffered just one home league defeat this term (W3, D1), so a return to familiar surroundings could help them get back to winning ways, particularly after their midweek Europa Conference League trip to Slovácko was rescheduled for Friday afternoon! They’ll now need all the assistance they can muster as they seek a first home league H2H win since April 2015 (D2, L4) having lost the last four times Hoffenheim came to town.
That record should inspire a Hoffenheim side that is a point better off than their hosts (W5, D2, L4), but must also rebound after they were outclassed against Bayern Munich last time out (L 2-0). They were left to rue not taking any of the opportunities they created, with coach André Breitenreiter reflecting, “You need luck to win these kind of games…and to score goals.”
Finding the net hasn’t been a huge problem for Hoffenheim on the road as they’ve only drawn one blank in league away games this term (W2, D1, L2). They might also look to take advantage of Cologne’s tendency to concede first as they’re unbeaten across the last three league away games in which they scored first (W2, D1).
Players to watch: Denis Huseinbašić has netted after the 60th minute in two of Cologne’s last three league fixtures, while Hoffenheim’s Andrej Kramarić has scored five times in nine personal league H2Hs, none of which he lost (W7, D2).
Hot streak: Each of Hoffenheim’s last four league games produced exactly two first-half goals (HT: W1, D2, L1).