FC Koln vs Freiburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-08-30 17:30.
[p]Sunday’s Bundesliga action concludes at the RheinEnergieStadion as Cologne look to continue their perfect start to the season against Freiburg.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Progressing in the DFB-Pokal before kicking off the Bundesliga campaign with maximum points, Lukas Kwasniok’s perfect start in the Cologne hotseat brings their competitive winning run to four games, while another victory here would secure the club’s first two-match winning start to a top-flight season for 20 years. Curiously donning a Cologne shirt on the touchline at Mainz last weekend to show commitment to the cause, Kwasniok’s next task is to continue the momentum of last term by going unbeaten for a fourth straight home league encounter. [/p]
[p]Freiburg fell to a 3-1 defeat against Augsburg last week despite posting the highest xG figure of all 18 Bundesliga sides (3.04) on matchday one – the Breisgau Brazilians’ first opening-day loss in the division since 2018/19. Julian Schuster may be happy therefore to hit the road with his team, as while they have won just one of their last seven home league games, they are unbeaten in a club-record seven straight Bundesliga away trips (W5, D2) and are only one victory away from winning four consecutive top-flight encounters on their travels for the first time in their history. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This is the 37th Bundesliga H2H between Cologne and Freiburg. It is the visitors here who boast both their highest win rate against a specific opponent that they have met 30+ times in the competition (44%) and a four-game unbeaten run, all with clean sheets, ahead of Sunday (W3, D1). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Cologne have scored first in eight of their last nine home games. [/p]
[p]Three of Cologne’s last four victories have been by single-goal margins. [/p]
[p]Nine of Freiburg’s last ten Bundesliga matches have seen both teams score and over 2.5 total goals. [/p]
[p]Freiburg have taken under 5.5 corners in each of their last seven games. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Marius Bülter scored his fourth goal in his last six Bundesliga appearances and his first for Cologne last weekend, while he also netted in his last clash with Freiburg. Vincenzo Grifo became the first Freiburg player to score in nine top-flight seasons for the club last Saturday, yet he has not been involved in a goal in his last six meetings with Cologne. [/p]
[p]Ragnar Ache remains a doubt for Cologne with a knee injury, while Jan-Niklas Beste and Patrick Osterhage are two of a number of potential Freiburg absentees. [/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Despite the differing starts of these clubs this season, we are playing the odds and going for a Freiburg win, owing largely to their dominant away and H2H form. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]