FC Koln vs Augsburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-10-17 13:30.
[p]Newly-promoted Cologne will be looking to continue their dream start to this Bundesliga season when they host an Augsburg side striving for consistency under their new manager.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Cologne spent the international break inside the top six after accumulating ten points from their first six Bundesliga games (W3, D1, L2), the best haul at this stage by any promoted side since Hannover in 2017/18. Their recent 1-0 win over Hoffenheim kept up the Billy Goats’ record of scoring in each of their six league matches since promotion, while it also saw them go past the two wins they earned in the first 19 games of their previous top flight campaign in 2023/24! Cologne should be confident of keeping the good times rolling here considering that they’ve avoided defeat in four of their last six Bundesliga home games (W3, D1).[/p]
[p]Augsburg boss Sandro Wagner was allowed to breathe a little easier over the international break after seeing his side end a four-match losing streak by beating Wolfsburg 3-1 in their previous outing. With some of the pressure off his shoulders as a result, Wagner’s next task is to guide them to back-to-back league wins for the first time since March. Anywhere other than home appears an unlikely destination to achieve that given that Augsburg have lost four of their last five away league games (W1), a stark drop from their success earlier this year when they claimed points in each of their first eight Bundesliga away games of 2025.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Cologne avoided defeat in the last five Bundesliga H2Hs (W3, D2), but H2H success on their own turf has been more fleeting, as they won just one of their last nine top-flight home games against Augsburg (D4, L4). The last five H2Hs across all venues saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Five of Cologne’s last seven top-flight home games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Cologne opened the scoring in five of their six Bundesliga games this season.[/p]
[p]Augsburg are winless in three Bundesliga matches against promoted teams (D1, L2).[/p]
[p]All six of Augsburg’s Bundesliga matches this term saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Cologne teenager Said El Mala directly contributed to two goals in his last four club matches (G1, A1), and also provided an assist for Germany’s under-21 side over the international break. He shared a dressing room with Augsburg’s Mert Kömür, with his international call-up coming after he scored or assisted four goals in six league appearances this season (G2, A2).[/p]
[p]Cologne look set to be without Rav van den Berg and Marius BĂĽlter, while Augsburg could be missing Jeffrey Gouweleeuw and Elvis Rexhbecaj.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Backing both teams to score looks the obvious play here given how recent meetings between these sides have transpired.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]