FC Koln vs Bayern Munich prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2026-01-13 19:30.
[p]A Cologne side on a long winless run face the daunting task of welcoming Bayern Munich who aren’t just running away with the Bundesliga, but doing so in style.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Despite twice coming from behind to rescue a 2-2 draw away to Heidenheim last time out, positivity is in short supply for Cologne, who’ve failed to win their last seven games (D3, L4). Pressure is therefore mounting on boss Lukas Kwasniok, who saw a section of the away end call for his dismissal at the weekend. A shrinking gap of five points to the drop zone pre-round means margin for error is disappearing fast for the Billy Goats, who are without a clean sheet in 11 matches and have won just one of their last seven home games (D2, L4).[/p]
[p]Bayern showed no signs of rustiness on their Bundesliga return, demolishing Wolfsburg 8-1 to increase their lead at the summit to a whopping 11 points. The only unbeaten team across Europe’s top-five divisions in their league campaign, Vincent Kompany’s men are breaking all kinds of records having fired in a whopping 63 goals in their 16 Bundesliga outings this term. The Bavarians also possess the best defence in Germany’s top-flight with just 12 league goals conceded, and with clean sheets in four of their last five Bundesliga away matches (W4, D1), few would bet against another resounding victory here.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Cologne’s last H2H victory over Bayern came back in February 2011, going winless in the subsequent 21 meetings (D2, L19) which includes a 4-1 defeat in the DFB-Pokal in October.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Seven of Cologne’s last nine matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]A pre-round league-high eight of Cologne’s games have been level at half-time. [/p]
[p]Each of Bayern’s last ten matches produced over 3.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Bayern have scored more league goals (20) after the 75th minute than any side in Europe’s top-five leagues this term.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Ragnar Ache is on a six-game scoring drought, yet eight of his last ten goals came at home, including Cologne’s only strike against Bayern in October. Michael Olise also scored that day and was involved in three goals against Wolfsburg (G2, A1), with both strikes contributing to eight of his last ten goals coming after half-time.[/p]
[p]Cologne’s Eric Martel is suspended, while Bayern will be monitoring the fitness of Alphonso Davies after he missed the game against Wolfsburg due to illness. [/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]There’s very little reason to back against the winning formula of Bayern to win with over 3.5 total goals.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]