Heidenheim vs FC Koln prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2026-01-09 14:30.
[p]Relegation-threatened Heidenheim and out-of-form Cologne resume their Bundesliga campaigns following the winter break looking to build some momentum for the rest of the season.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After spending the winter break above only Mainz in the Bundesliga table, Heidenheim have already added defensive reinforcements to their squad by loaning in Hoffenheim’s Hennes Behrens. It seemed the obvious area to address for a side who are the only Bundesliga team yet to keep a clean sheet this season, a feat which has certainly contributed to them losing five of their last eight league matches (W2, D1) after going down 4-0 to Bayern Munich just before Christmas. Things are hardly likely to get better at home on that front, with only Wolfsburg conceding more goals at home during this Bundesliga campaign than Heidenheim’s 17, even if they have still been able to collect 73% of their points this term at the Voith-Arena (W2, D2, L4).[/p]
[p]Cologne sit in the relative safety of mid-table, but as they went into the winter break having won none of their last six league games (D2, L4), their four-point gap to the bottom three could quickly evaporate. They’re trying to sign players to overcome a defensive injury crisis with a loan deal for Manchester City’s Jahmai Simpson-Pusey completed on Tuesday, but few fans will be heading south for this fixture high in confidence given that the Billy Goats are winless across their last four league away fixtures (D1, L3). That trepidation will only be raised by the psychological scars of starting the last calendar year with four defeats from their first five away games (W1).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Heidenheim have only lost one of the four previous H2Hs (W1, D2), the first three of which produced exactly two goals before they won 4-1 here in May 2024.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Each of Heidenheim’s last five league games produced exactly two goals after half-time.[/p]
[p]Heidenheim possess the Bundesliga’s worst first-half record at home this season (HT: W1, D3, L4).[/p]
[p]None of Cologne’s last three league games witnessed a first-half goal.[/p]
[p]Four of Cologne’s last five Bundesliga away fixtures produced under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Heidenheim midfielder Benedikt Gimber has collected yellow cards in two of his last three appearances, and all three of his Bundesliga bookings this term came between the 35th and 50th minute. Cologne’s Marius Bülter has scored three of his last four club goals after the 75th minute and his last eight scoring appearances at club level averaged over five goals per game.[/p]
[p]Leart Paqarada and Budu Zivzivadze are unlikely to feature for Heidenheim, while Cologne’s injury crisis is focused in defence, where they’re without four centre-backs.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]A lack of match practice following the winter break means backing the second half to be the highest scoring could be a shrewd pick.[/p]
[p][i]Author: John Pennington[/i][/p]