FC Koln
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  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Bundesliga Betting Preview: FC Koln vs Heidenheim

FC Koln take on Heidenheim at RheinEnergieSTADION, with kick-off set for 11:30 on Sunday 10 May.

Let’s Gamble on Koln

There’s a strong chance that we’ll see Koln record a victory and they are priced at -109 to beat Heidenheim. We think that the Full-Time Result market offers bettors plenty of value.

Previous H2H Ended in a 2-2 Draw

FC Koln played out a 2-2 draw when last in action. This was on the road at Alten Foersterei against Union Berlin. The Billy Goats had 42% possession and totalled four shots on target, with Marius Buelter and Said El Mala each scoring one goal.

Heidenheim played Bayern Munich away at Allianz Arena in their previous game, ending in a 3-3 draw. Frank Schmidt's men had just 25% possession and totalled five shots on goal, while Budu Zivzivadze scored twice and Eren Dinkci also found the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Heidenheim are unbeaten when it comes to the past three games against Koln, with the last clash ending in a 2-2 draw at Voith-Arena. The previous 4 H2H games have ended in two draws along with a victory for Koln and Heidenheim.

Bundesliga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
14 FC Koln logo FC Koln 34 7 11 16 49 63 -14 49:63 32
17 Heidenheim logo Heidenheim 34 6 8 20 41 72 -31 41:72 26
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FC Koln – Last 10 League Games

Koln have 1 win, 3 losses and 6 draws, averaging 1.6 goals from 4.9 shots on goal and 13.7 attempts. Rene Wagner's side have averaged 46.2% possession, 393.3 passes and 5.4 corners per match, conceding 1.8 goals and 5.2 corners from 3.9 shots on goal and 11.8 attempts.

Players to Watch

Said El Mala is the top scorer with 5 goals, Ragnar Ache has 3, with Gian-Luca Waldschmidt and Jakub Kaminski on 2. Said El Mala and Jakub Kaminski have been top assistors with 2.

Heidenheim – Last 10 League Games

Heidenheim have 2 victories, 4 defeats and 4 draws, with an average of 3.6 shots on goal, 9.9 attempts and 1.9 goals. The Baden-Wurttemberg team average 41.7% possession, 351.0 passes, 3.6 corners awarded and 5.1 corners against, while 2.1 goals have been conceded from 14.5 attempts and 5.1 shots on goal.

Players to Watch

Budu Zivzivadze is the leading scorer with 5 goals, followed by Eren Dinkci on 3, with Mathias Honsak and two others bagging 2. Marnon-Thomas Busch has had 3 assists, with Diant Ramaj notching one clean sheet in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

FC Koln confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Marvin Schwaebe (GK), Sebastian Sebulonsen, Joel Schmied, Cenk Ozkacar, Kristoffer Lund Hansen, Isak Bergmann Johannesson, Tom Krauss, Linton Maina, Jakub Kaminski, Said El Mala, Marius Buelter.

Heidenheim confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Frank Feller (GK), Omar Traore, Patrick Mainka, Jonas Foehrenbach, Hennes Behrens, Eren Dinkci, Jan Schoeppner, Niklas Dorsch, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Marvin Pieringer, Budu Zivzivadze.

FC Koln vs Heidenheim Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the edge with our best FC Koln vs Heidenheim tips: a key match prediction, expert corners pick, correct score recommendation, top player prop bets and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

There’s every chance that Koln can win this Bundesliga clash and we’ll happily back the home team to land the glory. Grab the odds of -109 with confidence that a victory can be landed.

Our Bundesliga experts like to go through the form guide, with injuries and suspensions also having a bearing on the match. Before making our football predictions, we combine this information with the latest numbers.

Key FC Koln vs Heidenheim league stats:

  • Heidenheim have lost 7 of their last 10 games on the road.
  • Heidenheim have lost 13 of their last 19 games on the road.
Koln to Win Probability

According to the top bookmakers, our pick has a 52.1% chance of landing a return. However, we think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. It’s the reason why we are recommending this bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Koln Koln logo 2 - 1 Heidenheim logo Heidenheim

We’re betting on Koln to secure a 2-1 winning scoreline. Odds of +700 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Budu Zivzivadze Over 1.5 Shots -130 BetMGM logo

Budu Zivzivadze (FCH) has covered the 1.5 shots total in his past two Bundesliga away matches. We’re going to take him on the Overs for Player Shots, with this line making plenty of appeal at odds of -130.

Latest Budu Zivzivadze Player Prop Odds

Alessio Castro-Montes To Score +525 BetMGM logo

Alessio Castro-Montes (Koln) can be backed to be on the scoresheet at +525. We think there’s value in backing him for an Anytime Goalscorer prop bet which will hopefully see him find the net.

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Corners Prediction

Under 10.5 Corners -143 BetMGM logo

The past ten Heidenheim games have featured 8.70 corners on average. The number of corners could be lower than the line suggests and that leads us to a bet at odds of -143.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Koln Logo Koln
Total
10.60 5.40 5.20
Home
10.10 5.00 5.10
Away
9.30 4.40 4.90
Heidenheim Logo Heidenheim
Total
8.70 3.60 5.10
Home
9.20 4.50 4.70
Away
10.50 4.40 6.10
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Koln -109
Total Goals Over 2.5 -222
Player Shots Budu Zivzivadze Over 1.5 -130

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FC Koln vs Heidenheim Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Koln Favourites to Win According to Bookies

The favourites have a 48% likelihood of success according to the bookies, with FC Koln chalked up at +108 to land a win in this Bundesliga clash. If you’re interested in wagering Heidenheim, you can get +200 for the underdog.

For those wanting some insurance backing Koln, taking the -0.25 Asian Handicap option means a half stake return if it’s a draw. There’s -118 that they manage to beat Heidenheim on this market.

Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest odds and that means three goals or more are anticipated. The Both Teams to Score market is always popular and BTTS Yes can be backed at -286.

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Said El Mala Favourite to Be First Goalscorer

Said El Mala is the market leader at +370 to be the First Goalscorer. Should you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Player Goals
Said El Mala (Koln)
First
+370
Anytime
+110
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Jakub Kamiński (Koln)
First
+575
Anytime
+180
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Marius Bülter (Koln)
First
+650
Anytime
+200
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Budu Zivzivadze (FCH)
First
+700
Anytime
+210
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Player Shots
Said El Mala (Koln)
Over 3.5
-104
Under 3.5
-
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Marius Bülter (Koln)
Over 2.5
+102
Under 2.5
-
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Stefan Schimmer (FCH)
Over 2.5
+140
Under 2.5
-
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Marvin Pieringer (FCH)
Over 2.5
+145
Under 2.5
-
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Five Losses for Koln in Previous Ten Home Games

Stats: Bundesliga matches only
Koln have managed five losses, three victories and two draws in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.50 goals per game and conceding 1.70.

Heidenheim are winless over their previous ten games on their travels. Frank Schmidt's men have finished with seven defeats and three draws in the last 10 away matches, recording an average of 1.10 goals per game and conceding 1.90.

The previous RheinEnergieSTADION encounter involved a 1-1 draw between Koln and Heidenheim.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
FC Koln logo FC Koln Home Stats 3-2-5 3.20 1.50 1.70 8 2 8 2
Heidenheim logo Heidenheim Away Stats 0-3-7 3.00 1.10 1.90 6 4 7 3
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
FC Koln logo FC Koln League Stats
Heidenheim logo Heidenheim League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 1 win, 3 defeats and 6 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

FC Koln vs Heidenheim Lineups & Team News

Know who’s in and who’s out for Koln vs Heidenheim before making your bets. We’ll share the predicted and confirmed lineups for the Bundesliga together with updated injury news.

FC Koln Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Heidenheim Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

FC Koln Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Marvin Schwaebe
28 Sebastian Sebulonsen 2 Joel Schmied 39 Cenk Ozkacar 32 K. Lund Hansen
18 I. B. Johannesson 5 Tom Krauss
37 Linton Maina 16 Jakub Kaminski 13 Said El Mala
30 Marius Buelter
40 Frank Feller
23 Omar Traore 6 Patrick Mainka 19 Jonas Foehrenbach 26 Hennes Behrens
8 Eren Dinkci 3 Jan Schoeppner 30 Niklas Dorsch 22 Arijon Ibrahimovic
18 Marvin Pieringer 11 Budu Zivzivadze

Heidenheim Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

FC Koln Substitutes

  • 3Dominique Heintz
  • 7G. Waldschmidt
  • 8Denis Huseinbasic
  • 11Florian Kainz
  • 17A. Castro-Montes
  • 20Ron-Robert Zieler
  • 29Jan Thielmann
  • 33Rav van den Berg
  • 38Youssoupha Niang

Heidenheim Substitutes

  • 4Tim Siersleben
  • 9Stefan Schimmer
  • 10Christian Conteh
  • 16Julian Niehues
  • 17Mathias Honsak
  • 20Luca Kerber
  • 21Adrian Beck
  • 25Leonidas Stergiou
  • 41Diant Ramaj

Previous FC Koln Lineups

02 May Bundesliga
Union Berlin 2-2 FC Koln
25 Apr Bundesliga
FC Koln 1-2 Leverkusen
17 Apr Bundesliga
St. Pauli 1-1 FC Koln
12 Apr Bundesliga
FC Koln 3-1 Werder Bremen
05 Apr Bundesliga
Frankfurt 2-2 FC Koln
21 Mar Bundesliga
FC Koln 3-3 B. M'gladbach

Previous Heidenheim Lineups

02 May Bundesliga
Bayern Munich 3-3 Heidenheim
25 Apr Bundesliga
Heidenheim 2-0 St. Pauli
19 Apr Bundesliga
Freiburg 2-1 Heidenheim
11 Apr Bundesliga
Heidenheim 3-1 Union Berlin
04 Apr Bundesliga
B. M'gladbach 2-2 Heidenheim
21 Mar Bundesliga
Heidenheim 3-3 Leverkusen

Injuries & Suspensions

FC Koln Injury Table
Type Name Info
Said El Mala Ankle
Tom Krauss Knock
Ragnar Ache Thigh
Timo Huebers Knee
Luca Kilian Cruciate ligame
Rasmus Carstensen Other
Heidenheim Injury Table
Type Name Info
Benedikt Gimber Knock
Sirlord Conteh Knee
Leart Paqarada Cruciate ligame
Team Squads

FC Koln Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Rene Wagner

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Marvin Schwaebe 1 G 32 2880 32 0 0 0 2 0
Jakub Kaminski 16 F 32 2838 32 0 7 3 4 0
Eric Martel 6 M 30 2469 29 1 2 2 10 1
Sebastian Sebulonsen 28 D 29 2318 26 3 0 0 5 0
Kristoffer Lund Hansen 32 D 31 2097 24 8 0 2 2 0

Heidenheim Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Frank Schmidt

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Patrick Mainka 6 M 32 2880 32 0 2 2 1 0
Diant Ramaj 40 G 31 2790 31 0 0 1 2 0
Jonas Foehrenbach 19 D 25 2145 23 6 1 1 3 0
Niklas Dorsch 36 M 30 2098 25 6 0 1 2 0
Jan Schoeppner 3 M 29 2073 27 4 1 3 5 0
Germany FlagBundesliga Table
Bundesliga Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 34 28 5 1 122:36 89
2 Dortmund 34 22 7 5 70:34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 20 5 9 66:47 65
4 Stuttgart 34 18 8 8 71:49 62
5 Hoffenheim 34 18 7 9 65:52 61
6 Leverkusen 34 17 8 9 68:47 59
7 Freiburg 34 13 8 13 51:57 47
8 Frankfurt 34 11 11 12 61:65 44
9 Augsburg 34 12 7 15 45:61 43
10 Mainz 05 34 10 10 14 44:53 40
11 Union Berlin 34 10 9 15 44:58 39
12 B. M'gladbach 34 9 11 14 42:53 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 9 11 14 40:54 38
14 FC Koln 34 7 11 16 49:63 32
15 Werder Bremen 34 8 8 18 37:60 32
16 Wolfsburg 34 7 8 19 45:69 29
17 Heidenheim 34 6 8 20 41:72 26
18 St. Pauli 34 6 8 20 29:60 26
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 17 14 2 1 68:19 44
2 Dortmund 17 13 2 2 40:16 41
3 Stuttgart 17 12 3 2 30:16 39
4 RB Leipzig 17 12 2 3 40:20 38
5 Hoffenheim 17 10 2 5 35:21 32
6 Freiburg 17 9 5 3 33:22 32
7 Leverkusen 17 9 4 4 38:19 31
8 Augsburg 17 7 5 5 25:28 26
9 Frankfurt 17 7 4 6 29:27 25
10 Hamburger SV 17 6 6 5 25:22 24
11 B. M'gladbach 17 6 6 5 24:24 24
12 Union Berlin 17 5 7 5 26:26 22
13 FC Koln 17 5 4 8 30:30 19
14 Werder Bremen 17 5 4 8 19:31 19
15 Mainz 05 17 4 5 8 21:25 17
16 Heidenheim 17 4 5 8 23:37 17
17 St. Pauli 17 4 5 8 17:31 17
18 Wolfsburg 17 2 4 11 21:32 10

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