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Hoffenheim and Koln play at Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena in a Bundesliga 13th round matchup. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations favors the visiting team, which has 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 games. However, the last time they met at this stadium was on 03-04-2016, in a Bundesliga game that ended in a draw for (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by K. Volland (90 ‘) for Hoffenheim and S. Zoller (69’) for Cologne. In this match the home factor may play an important role, since the Colony presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Hoffenheim
The home team is currently in 5th place with 22 points earned after 5 wins and 7 draws. In the penultimate match, they drew at home to Hamburg by (2-2). In the last match, he tied off for Borussia Mönchengladbach for (1-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches has recorded 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 28 goals scored and 23 conceded, against 7 victories , 5 draws and 3 home defeats, with 26 goals scored and 20 conceded.
In this competition, you have not lost 12 matches. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 7 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, since they managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 12 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 4 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Hoffenheim are back at home for the Bundesliga, trying to prolong their unbeaten run in the competition as they are the only undefeated team, alongside leading RB Leipzig, and also seeking a win as they have drawn their three Recent matches. In the last round, the team went to the home of Borussia Mönchengladbach and left there with a draw in 1×1. Before, the team had received Hamburg at home and was only in the draw in 2×2. Hoffenheim went on to win five consecutive games. After twelve rounds, the club has five wins and seven draws. This game is about to get under way, so let’s continue now, 3-5-2.
Koln
After 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, the visiting team is in 4th place, having won 22 points. In the last match, they drew with Augsburg at home (0-0), after their previous match had won away in a game against Borussia Mönchengladbach by (1-2). This is a team that curiously has more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with a total of 35 goals scored and 14 conceded. Already inside the home, won 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, with a total of 21 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last 6 away games for the championship the Cologne has 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, having won 8 points out of 18. The team has conceded goals in 7 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has been regularly marked, as they managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 12 games for the Bundesliga, suffered the first goal 6 times but managed to turn the score in 2.
The Cologne come on the pitch for their thirteenth match in the German Championship trying to prolong their unbeaten run of games, which lasts only two rounds, to repeat the good stage that started at the beginning of the competition. In the last round, the team received Augsburg at home and was only in the scoreless draw. Before, the team had achieved a great result by beating Borussia Mönchengladbach away from home by 1×2. After twelve rounds, the club has six wins, four draws and two losses, thus placing fifth in the table. For that game, the manager has to keep the team in the 4-4-2, or 3-5-2.
Prediction: under 2.5 goals @ 2.22