FC Koln vs. Paderborn – Prediction H2H (20.10.2019)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

The bottom two sides, Köln (17th) and Paderborn (18th), will face off on MD8 of the 2019/20 Bundesliga season. Including last season, Köln are without a win in each of their last six competitive home matches and have lost each of the last five. Five consecutive home defeats equals a negative club record from autumn 2001.

Already struggling on their Bundesliga return, Cologne have still yet to pick up a point from their home matches. Furthermore, the ‘Billy Goats’ have found scoring difficult at home with just one goal in front of their own fans so far, constituting the worst record in the Bundesliga. Since the 5-3 home defeat to Regensburg on MD33 in Bundesliga 2 last season, Köln haven’t kept a clean sheet in ten competitive outings and have conceded 25 goals. They last went on such a run between December 2015 and March 2016 (11 games).

Cologne are also slow starters, having scored the game’s opening goal just once this season. Additionally, they possess the second-worst overall half-time record in the Bundesliga after seven rounds (HT: W1, D1, L5). Paderborn lie bottom of the Bundesliga after seven rounds, with their solitary point gained away from home. With 19 goals conceded already (an average of 2.71 goals per-game), they possess the joint-worst defensive record in the Bundesliga. Paderborn are unbeaten against Köln in each of their last six competitive meetings (W3 D3). Paderborn won both encounters in Bundesliga 2 last season (5-3 away and 3-2 at home). The visitors’ games have tended to start rapidly, with nine goals (GF 5, GA 4) scored in the first 15 minutes of play – the highest tally in that period in the league. This has contributed much to the average number of first-half goals (2.14 goals per-game) seen in their fixtures, which is also a league-high. Köln have scored three of their five goals this season in the final 15 minutes (60% – a league high), including Hector’s equaliser at Schalke (90’) and Shkiri’s winner to make it 2-1 in Freiburg (90’) – these two goals have secured Köln all four of their points so far this season.

Match Info.

Competition: GERMANY: Bundesliga – Round 8
Kick off: 20.10.2019, 13:30 UTC.
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion (Cologne).
Referee: Grafe M. (Ger).


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Quick Facts.

  • Paderborn’s Cauly Olivera Souza has scored twice in the Bundesliga this season, with both of his strikes arriving within the first 12 minutes of each match.
  • Six of Anthony Modeste’s last seven league strikes for Cologne (85.71%) have arrived in the second half, with four goals between the 76th and 90th minutes of play.
  • So far this season, Cologne’s league matches have averaged just 0.86 first-half goals per game.
  • All seven of Paderborn’s league matches this season have seen both teams net.
  • Cologne have been in a leading position for a total of just 42 minutes so far this campaign.
  • Cologne’s goal difference of -11 is the joint-worst in the league.
  • Paderborn did a second-tier double over Cologne last term, by an aggregate scoreline of 8-5.
  • Pre-match League Table.

    GERMANY: Bundesliga Table - Round 8




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