Karlsruhe vs Cologne Live Stream, Predictions

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Karlsruhe

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Karlsruhe fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 3-1 Bundesliga 2 triumph versus Magdeburg.

In that game, Karlsruhe managed 41% possession and 7 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Karlsruhe, the goalscorers were Nicolai Rapp (45'), Christoph Kobald (48') and Marvin Wanitzek (69'). Magdeburg got 14 shots on goal with 4 on target. Bariş Atik (30') was the scorer for Magdeburg.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Karlsruhe have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Karlsruhe have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 12 goals along the way. We will see whether or not that trend can be continued on in this game.

Heading into this fixture, Karlsruhe have not won against Cologne in their last 5 league matches.

Cologne

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In the game prior to this, Cologne drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 2 tie with Fortuna Dusseldorf.

In that match, Cologne managed 57% possession and 16 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Cologne was Florian Kainz (67'). On the other side, Fortuna Dusseldorf had 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (90') scored for Fortuna Dusseldorf.

Gerhard Struber's Cologne have fired home a total of 7 times in the course of their most recent six matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes comes to 8.

Going into this contest, Cologne have not lost to Karlsruhe when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 05/03/2007 shows us that Karlsruhe have won 1 of these & Cologne 3, with the number of draws being 2.

A combined sum of 18 goals were scored between them in these games, with 7 from Karlsruhe and 11 netted by Köln. That’s an average goals per game of 3.

The last league contest featuring these clubs was Bundesliga 2 match day 7 on 29/09/2024 when it ended Cologne 4-4 Karlsruhe.

On that day, Cologne managed 51% possession and 18 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The goalscorers were Luca Waldschmidt (3'), Damion Downs (7', 15') and Tim Lemperle (45').

At the other end, Karlsruhe got 19 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Marvin Wanitzek (19', 27', 55') and Leon Jensen (52') scored.

The match was refereed by Benjamin Brand.

ℹ️ Team News: Karlsruhe

Andrin Hunziker (Hip injury) and Efe Kaan Sihlaroglu (Knee surgery) will be missing for Karlsruhe boss Christian Eichner.

🧠 Prediction

Cologne can create a good amount of chances and successful shots on target.

In contrast, Karlsruhe will be up against it scoring goals although we think that they will probably end up getting enough chances to score, too.

Therefore, we are anticipating a 1-3 winning margin for Cologne when the full-time whistle blows.

Peter Guest, 07:03 28/02/2025