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1. FC Magdeburg v FC Koln : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mdcc-Arena, Magdeburg

Gerhard Struber pays counterpart Christian Titz a visit on Friday evening in the Bundesliga 2, as their FC Koln and 1. FC Magdeburg sides face each other at the Mdcc-Arena. We've analysed both teams' last 20 Bundesliga 2 matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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1. FC Magdeburg's next match is v Karlsruher at 12:00 on Saturday 22nd February
FC Koln's next match is v Dusseldorf at 12:30 on Sunday 23rd February
The last German Bundesliga 2 meeting between Magdeburg and Köln was on Friday 14th February 2025
German Bundesliga 2
February 14th 2025
Magdeburg 3
0 Köln
 
D. Heber 73'
M. El Hankouri 79'
S. Loric 90'
 
FCM
KOE
Shots On
5
5
Shots Off
3
3
Corners
3
14
Possession
46%
54%
Fouls
7
11
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
MagdeburgKöln
 
D. Reimann
J. Hugonet
M. Mathisen
D. Heberfootball icon
M. El Hankourifootball icon (B. Teixeira 88')
S. Gnaka
A. Ahl-Holmström (P. Hercher 56')
M. Kaars
A. Nollenberger (S. Loric 78')
B. Atik (F. Michel 88')
L. Burcu (A. Ömer El-Zein 88')
M. Schwäbe
(I. Rondić 77') J. Schmied
D. Heintz
T. Hübers
(J. Gazibegovic 67') J. Thielmann
(M. Finkgräfe 30') L. Paqarada
M. Olesen
(G. Waldschmidt 67') F. Kainz
D. Ljubicic
L. Maina
D. Downs

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our tip on this one, meaning that the sides will score 2 goals or more between them during 90 minutes. Both Magdeburg and Köln's latest form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.18.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 42% chance of Köln coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Magdeburg
34%
6/5
24%
23/20
23%
Draw
25%
13/523/10
3%
Köln
42%
2/1
30%
15/8
34%
Draw 1-1
11%
6/111/2
Köln 2-1
9%
10/1
16%
17/2
19%
Köln 1-0
8%
12/1
18%
10/1
22%
Magdeburg 2-1
8%
17/2
14%
7/1
16%
Magdeburg 1-0
7%
10/1
15%
17/2
5%
Köln 2-0
6%
16/1
31%
14/1
36%
Draw 2-2
6%
11/1
9%
9/1
Draw 0-0
5%
14/110/1
8%
Magdeburg 2-0
5%
12/1
24%
10/1
15%
Köln 3-1
5%
20/1
24%
14/1
15%
Magdeburg 3-1
4%
14/1
29%
12/1
13%
Köln 3-0
3%
33/1
48%
22/1
35%
Köln 3-2
3%
25/1
24%
16/1
13%
Magdeburg 3-2
3%
20/1
9%
14/1
12%
Magdeburg 3-0
2%
20/1
28%
16/1
19%
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
8/13
1%
11/20
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
5/4
2%
6/5
2%
Home 1st Goal
47%
4/6
20%
-
Away 1st Goal
50%
6/5
27%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
59%
1/21/2
2%
BTTS - No
41%
6/47/5
1%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
11/4
21%
13/5
22%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/33/1
5%
BTTS - Away Win
22%
4/1
25%
18/5
28%
Home/draw
58%
4/11
13%
4/11
16%
Away/draw
66%
4/6
19%
8/13
16%
Home/away
75%
2/72/7
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/111/6
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
7/216/5
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
6/413/10
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1/21/2
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
10/329/10
3%
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/52/11
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
8/16/1
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/141/16
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/331/66
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/19/1
Home DNB
51%
8/13
23%
8/13
25%
Away DNB
59%
6/5
32%
23/20
30%
Magdeburg win to nil
16%
7/2
25%
-
Köln win to nil
20%
11/2
44%
-
Magdeburg / Magdeburg
23%
13/5
20%
12/5
24%
Magdeburg / Köln
4%
22/1
10%
20/1
24%
Magdeburg / Draw
7%
12/110/1
8%
Draw / Magdeburg
14%
5/1
14%
9/2
15%
Draw / Köln
11%
6/1
17%
6/1
27%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/117/4
5%
Köln / Magdeburg
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
19%
Köln / Köln
17%
15/4
27%
18/5
35%
Köln / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Magdeburg have played 21 matches so far this season and are in 4th position in the league. Magdeburg are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 1 and won 1. Magdeburg have conceded 6 goals, scored 5, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Magdeburg have played 10 games at home, winning 0, drawing 7 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Köln lay in 1st place on 40 points in the Bundesliga 2 league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored 36 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Köln have conceded 25 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Köln have played 10 away games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Magdeburg
Köln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Köln Away221246840 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2A
-
-
2
Hamburg2210931939 
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
Kaiserslautern221165839 
Apr 5
d
 
2-2F
May 18
w
 
0-1F
4
Magdeburg Home2210841438 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-0A
5
Dusseldorf221075837 
May 18
w
 
2-5F
Feb 23
d
 
2-2F
6
Paderborn221075837 
d
 
1-1F
May 10
l
 
1-2F
Mar 29
7
Elversberg2210571035 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-5A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
8
Hannover22976634 
l
 
0-3A
Mar 29
d
 
2-2A
Apr 26
9
Nurnberg221048434 
l
 
3-4A
w
 
0-4F
w
 
3-1F
May 10
10
Karlsruher22868-230 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 22
d
 
4-4F
Mar 1
11
Schalke22769-227 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-5F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
12
Greuther227510-1226 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 8
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
13
Darmstadt22679125 
Mar 2
w
 
1-2A
Mar 15
l
 
5-1A
14
H.Berlin227411-425 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 26
Apr 5
w
 
0-1F
15
E. Braun225611-1821 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
5-0F
w
 
1-2A
16
Preussen Munster224810-820 
May 3
w
 
1-2F
Apr 19
w
 
0-1F
17
Ulm223811-617 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 12
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
18
Regensburg224315-3415 
Apr 19
w
 
0-1F
May 3
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Magdeburg 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
11
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Köln 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
Goal Statistics

FC Koln's defensive record is to be admired, Gerhard Struber's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive Bundesliga 2 outings. An average PG rating of 1.4 for 1. FC Magdeburg makes sense in this context.

FC Koln's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday evening, not least because 1. FC Magdeburg have conceded in each of their last 7 Bundesliga 2 matches. A PG of 1.6 for Gerhard Struber's side suggests that run should continue.

Magdeburg 4th Köln 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Magdeburg will score no more than 1 goal
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Köln will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-31
Magdeburg have scored 31% fewer goals at home than predicted
-17
Köln have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/283897/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Magdeburg
PG (predicted goals)
Köln
1.4
1.6
Attack rating
%
better
FCM
KOE
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
FCM
KOE
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Magdeburg v Köln Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Magdeburg Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2215510
D ReimannM KaarsM KaarsM Mathisen
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Reimann GLK22
1
-
J Hugonet DEF2123
7
-
M Mathisen DEF1933
9
1
D Heber DEF221
4
-
M Hankouri MID1964
4
-
S Gnaka MID2111
4
-
A Nollenberger MID1812
1
-
M Kaars MID21155
2
1
L. Burcu FWD2024
2
-
A Holmström FWD2
-
B Atik FWD1433
4
-
Subs
N Kruth GLK
-
T Müller DEF6
1
-
P Hercher DEF196
1
-
S Loric DEF1021
2
-
P Pfeiffer  DEF1
-
C Krempicki MID1611
4
-
A El-Zein MID13
-
F Michel MID151
2
1
B Teixeira FWD131
-
Köln Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22995
L PaqaradaD DownsL MainaT Hübers
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schwäbe GLK12
2
-
J Schmied DEF4
1
-
T Hübers DEF2031
5
-
D Heintz DEF182
5
-
J Thielmann MID2011
5
-
D Ljubicic MID1843
4
-
M Olesen MID10
1
-
F Kainz MID1512
1
-
L Paqarada MID226
4
-
D Downs FWD2193
2
-
L Maina FWD2239
2
-
Subs
A Racioppi GLK
-
M. Sponsel DEF
-
J Gazibegovic DEF5
2
-
M Finkgräfe DEF7
3
-
D Huseinbašić MID2021
1
-
L Waldschmidt FWD183
4
-
M Obuz FWD5
-
S Tigges FWD12
-
I Rondic FWD2
-