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FC Nurnberg v FC Koln : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 9th May, 17:30 BST, Grundig Stadion, Nürnberg

FC Nurnberg are in Bundesliga 2 action on Friday evening, as Miroslav Klose looks to get one over on Gerhard Struber and his FC Koln side at the Grundig Stadion. We've got predictions, tips, and the best odds and head-to-head stats across every market, so there's nowhere better to prepare Bundesliga 2 clash.


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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Nurnberg
40%
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Draw
28%
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Köln
32%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Nurnberg 1-0
12%
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Köln 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Nurnberg 2-1
8%
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Nurnberg 2-0
8%
--
Köln 2-1
7%
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Köln 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Nurnberg 3-1
3%
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Nurnberg 3-0
3%
--
Köln 3-1
3%
--
Köln 3-0
2%
--
Nurnberg 3-2
2%
--
Köln 3-2
2%
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Over 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
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BTTS - No
53%
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BTTS - Home Win
16%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
13%
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Home/draw
68%
--
Away/draw
60%
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Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
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Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
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Over 0.5 Goals
90%
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Under 0.5 Goals
10%
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Home DNB
60%
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Away DNB
51%
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Nurnberg win to nil
24%
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Köln win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Nurnberg have played 31 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Nurnberg have conceded 36 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Nurnberg have played 15 games at home, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 28 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Köln lay in 1st place on 54 points in the Bundesliga 2 league table having played 31 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 31 games against teams below them in the table, winning 16, drawing 6 and losing 9 games. They have scored 46 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Köln have conceded 36 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Köln have played 16 away games, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Nurnberg
Köln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Köln Away3116691054 
May 9
l
 
3-1A
-
-
2
Hamburg31141162653 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
Magdeburg31131171650 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
3-4F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-0A
4
Elversberg31131082149 
May 4
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
5
Paderborn31131081049 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-2A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2A
6
Dusseldorf3113108549 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
3-3F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
7
Kaiserslautern3114710449 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
May 18
w
 
0-1F
8
Karlsruher3113810-147 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2F
d
 
4-4F
l
 
1-0A
9
Hannover3112109446 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
10
Nurnberg Home3113612345 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
May 9
11
H.Berlin3111713-140 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
12
Darmstadt3110912439 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
5-1A
13
Schalke3110813-538 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
14
Greuther319814-1435 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-4F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
15
E. Braun3181013-2034 
w
 
1-0F
May 18
w
 
5-0F
w
 
1-2A
16
Ulm3161114-629 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
17
Preussen Munster3161114-1029 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
18
Regensburg316520-4623 
w
 
8-3F
l
 
2-1F
May 3
w
 
0-1F
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Win / draw / win form
Nurnberg 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nurnberg2 - 3Paderborn
Nurnberg0 - 3Hamburg
Nurnberg3 - 0Greuther
Nurnberg1 - 2Hannover
Nurnberg2 - 0Ulm
Nurnberg1 - 0Darmstadt
Nurnberg2 - 1Karlsruher
Nurnberg1 - 0E. Braun
Nurnberg2 - 2Dusseldorf
Nurnberg0 - 0Kaiserslautern
Nurnberg8 - 3Regensburg
Nurnberg3 - 2Preussen Munster
Nurnberg0 - 2H.Berlin
Nurnberg0 - 4Magdeburg
Nurnberg3 - 1Schalke
Nurnberg3 - 0Elversberg
Nurnberg0 - 1Karlsruher
Nurnberg0 - 2Paderborn
Nurnberg0 - 4Holstein
Nurnberg0 - 2St. Pauli
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANurnberg3 - 3Dusseldorf
HNurnberg2 - 3Paderborn
ANurnberg2 - 1Kaiserslautern
HNurnberg0 - 3Hamburg
ANurnberg1 - 2Regensburg
HNurnberg3 - 0Greuther
ANurnberg1 - 0Preussen Munster
HNurnberg1 - 2Hannover
ANurnberg0 - 0H.Berlin
HNurnberg2 - 0Ulm
ANurnberg4 - 3Magdeburg
HNurnberg1 - 0Darmstadt
ANurnberg1 - 3Schalke
HNurnberg2 - 1Karlsruher
HNurnberg1 - 0E. Braun
ANurnberg1 - 3Köln
ANurnberg1 - 2Elversberg
HNurnberg2 - 2Dusseldorf
ANurnberg2 - 3Paderborn
HNurnberg0 - 0Kaiserslautern
Köln 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hannover1 - 0Köln
Greuther1 - 1Köln
Paderborn1 - 2Köln
Ulm0 - 1Köln
Karlsruher1 - 0Köln
Magdeburg3 - 0Köln
E. Braun1 - 2Köln
Hamburg1 - 0Köln
Kaiserslautern0 - 1Köln
Regensburg0 - 1Köln
Preussen Munster0 - 1Köln
H.Berlin0 - 1Köln
Darmstadt5 - 1Köln
Dusseldorf2 - 2Köln
Schalke1 - 3Köln
Elversberg2 - 2Köln
Heidenheim4 - 1Köln
Mainz1 - 1Köln
Bayern2 - 0Köln
Augsburg1 - 1Köln
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AKöln0 - 1Hannover
HKöln3 - 1Preussen Munster
AKöln1 - 1Greuther
HKöln0 - 1H.Berlin
AKöln2 - 1Paderborn
HKöln2 - 1Darmstadt
AKöln1 - 0Ulm
AKöln0 - 1Karlsruher
HKöln1 - 1Dusseldorf
AKöln0 - 3Magdeburg
HKöln1 - 0Schalke
AKöln2 - 1E. Braun
HKöln1 - 0Elversberg
AKöln0 - 1Hamburg
AKöln1 - 0Kaiserslautern
HKöln3 - 1Nurnberg
AKöln1 - 0Regensburg
HKöln2 - 2Hannover
AKöln1 - 0Preussen Munster
HKöln1 - 0Greuther
Goal Statistics

FC Koln's defensive record is very strong, Gerhard Struber's men having conceded 1 or less in 8 consecutive Bundesliga 2 matches. An average PG rating of 1.3 for FC Nurnberg makes sense in this context.

Nurnberg 10th Köln 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Nurnberg will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Köln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Nurnberg’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-30
Köln have scored 30% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Nurnberg
PG (predicted goals)
Köln
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
5%
better
NUR
KOE
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Games scored25
26
Failed to score6
5
Scored first18
20
Goals scored54
46
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal5
8
Conversion rate for19
13
Avg. XG for1.3
1.9
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
NUR
KOE
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded23
21
Clean sheets8
10
Conceded first11
11
Goals conceded51
36
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+13%

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

Nurnberg Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31121311
J ReichertS TzimasJ JustvanJ Castrop 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Reichert GLK31
1
-
O Karafiat DEF292
2
-
J Justvan MID29713
3
-
C. Jander MID2937
7
1
R Knoche DEF2812
-
O Villadsen DEF252
2
-
J Castrop  MID2533
11
-
R. Lubach MID2511
3
-
L Schleimer FWD2541
1
-
S Tzimas FWD23122
4
1
B. Yilmaz DEF21
6
-
D Soares DEF2112
3
-
M Emreli FWD2171
8
-
F Flick  MID201
3
-
T. Janisch FWD14
4
-
T. Drexler DEF1211
1
-
N. Seidel DEF9
2
-
J Antiste FWD933
1
1
D. Forkel FWD8
-
J Serra FWD8
3
-
B Goller FWD7
-
F. Gruber DEF61
-
S. Joachims MID3
-
E Valentini DEF21
-
Köln Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2810107
L PaqaradaD DownsL MainaL Paqarada
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Paqarada DEF296
6
1
D Huseinbašić MID2831
2
-
E Martel MID282
4
-
J Thielmann DEF2723
7
-
L Waldschmidt FWD2772
4
-
D Downs FWD27103
2
-
T Hübers DEF2631
6
-
D Ljubicic MID2643
6
-
D Heintz DEF252
7
-
F Kainz MID2422
3
-
L Maina FWD24310
3
-
T Lemperle MID2294
4
-
M Schwäbe GLK21
3
-
J. Pauli DEF17
2
-
M Olesen MID17
1
-
S Tigges FWD16
-
M Finkgräfe DEF13
4
-
J Schmied DEF10
2
-
J Gazibegovic DEF9
2
-
M Uth  FWD9
1
-
I Rondic FWD81
-
M Obuz FWD5
-
N. Telle DEF3
-
J. Potočnik FWD1
-