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

Grundig Stadion, Nürnberg

Gerhard Struber pays counterpart Miroslav Klose a visit on Friday evening in the Bundesliga 2, as their FC Koln and FC Nurnberg teams go head to head at the Grundig Stadion. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (home, away and overall) with extra weighting applied to top teams. All the statistics and graphics are designed specifically for the selected market. Head to head (H2H) statistics for this fixture are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided directly from from leading bookmakers.

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The last German Bundesliga 2 meeting between Nurnberg and Köln was on Friday 9th May 2025
German Bundesliga 2
May 9th 2025
Nurnberg 1
2 Köln
 
J. Antiste 46'67' F. Kainz
90' F. Kainz
 
NUR
KOE
Shots On
1
4
Shots Off
4
12
Corners
8
Possession
48%
52%
Fouls
11
7
Yellow/red cards
4/0
1/0
 
NurnbergKöln
 
M. Kukučka
B. Yilmaz (O. Villadsen 76')
R. Knoche (E. Porstner 90')
F. Gruber
T. Drexler
C. Jander
R. Lubach (L. Chiumento 90')
J. Justvan
J. Antistefootball icon
M. Mədətov (T. Kusanovic 46')
T. Janisch (E. Valentini 85')
M. Schwäbe
L. Paqarada
J. Thielmann
(L. Maina 62') J. Gazibegovic
T. Hübers
(J. Schmied 75') D. Heintz
football iconfootball iconF. Kainz
D. Huseinbasic
E. Martel
T. Lemperle
(M. Uth 90') G. Waldschmidt

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The stats suggest we don't have an obvious winner in this fixture, but good reason to think Nurnberg and Köln will score 2 or more goals between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head in the past, and neither Miroslav Klose or Gerhard Struber has subjected their supporters to too many 0-0s lately either. The bookies are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with odds of 1.17 equating to about a 74% probability.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Nurnberg are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 4.33.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nurnberg
29%
21/4
44%
-
Draw
25%
15/4
16%
-
Köln
46%
4/9
15%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
17/2
19%
-
Köln 1-0
11%
17/2
5%
-
Köln 2-1
9%
15/2-
Köln 2-0
8%
15/2
15%
-
Nurnberg 1-0
8%
20/1
24%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
18/1
12%
-
Nurnberg 2-1
7%
18/1
27%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
15%
-
Köln 3-1
5%
10/1
8%
-
Nurnberg 2-0
5%
33/1
31%
-
Köln 3-0
4%
10/1
27%
-
Köln 3-2
3%
20/1
11%
-
Nurnberg 3-1
3%
40/1
41%
-
Nurnberg 3-2
2%
40/1
41%
-
Köln 4-1
2%
18/1
10%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
1/2
2%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
6/4
4%
-
Home 1st Goal
45%
12/5
24%
-
Away 1st Goal
51%
3/10
10%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
18/1
12%
-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/6
6%
-
BTTS - No
47%
11/10
7%
-
BTTS - Home Win
14%
9/1
43%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
9/2
16%
-
BTTS - Away Win
21%
7/4
8%
-
Home/draw
54%
13/8
25%
-
Away/draw
71%
1/8
7%
-
Home/away
75%
2/11
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/7
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
9/2
10%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
6/5
2%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
8/13
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/4
6%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/4
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
6/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/10
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/50-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
18/1
12%
-
Home DNB
47%
4/1
47%
-
Away DNB
64%
1/6
10%
-
Nurnberg win to nil
15%
12/1
30%
-
Köln win to nil
25%
13/8
23%
-
Nurnberg / Nurnberg
8%
10/1
57%
-
Nurnberg / Köln
5%
16/1
11%
-
Nurnberg / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
Draw / Nurnberg
6%
12/1
30%
-
Draw / Köln
19%
10/3
13%
-
Draw / Draw
10%
13/2
7%
-
Köln / Nurnberg
2%
40/1
41%
-
Köln / Köln
40%
11/10
19%
-
Köln / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Nurnberg have played 32 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Nurnberg have conceded 39 goals, scored 24, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Nurnberg have played 16 games at home, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 29 goals, conceded 26 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Köln lay in 2nd place on 55 points in the Bundesliga 2 league table having played 32 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 30 games against teams below them in the table, winning 16, drawing 7 and losing 7 games. They have scored 46 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Köln have conceded 34 goals and have failed to score in 4 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 Away3418791561 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
-
-
2
Hamburg34161263560 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
Elversberg34161082758 
l
 
1-3F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
4
Paderborn34151091055 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-2A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2A
5
Magdeburg34141191253 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
3-4F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-0A
6
Dusseldorf3414119553 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
3-3F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
7
Kaiserslautern3415811153 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-1F
8
Karlsruher34141010252 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2F
d
 
4-4F
l
 
1-0A
9
Hannover3413129551 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
10
Nurnberg Home3414614348 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2A
11
H.Berlin3412814-244 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
12
Darmstadt3411914142 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
5-1A
13
Schalke3410816-1038 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
14
Greuther3491015-1537 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-4F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
15
Preussen Munster3481214-336 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
16
E. Braun3481115-2635 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
5-0F
w
 
1-2A
17
Ulm3461216-1230 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
18
Regensburg346721-4825 
w
 
8-3F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Nurnberg 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nurnberg1 - 3Elversberg
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
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNurnberg1 - 3Elversberg
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
Köln 2ND
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
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HKöln1 - 1Regensburg
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
Goal Statistics

FC Koln's defensive record is very strong, Gerhard Struber's men having conceded 1 or less in 10 consecutive Bundesliga 2 games. An average PG rating of 1.1 for FC Nurnberg makes sense in this context.

FC Koln's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday evening, not least because FC Nurnberg have conceded in each of their last 6 Bundesliga 2 matches. A PG of 1.5 for Gerhard Struber's side suggests that run should continue.

Nurnberg 10th Köln 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Nurnberg will score no more than 1 goal
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Köln will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
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
1.7
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Nurnberg
PG (predicted goals)
Köln
1.1
1.5
Attack rating
5%
better
NUR
KOE
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Games scored26
27
Failed to score6
5
Scored first19
21
Goals scored55
47
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 conceded24
22
Clean sheets8
10
Conceded first11
11
Goals conceded54
37
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against1.5
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
3210149
J JustvanM EmreliJ JustvanM Emreli
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Kukučka GLK1
-
T. Drexler DEF1411
3
-
R Knoche DEF3112
-
F. Gruber DEF91
2
-
T. Janisch MID171
4
-
J Justvan MID32814
3
-
C. Jander MID3239
7
1
R. Lubach MID2711
5
-
B. Yilmaz MID24
5
-
J Antiste FWD1254
2
1
M Emreli FWD24101
9
-
Subs
C Mathenia  GLK1
2
-
O Villadsen DEF262
2
-
E Valentini DEF51
1
-
F Flick  MID211
3
-
W. Osawe MID1
-
T. Kusanovic FWD1
-
B Goller FWD9
-
Köln Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3110117
E MartelT LemperleL MainaL Paqarada
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schwäbe GLK24
3
-
L Paqarada DEF317
6
1
T Hübers DEF2931
6
-
D Heintz DEF282
7
-
J Gazibegovic DEF11
2
-
E Martel MID313
4
-
J Thielmann MID3023
7
-
D Huseinbašić MID3131
3
-
L Waldschmidt MID3083
4
-
F Kainz MID2752
3
-
T Lemperle FWD25106
4
-
Subs
P Pentke GLK
-
N. Telle DEF3
-
J Schmied DEF12
2
-
J. Pauli DEF17
2
-
L Maina MID27311
3
-
M Olesen MID18
1
-
M Uth  FWD121
1
-
I Rondic FWD91
-
D Downs FWD29104
2
-
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