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FC Union Berlin v FC Koln : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 2nd May, 14:30 BST, An der Alten Forsterei, Berlin

Lukas Kwasniok takes his FC Koln charges to the An der Alten Forsterei in the Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon, with Steffen Baumgart's FC Union Berlin their rivals. For every Bundesliga preview, KickOff delves into the stats for all of the biggest markets. Meaningful stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then brought forward alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Union Berlin
41%
--
Draw
24%
--
Köln
34%
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Draw 1-1
11%
--
Union Berlin 2-1
9%
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Union Berlin 1-0
8%
--
Köln 2-1
8%
--
Köln 1-0
7%
--
Union Berlin 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Köln 2-0
5%
--
Union Berlin 3-1
5%
--
Köln 3-1
4%
--
Union Berlin 3-0
3%
--
Union Berlin 3-2
3%
--
Köln 3-2
3%
--
Köln 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
59%
--
BTTS - No
41%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
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Home/draw
66%
--
Away/draw
59%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
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Under 0.5 Goals
5%
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Home DNB
58%
--
Away DNB
52%
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Union Berlin win to nil
19%
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Köln win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

Union Berlin have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the Bundesliga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 2 and lost 8 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 44 goals to 34 goals.

Home League Performance

Union Berlin have played 15 games at home winning 4, drawing 6 and losing 5 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 24 goals at home.

Köln are in 12th position in the Bundesliga on 31 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 26 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 16 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 3 and won 4. Köln have conceded 34 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Union Berlin
Köln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern2924417876 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
4-0A
l
 
1-3F
May 16
2
Dortmund3019743064 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
RB Leipzig3018572259 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 24
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1A
4
Stuttgart2917572256 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
5
Hoffenheim3016681554 
l
 
2-4A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
6
Leverkusen3015781952 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
7
E.Frankfurt3011910-242 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-4F
l
 
3-4F
d
 
2-2A
8
Freiburg2911711-540 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-1F
l
 
2-1F
9
Augsburg3010614-1636 
May 16
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
10
Mainz298912-933 
d
 
2-2A
May 10
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
11
Union Berlin308814-1832 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
May 2
12
Köln3071013-731 
May 2
w
 
0-1F
-
-
13
Hamburg3071013-1531 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-2F
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1A
14
W.Bremen308715-1831 
l
 
1-4F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
15
B. M'gladbach297913-1430 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
3-3A
l
 
3-1A
16
St. Pauli306816-2526 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
17
Wolfsburg306618-2524 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3F
18
Heidenheim294718-3219 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
May 10
d
 
2-2A
Win / draw / win form
3
Köln have drawn 3 consecutive away league games
11
Köln have not won in 11 consecutive away league games
Union Berlin 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Union Berlin1 - 1St. Pauli
Union Berlin1 - 4W.Bremen
Union Berlin1 - 0Leverkusen
Union Berlin1 - 1E.Frankfurt
Union Berlin0 - 3Dortmund
Union Berlin2 - 2Mainz
Union Berlin3 - 1RB Leipzig
Union Berlin1 - 2Heidenheim
Union Berlin2 - 2Bayern
Union Berlin0 - 0Freiburg
Union Berlin3 - 1B. M'gladbach
Union Berlin0 - 0Hamburg
Union Berlin2 - 4Hoffenheim
Union Berlin2 - 1Stuttgart
Union Berlin0 - 3Heidenheim
Union Berlin2 - 2W.Bremen
Union Berlin4 - 4Stuttgart
Union Berlin1 - 0Wolfsburg
Union Berlin1 - 1Bayern
Union Berlin0 - 1Holstein
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AUnion Berlin1 - 3Heidenheim
HUnion Berlin1 - 1St. Pauli
AUnion Berlin0 - 4Bayern
AUnion Berlin1 - 0Freiburg
HUnion Berlin1 - 4W.Bremen
AUnion Berlin0 - 1B. M'gladbach
HUnion Berlin1 - 0Leverkusen
AUnion Berlin2 - 3Hamburg
HUnion Berlin1 - 1E.Frankfurt
AUnion Berlin1 - 3Hoffenheim
HUnion Berlin0 - 3Dortmund
AUnion Berlin1 - 1Stuttgart
AUnion Berlin1 - 1Augsburg
HUnion Berlin2 - 2Mainz
AUnion Berlin1 - 0Köln
HUnion Berlin3 - 1RB Leipzig
AUnion Berlin1 - 3Wolfsburg
HUnion Berlin1 - 2Heidenheim
AUnion Berlin1 - 0St. Pauli
HUnion Berlin2 - 2Bayern
Köln 12TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St. Pauli1 - 1Köln
E.Frankfurt2 - 2Köln
Hamburg1 - 1Köln
Augsburg2 - 0Köln
Stuttgart3 - 1Köln
Freiburg2 - 1Köln
Heidenheim2 - 2Köln
Leverkusen2 - 0Köln
W.Bremen1 - 1Köln
B. M'gladbach3 - 1Köln
Dortmund1 - 0Köln
Hoffenheim0 - 1Köln
RB Leipzig3 - 1Köln
Wolfsburg3 - 3Köln
Mainz0 - 1Köln
Nurnberg1 - 2Köln
Hannover1 - 0Köln
Greuther1 - 1Köln
Paderborn1 - 2Köln
Ulm0 - 1Köln
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AKöln1 - 1St. Pauli
HKöln3 - 1W.Bremen
AKöln2 - 2E.Frankfurt
HKöln3 - 3B. M'gladbach
AKöln1 - 1Hamburg
HKöln1 - 2Dortmund
AKöln0 - 2Augsburg
HKöln2 - 2Hoffenheim
AKöln1 - 3Stuttgart
HKöln1 - 2RB Leipzig
HKöln1 - 0Wolfsburg
AKöln1 - 2Freiburg
HKöln2 - 1Mainz
HKöln1 - 3Bayern
AKöln2 - 2Heidenheim
HKöln0 - 1Union Berlin
AKöln0 - 2Leverkusen
HKöln1 - 1St. Pauli
AKöln1 - 1W.Bremen
HKöln3 - 4E.Frankfurt
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Union Berlin since 2019
Union Berlin
Köln
Goals: Scored
9
1
Games: Scored
5 / 6
1 / 6
Clean sheets
5 / 6
1 / 6
FCU
5
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Union Berlin
Union Berlin2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Union Berlin1 - 0
Union Berlin2 - 1
Union Berlin2 - 0
Union Berlin2 - 0
League games at Köln since 2018
Köln
Union Berlin
Goals: Scored
8
11
Games: Scored
5 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
2 / 7
FCU
4
D
2
KOE
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Köln
0 - 1Union Berlin
Köln3 - 2
0 - 1Union Berlin
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Union Berlin
1 - 2Union Berlin
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

FC Union Berlin's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because FC Koln have conceded in each of their last 10 Bundesliga outings. A PG of 1.5 for S. Baumgart's side suggests that run should continue.

Union Berlin 11th Köln 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Union Berlin will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Köln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-8
Union Berlin’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-15
Köln have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2025/2025 season
Union Berlin
PG (predicted goals)
Köln
1.6
1.4
Attack rating
%
better
FCU
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
FCU
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%

Union Berlin v Köln Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Union Berlin Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29588
D DoekhiR KhediraA IlićJ Haberer 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Doekhi DEF294
4
-
F Rönnow GLK28
2
-
L Querfeld DEF283
6
-
R Khedira MID2851
6
-
I Ansah FWD2852
1
-
D Köhn DEF2712
4
1
A Ilić FWD2728
5
-
J Haberer  MID261
8
-
W Jeong MID2631
-
A Kemlein MID251
3
-
C Trimmel  DEF242
7
-
O Burke FWD2441
3
-
A Schäfer  MID231
2
1
A Kral MID19
1
-
D Leite DEF18
2
-
T Skarke FWD181
-
T Rothe DEF161
1
1
L. Burcu FWD13
3
-
S Nsoki DEF1212
2
-
J Juranovic DEF7
1
-
R Skov MID3
-
M Ljubicic FWD22
-
M Raab GLK1
-
D. Bohdanov FWD1
-
Köln Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3011411
M SchwäbeS. El MalaS. El MalaE Martel
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schwäbe GLK30
1
-
J Kaminski FWD3073
4
-
S. El Mala FWD30114
3
-
K Lund DEF291
2
-
R Ache FWD2974
3
-
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson MID2812
4
-
E Martel MID2822
10
1
M Bülter FWD2834
3
-
S Sebulonsen DEF27
5
-
T Krauß MID241
4
-
J Thielmann FWD2331
4
-
C Özkacar DEF21
2
-
L Waldschmidt FWD2144
1
-
L Maina FWD202
-
D Huseinbašić MID15
1
-
R Berg DEF141
1
J Schmied DEF13
4
-
F Kainz MID1311
1
-
A Castro-Montes MID1113
2
-
T Hübers DEF8
-
D Heintz DEF8
-
J Gazibegovic DEF1
-