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FC Koln v Bayern Munich : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 14th Jan, 19:30 BST, RheinEnergieStadion, Köln

Lukas Kwasniok welcomes Vincent Kompany to the RheinEnergieStadion on Wednesday evening, as their FC Koln and Bayern Munich troops do battle in the Bundesliga. All the odds are delivered straight from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to Bundesliga match data, including head-to-head records. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


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Best Tip: Bayern to win

This is a fixture that really only looks like going one way and, unfortunately for the home team, that way is Bayern's. We predict Wednesday's visitors to RheinEnergieStadion will claim victory, and it's a view backed up by each side's respective recent form stats, head-to-head (H2H) records and the odds from bookies too. They've made an away win in the win / draw / win market the most likely outcome, and give a best price of 1.30.

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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 66% chance of Bayern coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Köln
17%
13/2
16%
-
Draw
17%
5/1
4%
-
Bayern
66%
3/10
3%
-
Bayern 2-1
9%
9/1
5%
-
Bayern 3-1
8%
9/1-
Bayern 2-0
7%
9/1
11%
-
Draw 1-1
7%
12/1-
Bayern 3-0
6%
10/1
22%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
16/1
11%
-
Bayern 1-0
5%
14/1
15%
-
Bayern 4-1
5%
12/1-
Bayern 3-2
5%
18/1
19%
-
Köln 2-1
4%
20/1
12%
-
Bayern 4-0
4%
14/1
25%
-
Bayern 4-2
3%
22/1
12%
-
Bayern 5-1
3%
20/1-
Köln 1-0
3%
33/1-
Köln 3-2
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
75%
2/7
1%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
25%
11/4
7%
-
Home 1st Goal
43%
2/1
12%
-
Away 1st Goal
55%
4/11
5%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
33/1
17%
-
BTTS - Yes
67%
8/15
8%
-
BTTS - No
33%
11/8
13%
-
BTTS - Home Win
11%
9/1
15%
-
BTTS - Draw
15%
11/2
7%
-
BTTS - Away Win
40%
6/5
4%
-
Home/draw
34%
12/5
7%
-
Away/draw
83%
1/10
1%
-
Home/away
83%
1/8
1%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
90%
1/14-
Under 1.5 Goals
10%
8/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
54%
8/11
4%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
46%
11/10
5%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
35%
13/8
4%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
65%
1/2
4%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
20%
10/3
4%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
80%
2/9
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1/150-
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
25/1
10%
-
Home DNB
29%
11/2
13%
-
Away DNB
78%
1/9
2%
-
Köln win to nil
5%
18/1
10%
-
Bayern win to nil
26%
7/4
10%
-
Köln / Köln
6%
14/1
21%
-
Köln / Bayern
6%
14/1-
Köln / Draw
4%
18/1
10%
-
Draw / Köln
4%
18/1-
Draw / Bayern
19%
7/2-
Draw / Draw
8%
10/1-
Bayern / Köln
2%
33/1-
Bayern / Bayern
46%
4/5
8%
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Bayern / Draw
5%
16/1
11%
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

Köln have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Köln have conceded 15 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Köln have played 7 games at home, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Bayern lay in 1st place on 41 points in the Bundesliga league table having played 15 matches. Bayern are unbeaten in 15 games against teams below them in the league and kept 8 clean sheets out of 15 games. Bayern are unbeaten away after 7 games and have kept 4 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 13, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 55 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bayern have conceded 11 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Bayern have played 7 away games, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 3.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Köln
Bayern
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern1513204441 
Jan 14
May 16
-
-
2
Dortmund159511432 
Mar 7
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
Feb 28
3
Leverkusen159241329 
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-0F
Mar 14
4
RB Leipzig159241129 
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
w
 
6-0F
Jan 17
5
Hoffenheim15834927 
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
Feb 8
w
 
1-4F
6
Stuttgart15825326 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 14
Apr 18
w
 
0-5F
7
E.Frankfurt15744025 
l
 
3-4F
Apr 4
Feb 21
w
 
0-3F
8
Union Berlin15636-321 
l
 
0-1A
May 2
Mar 21
d
 
2-2A
9
Freiburg15555-120 
w
 
4-1F
Jan 25
w
 
6-2A
Apr 4
10
W.Bremen15456-1017 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-0F
Feb 14
11
Köln15447-216 
-
-
May 16
Jan 14
12
B. M'gladbach15447-616 
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
Mar 7
w
 
0-3F
13
Hamburg15447-916 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 14
w
 
5-0F
Jan 31
14
Wolfsburg15438-515 
Jan 30
d
 
3-3F
Jan 11
May 9
15
Augsburg15429-1114 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 27
Jan 24
w
 
2-3F
16
St. Pauli15339-1312 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
w
 
3-1A
Apr 11
17
Heidenheim153210-2111 
May 9
Jan 10
May 2
w
 
0-4F
18
Mainz15159-138 
Jan 17
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
Apr 25
Win / draw / win form
16
Bayern have not lost in 16 consecutive away league games
Köln 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Köln0 - 1Union Berlin
Köln1 - 1St. Pauli
Köln3 - 4E.Frankfurt
Köln4 - 1Hamburg
Köln1 - 1Augsburg
Köln1 - 2Stuttgart
Köln4 - 1Freiburg
Köln4 - 0Kaiserslautern
Köln1 - 1Regensburg
Köln3 - 1Preussen Munster
Köln0 - 1H.Berlin
Köln2 - 1Darmstadt
Köln1 - 1Dusseldorf
Köln1 - 0Schalke
Köln1 - 0Elversberg
Köln3 - 1Nurnberg
Köln2 - 2Hannover
Köln1 - 0Greuther
Köln1 - 2Paderborn
Köln2 - 0Ulm
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HKöln0 - 1Union Berlin
AKöln0 - 2Leverkusen
HKöln1 - 1St. Pauli
AKöln1 - 1W.Bremen
HKöln3 - 4E.Frankfurt
AKöln1 - 3B. M'gladbach
HKöln4 - 1Hamburg
AKöln0 - 1Dortmund
HKöln1 - 1Augsburg
AKöln1 - 0Hoffenheim
HKöln1 - 2Stuttgart
AKöln1 - 3RB Leipzig
AKöln3 - 3Wolfsburg
HKöln4 - 1Freiburg
AKöln1 - 0Mainz
HKöln4 - 0Kaiserslautern
AKöln2 - 1Nurnberg
HKöln1 - 1Regensburg
AKöln0 - 1Hannover
HKöln3 - 1Preussen Munster
Bayern 1ST
20 league games
Away
16
Overall
Goals: Scored
53
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
Draw
5
L
1
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Heidenheim0 - 4Bayern
Stuttgart0 - 5Bayern
Union Berlin2 - 2Bayern
B. M'gladbach0 - 3Bayern
E.Frankfurt0 - 3Bayern
Hoffenheim1 - 4Bayern
Augsburg2 - 3Bayern
Hoffenheim0 - 4Bayern
RB Leipzig3 - 3Bayern
Heidenheim0 - 4Bayern
Augsburg1 - 3Bayern
Union Berlin1 - 1Bayern
Stuttgart1 - 3Bayern
Leverkusen0 - 0Bayern
Freiburg1 - 2Bayern
B. M'gladbach0 - 1Bayern
Mainz2 - 1Bayern
Dortmund1 - 1Bayern
St. Pauli0 - 1Bayern
VfL Bochum0 - 5Bayern
Goals: Scored
71
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
17
D
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABayern4 - 0Heidenheim
HBayern2 - 2Mainz
ABayern5 - 0Stuttgart
HBayern3 - 1St. Pauli
HBayern6 - 2Freiburg
ABayern2 - 2Union Berlin
HBayern3 - 0Leverkusen
ABayern3 - 0B. M'gladbach
HBayern2 - 1Dortmund
ABayern3 - 0E.Frankfurt
HBayern4 - 0W.Bremen
ABayern4 - 1Hoffenheim
HBayern5 - 0Hamburg
ABayern3 - 2Augsburg
HBayern6 - 0RB Leipzig
ABayern4 - 0Hoffenheim
HBayern2 - 0B. M'gladbach
ABayern3 - 3RB Leipzig
HBayern3 - 0Mainz
ABayern4 - 0Heidenheim
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Bayern have beaten Köln in 9 consecutive away league meetings
17
Bayern have not lost to Köln in 17 consecutive league meetings
League games at Köln since 2014
Köln
Bayern
Goals: Scored
4
22
Games: Scored
4 / 9
9 / 9
Clean sheets
0 / 9
5 / 9
FCB
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Köln
0 - 1Bayern
1 - 2Bayern
0 - 4Bayern
1 - 2Bayern
1 - 4Bayern
1 - 3Bayern
0 - 3Bayern
0 - 1Bayern
0 - 2Bayern
League games at Bayern since 2015
Bayern
Köln
Goals: Scored
24
5
Games: Scored
8 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
0 / 8
D
1
FCB
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bayern
Bayern2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bayern3 - 2
Bayern5 - 1
Bayern4 - 0
Bayern1 - 0
Bayern4 - 0
Bayern4 - 1
Goal Statistics

Bayern Munich's forwards have been superb of late, finding the net twice or more in 23 consecutive Bundesliga matches. A PG of 2.6 suggests that run should continue on Wednesday evening.

Köln 11th Bayern 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
2.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Köln will score no more than 1 goal
1
19%
2
25%
3
22%
4
14%
5+
20%
There is a 81% probability that Bayern will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Köln’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+12
Bayern have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
2.7
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2025/2025 season
Köln
PG (predicted goals)
Bayern
1.3
2.6
Attack rating
KOE
FCB
46%
better
view stats
Games scored12
15
Failed to score3
0
Scored first8
12
Goals scored22
55
Avg. goals scored1.5
3.7
Avg. shots per game9
14
Avg. shots per goal6
4
Conversion rate for16
26
Avg. XG for1.3
2.6
KickOff rating
+46%
Defence rating
KOE
FCB
46%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
7
Clean sheets2
8
Conceded first7
3
Goals conceded24
11
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded10
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against16%
12%
Avg. XG against1.7
0.8
KickOff rating
+46%

Köln v Bayern Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Köln Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15634
M SchwäbeS. El MalaS. El MalaS Sebulonsen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schwäbe GLK15
-
S Sebulonsen DEF15
4
-
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson MID151
3
-
E Martel MID152
4
-
J Kaminski FWD1551
-
S. El Mala FWD1563
-
K Lund DEF141
1
-
R Ache FWD1413
1
-
M Bülter FWD1333
2
-
D Huseinbašić MID12
1
-
J Thielmann FWD1221
2
-
J Schmied DEF11
4
-
T Krauß MID11
2
-
F Kainz MID101
-
L Waldschmidt FWD1032
-
L Maina FWD9
-
C Özkacar DEF8
-
T Hübers DEF8
-
D Heintz DEF7
-
R Berg DEF6
1
A Castro-Montes MID4
1
-
J Gazibegovic DEF1
-
Bayern Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
131985
H KaneH KaneM OliseK Laimer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Olise FWD1578
3
-
H Kane FWD15193
-
K Laimer DEF1423
5
-
L Goretzka MID14
4
-
L Díaz  FWD1486
5
-
L. Karl MID1332
-
J Kimmich MID1314
3
-
M Neuer  GLK12
-
J Tah DEF1211
2
-
D Upamecano DEF121
3
-
A Pavlović MID1211
2
-
T Bischof MID123
2
-
S Gnabry FWD1245
1
-
N Jackson FWD123
-
J Stanisic DEF1022
1
-
M Kim DEF91
-
S Boey DEF9
1
-
R Guerreiro DEF922
-
H Ito DEF42
-
J Urbig GLK3
-
W. Okpako Mike FWD3
-
A Davies DEF2
1
-