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FC Koln v SV Werder Bremen : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

RheinEnergieStadion, Köln

Lukas Kwasniok's FC Koln side are on home soil in the Bundesliga on Sunday afternoon, as Daniel Thioune's SV Werder Bremen travel to the RheinEnergieStadion. In this preview you'll find odds from leading bookmakers for seventeen different betting markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you explore. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all stats are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home, away and overall performance can be explored, while there's also head-to-head history later on in the preview.

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FC Koln's next match is v St. Pauli at 19:30 on Friday 17th April
SV Werder Bremen's next match is v Hamburg at 14:30 on Saturday 18th April
The last German Bundesliga meeting between Köln and W.Bremen was on Sunday 12th April 2026
German Bundesliga
April 12th 2026
Köln 3
1 W.Bremen
 
S. El Mala 7'75' R. Schmid
R. Ache 65'
Í. Jóhannesson 90'
 
KOE
SVW
Shots On
8
2
Shots Off
6
3
Corners
8
5
Possession
58%
42%
Fouls
16
7
Yellow/red cards
3/0
2/1
 
KölnW.Bremen
 
M. Schwäbe
E. Martel
Í. Jóhannessonfootball icon
R. Achefootball icon (G. Waldschmidt 76')
S. El Malafootball icon (L. Maina 67')
J. Kamiński
J. Simpson-Pusey
S. Sebulonsen (T. Krauß 86')
K. Hansen (A. Castro-Montes 46')
C. Özkacar
J. Thielmann (M. Bülter 67')
M. Backhaus
O. Deman
(A. Coulibaly 46') Y. Sugawara
A. Pieper
(I. Schmidt 78') F. Agu
(J. Milošević 84') L. Bittencourt
S. Lynen
J. Njinmah
(S. Musah 46') M. Grüll
M. Friedl
football iconR. Schmid

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Köln and W.Bremen will score at least 2 between them during 90 mins. This is based on each side's recent form stats, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 79%. The bookies have it available at 1.22.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Köln are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Köln
40%
27/20
6%
1/80
Draw
25%
12/516/1
3%
W.Bremen
35%
2/1
9%
125/1
Draw 1-1
12%
11/28/1
Köln 2-1
9%
17/2
5%
4/9
Köln 1-0
8%
17/2
14%
15/8
6%
W.Bremen 2-1
8%
10/140/1
W.Bremen 1-0
8%
10/18/1
5%
Köln 2-0
6%
11/1
8%
21/20
9%
Draw 2-2
6%
11/17/1
10%
Draw 0-0
6%
11/1
13%
8/1
8%
W.Bremen 2-0
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Köln 3-1
4%
16/110/3
W.Bremen 3-1
4%
22/1
10%
125/1
Köln 3-0
3%
22/1
9%
11/5
Köln 3-2
3%
22/120/1
12%
W.Bremen 3-2
3%
28/1
26%
55/1
11%
W.Bremen 3-0
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
4/5
4%
7/10
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
1/1
5%
21/20
5%
Home 1st Goal
49%
5/6
2%
17/20
Away 1st Goal
47%
11/10
5%
23/20
2%
No 1st Goal
3%
11/1
13%
8/1
8%
BTTS - Yes
58%
8/13
3%
4/1
3%
BTTS - No
42%
6/5
2%
1/7
4%
BTTS - Home Win
21%
10/31/16
4%
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/17/1
BTTS - Away Win
18%
9/2
16%
45/1
4%
Home/draw
65%
4/11
3%
1/1000
Away/draw
60%
4/7
6%
14/1
2%
Home/away
75%
3/101/150
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/4
2%
4/11
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
3/1
4%
15/8
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
2/1
5%
17/5
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
2/5
4%
2/11
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
9/2
11%
25/1
11%
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/7
3%
1/1000
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
10/1100/1
12%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/201/1000
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
1/20
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
11/1
13%
8/1
8%
Home DNB
58%
4/6
6%
1/200
Away DNB
52%
11/10
10%
45/1
Köln win to nil
20%
10/3
4%
-
W.Bremen win to nil
17%
9/2
9%
-
Köln / Köln
22%
11/4
7%
2/13
3%
Köln / W.Bremen
3%
25/122/1
Köln / Draw
7%
12/17/1
Draw / Köln
14%
5/1
8%
16/1
Draw / W.Bremen
11%
6/133/1
Draw / Draw
15%
9/220/1
W.Bremen / Köln
4%
22/1100/1
W.Bremen / W.Bremen
17%
15/4
15%
70/1
2%
W.Bremen / Draw
7%
12/180/1
9%
Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

Köln have played 28 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 6 and won 5. Köln have conceded 43 goals, scored 33, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Köln have played 14 games at home, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 25 goals, conceded 24 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

W.Bremen lay in 14th place on 28 points in the Bundesliga league table having played 28 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 10 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. W.Bremen have conceded 6 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

W.Bremen have played 14 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 8 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Köln
W.Bremen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern2924417876 
l
 
1-3F
May 16
l
 
0-3A
l
 
4-0A
2
Dortmund2919733164 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
May 16
l
 
3-0A
3
Stuttgart2917572256 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-4A
Apr 26
4
RB Leipzig2917572056 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
5
Leverkusen2915772052 
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
d
 
3-3A
l
 
1-0A
6
Hoffenheim2915681451 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
May 9
7
E.Frankfurt291199042 
l
 
3-4F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
3-3A
l
 
4-1A
8
Freiburg2911711-540 
w
 
4-1F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-3A
l
 
1-0A
9
Mainz298912-933 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
10
Augsburg299614-1733 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
11
Union Berlin298813-1732 
l
 
0-1A
May 2
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4A
12
Hamburg2971012-1331 
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
l
 
3-2F
13
Köln297913-730 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1A
14
B. M'gladbach297913-1430 
d
 
3-3A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-4F
15
W.Bremen297715-2028 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
-
-
16
St. Pauli296716-2525 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 17
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
17
Wolfsburg295618-2621 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
18
Heidenheim294718-3219 
May 10
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2F
Win / draw / win form
3
Köln have drawn 3 consecutive league games
8
Köln have not won in 8 consecutive league games
Köln 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
W.Bremen 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Köln since 2015
Köln
W.Bremen
Goals: Scored
14
7
Games: Scored
5 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
3 / 8
KOE
3
D
4
SVW
1
League games at W.Bremen since 2014
W.Bremen
Köln
Goals: Scored
16
9
Games: Scored
8 / 9
9 / 9
Clean sheets
0 / 9
1 / 9
KOE
1
D
5
SVW
3
Goal Statistics
Köln 13th W.Bremen 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Köln will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that W.Bremen will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Köln’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+8
W.Bremen’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2025/2025 season
Köln
PG (predicted goals)
W.Bremen
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
26%
better
KOE
SVW
view stats
Games scored24
17
Failed to score4
11
Scored first12
8
Goals scored40
31
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for15
12
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+26%
Defence rating
KOE
SVW
7%
better
view stats
Games conceded25
22
Clean sheets3
6
Conceded first16
19
Goals conceded49
49
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
18%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.5
KickOff rating
+7%

Köln v W.Bremen Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Köln Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2911411
M SchwäbeS. El MalaS. El MalaE Martel
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schwäbe GLK29
1
-
J Thielmann DEF2231
4
-
S Sebulonsen DEF26
5
-
J. Simpson-Pusey DEF7
1
1
C Özkacar DEF20
2
-
K Lund DEF281
2
-
J Kaminski MID2973
4
-
E Martel MID2722
10
1
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson MID2722
4
-
S. El Mala FWD29114
2
-
R Ache FWD2874
3
-
Subs
R Zieler GLK
1
-
R Berg DEF141
1
T Krauß MID241
4
-
D Huseinbašić MID15
1
-
A Castro-Montes MID1013
2
-
F. Chávez Somocursio MID4
-
L Maina MID192
-
M Bülter FWD2734
3
-
L Waldschmidt FWD2034
1
-
W.Bremen Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29579
R SchmidJ NjinmahR SchmidM Friedl
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Backhaus GLK27
-
Y Sugawara DEF274
1
-
M Friedl DEF271
8
1
A Pieper DEF14
4
-
F Agu MID111
1
-
S Lynen MID26
4
-
L Bittencourt MID151
4
-
O Deman MID1111
2
-
M Grüll FWD2931
4
-
R Schmid FWD2937
4
-
J Njinmah FWD285
1
-
Subs
M Kolke GLK
-
I Schmidt DEF171
2
-
A. Coulibaly DEF231
4
1
M. Schmetgens DEF2
-
N Stark DEF12
6
2
P. Čović MID141
1
-
S. Mbangula FWD2232
-
J Milosevic FWD1031
1
-
S. Musah FWD41
-