FC Köln vs Holstein Kiel betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the DFB Pokal match on October 29th, 2024

FC Köln and Holstein Kiel are scheduled to play against each other on October 29th, 2024, Tuesday, in a DFB Pokal match to be held in Germany, check the FC Köln vs Holstein Kiel betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are now at the tournament stage where the teams from the lower divisions that managed to win the past matches try to stay alive, having to face theoretically stronger teams.

It's at this stage that the bettors can start paying attention to the surprise teams, which aren't usually favorites in their matches, studying their last games in the competition, in comparison with the current form of the teams from the upper echelons, which start their way in the DFB Pokal at this time.

The game will be played in the great RheinEnergieStadion stadium, in the city of Cologne, with a capacity for 50000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the FC Köln vs Holstein Kiel betting tip 2024/2025

A team from the 1str Division lines up for this match, which gives an advantage from their preview for the encounter.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. FC Köln performance to this stage is 3 goals scored and still 2 against.

On the other hand, Holstein Kiel come this far with 3 goals scored and 2 conceded.

In their last meeting, a Bundesliga Play-offs match during the 2020/2021 season on 29-05-2021, the FC Köln team emerged victorious, winning 1-5.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that FC Köln has in its curriculum 4 wins of the DFB Pokal while Holstein Kiel have never won the competition.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that the FC Köln team has shown over the five most recent meetings a greater regularity, accumulating 1 win when compared to Holstein Kiel, which won 0 games.

FC Köln

In the 2. Bundesliga, the FC Köln group has 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws, thus obtaining a total of 12 points after 10 rounds, ranking them in 10th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the FC Köln team goes with a total of 22 goals scored and 20 goals conceded.

FC Köln come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Paderborn, valid for the 2. Bundesliga, ended with a 1-2. The team coached by G. Struber lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The main objective of all teams is to score goals, and we need to scrutinize this aspect now. It's evident that FC Köln, in their two major domestic tournaments (2. Bundesliga and DFB Pokal), has managed to score a total of 25 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

On the other hand, the FC Köln team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 22 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Holstein Kiel

Currently, in the Bundesliga, the Holstein Kiel group has 0 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws, making a total of 2 points after 7 rounds, ranking them in 17th place. Also, the Holstein Kiel team goes with a total of 9 goals scored and 21 goals conceded.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Bundesliga, Holstein Kiel, who used a 5-3-2 formation, faced the FC Union Berlin team with a final score of 0-2.

The crucial aspect that we need to evaluate now is the main objective of every team, which is to score goals. It's evident that Holstein Kiel, in their two principal domestic competitions (Bundesliga and DFB Pokal), has scored a total of 12 goals in this 2024/2025 season so far.

Nonetheless, the Holstein Kiel team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 23 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this DFB Pokal, it is evident that the FC Köln team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on FC Köln to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.85 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

Score market betting suggestions

Extremes usually mark the first stages of a cup. It is common to have duels between teams with tremendous technical differences or clubs of similar levels. Therefore, a factor that can be fundamental in defining the match scenario is to observe the division of the national league that each team plays in. After all, this way, it is possible to have a better idea of the difference in the level of the squads and know if the match tends to have few or many goals.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Corners market betting suggestions

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 9 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that FC Köln can obtain, on average, a total of 12 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where Holstein Kiel is present, this team obtains an average of 6 corners. With both teams averaging more than 9.5 corners per match, we believe this selection is a strong bet for the upcoming game.