FC Köln vs Magdeburg betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the 2. Bundesliga match on September 14th, 2024

A football match between FC Köln and Magdeburg of the 2. Bundesliga will take place in Germany on Saturday, September 14th, 2024, at 18:30h (UTC), check the FC Köln vs Magdeburg betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where FC Köln vs Magdeburg will occur

The game is set to be played in the mythical RheinEnergieStadion stadium, in the city of Cologne, with a capacity for 50000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the FC Köln vs Magdeburg betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the 2. Bundesliga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 3 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.09 goals per game of the last championship.

FC Köln last match

The last match ended in a win for the FC Köln team. On that occasion they met Schalke 04 for the 2. Bundesliga, and the match ended 1-3. Coach G. Struber's lined up a 4-2-2-2 formation.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.10.

Damion Downs has a lot to be proud of in this last match. He was one of the few inspired in the FC Köln team in the game. With good plays, he was the key player in the team's victory.

Magdeburg last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for 2. Bundesliga, Magdeburg, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Nürnberg team with a final score of 0-4.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.80, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

FC Köln vs Magdeburg h2h

FC Köln was in 1st place when they last played Magdeburg who was 17th place in 2. Bundesliga. FC Köln played using the 4-1-4-1 formation while Magdeburg responded with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement.

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2018/2019 season in a 2. Bundesliga themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The FC Köln team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Magdeburg has been more irregular.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

FC Köln

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

Considering the home team FC Köln, standing in 6th place with 7 points in the 2. Bundesliga competition in Germany. Their performance statistics have been such as 2 wins, 1 loss and, 1 draw.

This means that in the 5th round, the Hamburger SV team is closing in at 7th place, with no points difference separating them.

FC Köln analysis

At the end of round 4 FC Köln has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 11 goals to its credit against 5 conceded.

While Magdeburg has only managed to convert 9 of their 326 attacks into goals, FC Köln has been much more successful with 484 attacks and 11 goals.

Best goalscorer from FC Köln

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Tim Lemperle. The Midfielder has scored 2 times in this competition and helped FC Köln avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Magdeburg

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

Magdeburg arrives in this game with 8 points, and in 4th place in the 2. Bundesliga, having won twice in total and lost 0 times, making a total of 2 draws.

Magdeburg analysis

We have reached matchday 4 in 2. Bundesliga and at the moment Magdeburg has made 9 goals and conceded 3.

This is a top 5 team in the 2. Bundesliga that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Ball possession above 50% usually enables teams to gain some control over their opponents. This is why the Magdeburg team typically tries to achieve an average ball possession of 56.25% to control the game.

With Magdeburg having a balance of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws when playing away in the 2. Bundesliga, they usually allows little chances for opponents to win.

Increasingly prominent within the team, Marcus Mathisen, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against Nürnberg, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

Best goalscorer from Magdeburg

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Martijn Kaars. The Attacker scored 3 goals in the current season, helping Magdeburg to achieve victory in several disputes.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Magdeburg has conceded 1 away goal in 2 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Magdeburg will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-1, something to take into consideration.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.7.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 7.62 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Magdeburg is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.75 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Magdeburg in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

FC Köln has an average of 2 yellow cards per game over the 4 rounds, while Magdeburg has an average of 1.8. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.75 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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