Hamburger SV vs FC Köln betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the 2. Bundesliga match on January 18th, 2025

Hamburger SV and FC Köln going to face each other on January 18th, 2025, Saturday at 19:30h (UTC), in an event counting for the 2. Bundesliga in Germany, check the Hamburger SV vs FC Köln betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Hamburger SV vs FC Köln will occur

The game will be played in the mythical Volksparkstadion stadium, in the city of Hamburg, with a capacity for 57000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Hamburger SV vs FC Köln 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 3.16 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Hamburger SV last match

Hamburger SV comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was FCSB, in a match valid for Club Friendlies, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 2-1.

With odds of , it is clear that defeat was not in anyone's plans for this match. The team was the clear favorite for the win, but they could do nothing to avoid defeat.

FC Köln last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this contest after a previous event's victory. In a dispute valid for Club Friendlies, FC Köln faced the Viktoria Köln team, and the score ended in favor with a 3-2.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.25, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Hamburger SV vs FC Köln h2h

When these teams last met at 2. Bundesliga, FC Köln was 12th place while Hamburger SV was in 9th place. FC Köln deployed in a 4-3-1-2 formation while Hamburger SV set up a 5-4-1 alignment.

The two teams have not faced each other since 02-08-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the 2. Bundesliga, and the match ended with a 1-2 win for Hamburger SV.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The FC Köln team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 5 wins, compared to the Hamburger SV team, which won only 2 matches.

Hamburger SV

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

The Hamburger SV team with 28 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 7 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses.

Which means that in the 18th round, the team has no advantage, over Elversberg team who is in the position 4.

Hamburger SV currently in third place in the 2. Bundesliga is at this time qualified for the promotion playoffs for the German Bundesliga.

Hamburger SV analysis

Currently, Hamburger SV has a tally of 39 goals scored and 23 goals against, at the end of round 17 of 2. Bundesliga.

The Hamburger SV team comes from a defeat in the Club Friendlies, and its coach Merlin Polzin wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won 3 games away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 4 wins against 0 losses, and 5 draws.

Best goalscorer from Hamburger SV

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Davie Selke is the player to highlight. Helping Hamburger SV with 10 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

FC Köln

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

The FC Köln team with 31 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 9 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses.

FC Köln analysis

FC Köln counted 32 goals scored and 23 conceded at the end of 2. Bundesliga day number 17.

Having 3 wins in the 2. Bundesliga, FC Köln is in a great moment! There is little doubt about who is the favorite.

As we approach the Regular Season, FC Köln is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.82 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the 2. Bundesliga.

Chances of winning against FC Köln who playing away has a balance of 5 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws in the 2. Bundesliga, are very slim.

Best goalscorer from FC Köln

Tim Lemperle has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 8 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading FC Köln to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Hamburger SV is Davie Selke, who has already scored 10 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of FC Köln is Tim Lemperle, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

FC Köln has conceded 10 away goals in 8 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that FC Köln will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-2, something to take into consideration.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.7 corners per game.

FC Köln 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 6.59 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of FC Köln in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Hamburger SV has an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game over the 17 rounds, while FC Köln has an average of 2.3. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.12 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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