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

A 2. Bundesliga match between Magdeburg and FC Köln will hold on February 14th, 2025, Friday at 17:30h (UTC), in Germany, check the Magdeburg vs FC Köln betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Magdeburg vs FC Köln will occur

The game takes place in the small Platz 2 MCDD-Arena stadium, in the city of Magdeburg, with a capacity for 27250 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the Magdeburg 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 3.17 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Magdeburg last match

In the last match played, Magdeburg met Nürnberg, in a match valid for the 2. Bundesliga. The match ended in a loss by 3-4. The coach C. Titz' on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-3-1-3 formation.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 3.25, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Daniel Heber, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

FC Köln 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, FC Köln, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the Schalke 04 team with a final score of 1-0.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.80, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Magdeburg vs FC Köln h2h

Magdeburg occupied 6th place when they went against FC Köln, who was in 7th place, in their last match at 2. Bundesliga. Magdeburg first went in with a 3-4-2-1 formation, which was engaged by FC Köln with a 4-2-2-2 deployment.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024/2025 season of the 2. Bundesliga. The meeting took place on 14-09-2024 and ended with a 1-2 win for Magdeburg.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

Magdeburg

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

Considering the home team Magdeburg, standing in 4th place with 35 points in the 2. Bundesliga competition in Germany. Their performance statistics have been such as 9 wins, 4 losses and, 8 draws.

This means that, in the 22nd round, the team has an advantage of 1 point, and the Fortuna Düsseldorf team is just behind in 5th place.

Magdeburg analysis

At the end of round 21 in 2. Bundesliga, Magdeburg scored 44 goals and conceded 33 goals.

The Magdeburg team comes from a defeat in the 2. Bundesliga, and its coach Christian Titz wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

To control the game, the Magdeburg team would often try to reach an average ball possession of 58.1%. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% would give teams some control over their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Magdeburg

Martijn Kaars has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 15 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Magdeburg to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

FC Köln

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

The FC Köln team with 40 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 12 wins, 4 draws, and 5 losses.

FC Köln analysis

Currently, in the 2. Bundesliga, FC Köln sums 36 goals for and a total of 25 goals against, after 21 rounds played.

FC Köln is in that wonderful position of being the favorite after 3 wins in the 2. Bundesliga.

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

Away, FC Köln usually don't give their opponents many chances, with a balance of 6 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws in the 2. Bundesliga.

Navigating a hectic schedule with multiple games in a short period of time could prove to be a daunting task for FC Köln. Despite the odds suggesting a tight matchup, the team's busy schedule could be a critical factor in determining the eventual winner between Magdeburg and FC Köln.

Best goalscorer from FC Köln

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Damion Downs so far in the competition. With 9 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team FC Köln to achieve victorious results this season.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Magdeburg is Martijn Kaars, who has already scored 15 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of FC Köln is Damion Downs, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Taking into consideration that FC Köln scores an average of 1.4 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.3.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 6.17 corners per game.

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 6.05 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

Magdeburg has an average of 2.7 yellow cards per game over the 21 rounds, while FC Köln has an average of 2.3. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.24 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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