Sandhausen vs FC Köln betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the DFB Pokal match on August 18th, 2024

Sandhausen and FC Köln are scheduled to play against each other on August 18th, 2024, Sunday, in a DFB Pokal match to be held in Germany, check the Sandhausen vs FC Köln betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

The DFB-Pokal begins with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, along with the top four finishers of the 3. Liga are automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots 21 are given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokale. The three remaining slots are given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams.

They will face each other in a single match to decide who will reach the round of 32. If there is a tie in regulation time, extra time and a penalty shootout will be used to determine the qualifying team.

The game will be played in the BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald stadium, in the city of Sandhausen, with a capacity for 12100 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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

Two teams from the national lower division will be playing in this match, which guarantees a competitive game, disputed until the last minute.

It is impossible to analyze the past path of each team in this DFB Pokal season, as this is the first game of both sides in the tournament.

The last time these teams met was for a 2. Bundesliga match, on 23-02-2019, referring to the 2018/2019 season, which ended with a victory of the FC Köln team by 3-1.

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 Sandhausen have not yet won the DFB Pokal while FC Köln has won the competition 4 times.

Considering the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that Sandhausen has displayed greater consistency over the past five recent encounters, securing 4 victories, whereas FC Köln managed to win 2 games. It's important to highlight that there are friendlies in the history between the two teams, meaning that the current abilities of the squads may not have been fully reflected in the final score of these matches.

Sandhausen

Currently, in the 3. Liga, the Sandhausen team has 2 wins, 0 defeats and 0 draws, giving them a total of 6 points after 2 rounds, ranking them in 4th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Sandhausen team goes with a total of 2 goals scored and 0 goals conceded.

As we are still in the initial phase of this great competition, there is no history of recent data of Sandhausen in this competition, information and statistical data regarding the performance of this team in its championship at the beginning of the season.

It should be noted that the data that will be presented relating to the early stages of competitions may vary depending on the opponents faced in the few games this season.

Sandhausen come from a victory in the last match. The game against Saarbrücken, valid for the 3. Liga, ended with a 0-1. The team coached by S. Ristic lined up in the last match with a 4-3-3 formation.

FC Köln

At the moment, in the 2. Bundesliga, the FC Köln formation has 0 wins, 1 defeat and 1 draw, making a total of 1 points after 2 rounds, ranking them in 13th place. Adding to this data, the FC Köln team goes with a total of 3 goals scored and 4 goals conceded.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for 2. Bundesliga, FC Köln, who used a 4-3-1-2 formation, faced the Elversberg team with a final score of 2-2.

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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 1.62 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

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.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.