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Fortuna Dusseldorf v FC Koln : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Sep, 12:00 BST, Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf

Fortuna Dusseldorf and their boss Daniel Thioune will be aiming to beat Gerhard Struber and his FC Koln side on Saturday lunch time, as the pair clash at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in the Bundesliga 2. All stats, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head to head (H2H) records, will change as you explore each of the 17 major markets using the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.

Best Tip: Both teams to score

After surveying all relevant statistics, including historical head-to-head (H2H) data, we have come to the conclusion that this fixture will deliver both joy and misery to both sets of fans. We predict both Dusseldorf and Köln to find the back of the net during the 90 minutes, but the ultimate victor of the game seems less clear. Bookmaker's odds also point towards a both teams to score bet, and that's our recommendation.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Dusseldorf are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.38.
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Dusseldorf
33%
2/1
15%
9/5
22%
Draw
23%
13/512/5
Köln
43%
6/5
12%
23/20
14%
Draw 1-1
11%
6/111/2
7%
Köln 2-1
9%
17/2
5%
7/1
11%
Dusseldorf 2-1
8%
10/1
10%
17/2
12%
Köln 1-0
7%
10/1
8%
8/1
10%
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1
8%
9/1
Dusseldorf 1-0
6%
12/1
8%
9/1
Köln 2-0
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
15%
Köln 3-1
5%
16/1
11%
12/1
13%
Dusseldorf 2-0
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
8%
Draw 0-0
4%
14/111/1
Dusseldorf 3-1
4%
20/1
11%
14/1
15%
Köln 3-2
4%
20/1
9%
14/1
12%
Köln 3-0
3%
20/1
19%
16/1
11%
Dusseldorf 3-2
3%
25/1
13%
16/1
13%
Dusseldorf 3-0
2%
33/1
31%
20/1
24%
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
8/134/7
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
5/423/20
4%
Home 1st Goal
47%
6/5
10%
-
Away 1st Goal
50%
8/11
4%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
63%
8/158/15
2%
BTTS - No
37%
11/811/8
3%
BTTS - Home Win
19%
4/1
15%
18/5
21%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
24%
11/4
13%
13/5
14%
Home/draw
57%
4/6
11%
8/13
13%
Away/draw
67%
4/11
9%
2/5
10%
Home/away
77%
2/72/7
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/111/6
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
7/23/1
8%
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
6/411/8
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
1/210/21
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
10/33/1
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/52/11
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
8/16/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/141/18
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/331/66
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/19/1
9%
Home DNB
50%
6/5
20%
23/20
23%
Away DNB
60%
8/13
11%
13/20
15%
Dusseldorf win to nil
14%
11/2
18%
-
Köln win to nil
19%
7/2
10%
-
Dusseldorf / Dusseldorf
17%
15/4
19%
7/2
22%
Dusseldorf / Köln
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Dusseldorf / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Dusseldorf
12%
6/1
8%
11/2
13%
Draw / Köln
14%
5/1
8%
9/2
15%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/19/2
Köln / Dusseldorf
4%
22/120/1
11%
Köln / Köln
23%
13/5
10%
12/5
15%
Köln / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table
Dusseldorf
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Köln
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
-
-
 Dusseldorf Home5410613 
Feb 22
Sep 21
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 25
 Karlsruher5410513 
Sep 29
Mar 1
Nov 9
Apr 12
 Paderborn6330412 
Oct 25
Mar 29
Dec 21
May 18
 Magdeburg5320711 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 15
Oct 6
Mar 8
 Hamburg5311810 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 18
w
 
1-0F
Feb 8
 Hannover6312310 
Nov 30
Apr 26
Mar 1
Sep 27
 Greuther523069 
Nov 9
Apr 12
Sep 21
Feb 22
 Köln Away521257 
-
-
Feb 15
w
 
0-2F
 H.Berlin521207 
Apr 5
Nov 2
Oct 26
Mar 29
 Kaiserslautern5212-17 
May 18
Dec 21
Apr 26
Dec 1
 Nurnberg5212-27 
Dec 14
May 10
Nov 23
Apr 19
 Elversberg513136 
Jan 25
d
 
2-2F
Jan 18
w
 
0-2F
 Darmstadt6123-65 
Mar 15
Oct 18
May 10
Dec 14
 Schalke6114-44 
Feb 8
w
 
1-3F
Mar 15
Oct 19
 Regensburg5104-123 
May 3
Dec 7
Apr 5
Nov 1
 Preussen Munster5023-62 
Apr 19
Nov 22
Feb 1
w
 
1-2A
 Ulm5014-41 
Oct 5
Mar 8
Dec 7
May 3
 E. Braun5014-121 
w
 
5-0F
Feb 1
Win / draw / win form
3
Dusseldorf have won 3 consecutive league games
19
Dusseldorf have not lost in 19 consecutive league games
Dusseldorf 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dusseldorf1 - 0Hannover
Dusseldorf0 - 0Karlsruher
Dusseldorf3 - 2Magdeburg
Dusseldorf3 - 1Nurnberg
Dusseldorf1 - 0Greuther
Dusseldorf2 - 0E. Braun
Dusseldorf2 - 0Hamburg
Dusseldorf2 - 0Rostock
Dusseldorf1 - 1Elversberg
Dusseldorf1 - 2St. Pauli
Dusseldorf0 - 1Holstein
Dusseldorf5 - 3Schalke
Dusseldorf1 - 3Wiesbaden
Dusseldorf4 - 3Kaiserslautern
Dusseldorf1 - 1Osnabruck
Dusseldorf1 - 1Hannover
Dusseldorf3 - 1Karlsruher
Dusseldorf1 - 2Paderborn
Dusseldorf1 - 0H.Berlin
Dusseldorf3 - 3Hannover
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
Draw
6
L
1
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADusseldorf2 - 0H.Berlin
HDusseldorf1 - 0Hannover
ADusseldorf2 - 1Ulm
HDusseldorf0 - 0Karlsruher
ADusseldorf2 - 0Darmstadt
HDusseldorf3 - 2Magdeburg
ADusseldorf1 - 1Holstein
HDusseldorf3 - 1Nurnberg
ADusseldorf1 - 1Schalke
HDusseldorf1 - 0Greuther
ADusseldorf2 - 0Wiesbaden
HDusseldorf2 - 0E. Braun
ADusseldorf3 - 1Kaiserslautern
ADusseldorf4 - 0Osnabruck
HDusseldorf2 - 0Hamburg
ADusseldorf2 - 2Hannover
HDusseldorf2 - 0Rostock
ADusseldorf2 - 2Karlsruher
HDusseldorf1 - 1Elversberg
ADusseldorf3 - 4Paderborn
Köln 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
10
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Schalke1 - 3Köln
Elversberg2 - 2Köln
Heidenheim4 - 1Köln
Mainz1 - 1Köln
Bayern2 - 0Köln
Augsburg1 - 1Köln
B. M'gladbach3 - 3Köln
Stuttgart1 - 1Köln
Hoffenheim1 - 1Köln
Wolfsburg1 - 1Köln
Union Berlin2 - 0Köln
Freiburg2 - 0Köln
Darmstadt0 - 1Köln
VfL Bochum1 - 1Köln
RB Leipzig6 - 0Köln
Leverkusen3 - 0Köln
W.Bremen2 - 1Köln
E.Frankfurt1 - 1Köln
Dortmund1 - 0Köln
W.Bremen1 - 1Köln
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HKöln1 - 2Magdeburg
AKöln3 - 1Schalke
HKöln5 - 0E. Braun
AKöln2 - 2Elversberg
HKöln1 - 2Hamburg
AKöln1 - 4Heidenheim
HKöln3 - 2Union Berlin
HKöln0 - 0Freiburg
AKöln1 - 1Mainz
HKöln0 - 2Darmstadt
AKöln0 - 2Bayern
HKöln2 - 1VfL Bochum
AKöln1 - 1Augsburg
HKöln1 - 5RB Leipzig
AKöln3 - 3B. M'gladbach
HKöln0 - 2Leverkusen
AKöln1 - 1Stuttgart
HKöln0 - 1W.Bremen
AKöln1 - 1Hoffenheim
HKöln2 - 0E.Frankfurt
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Goal Statistics

FC Koln have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 7 consecutive Bundesliga 2 matches. Their PG of 1.7 against Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Dusseldorf 1st Köln 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Dusseldorf will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Köln will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Dusseldorf’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-22
Köln have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Dusseldorf
PG (predicted goals)
Köln
1.5
1.7
Attack rating
F95
KOE
35%
better
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Games scored4
5
Failed to score1
0
Scored first3
4
Goals scored7
12
Avg. goals scored1.4
2.4
Avg. shots per game11
16
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for1.6
2.9
KickOff rating
+35%
Defence rating
56%
better
F95
KOE
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Games conceded1
4
Clean sheets4
1
Conceded first1
1
Goals conceded1
7
Avg. goals conceded0.2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded51
6
Conversion rate against2%
18%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.4
KickOff rating
+56%

Dusseldorf v Köln Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Dusseldorf Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5223
F KastenmeierD. SchmidtM ZimmermannA Hoffmann
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Kastenmeier GLK5
-
A Hoffmann DEF5
3
-
E Iyoha DEF5
1
-
M Zimmermann DEF52
2
-
T Oberdorf DEF5
-
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson MID51
1
-
T Rossmann FWD511
-
F Klaus FWD5
3
-
J Niemiec FWD51
1
-
M Sobottka MID4
1
-
D. Schmidt MID42
-
J Wijs DEF3
-
N Mbamba MID3
1
-
D Kownacki FWD311
-
N Gavory  DEF2
-
S Appelkamp MID2
-
D Pejčinović FWD21
1
-
J Quarshie DEF1
-
V Lunddal DEF1
-
K. Suso MID1
-
G Haag MID1
-
M Brederode FWD1
1
-
Köln Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5233
J UrbigT LemperleL MainaE Martel
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Urbig GLK5
-
J. Pauli DEF5
1
-
L Paqarada DEF52
1
-
J Thielmann DEF51
2
-
T Lemperle MID522
1
-
D Huseinbašić MID511
-
E Martel MID5
3
-
D Ljubicic MID522
1
-
D Downs FWD521
-
L Maina FWD523
-
L Waldschmidt FWD51
1
-
T Hübers DEF42
-
S Tigges FWD4
-
D Heintz DEF3
1
-
S Adamyan FWD3
-
F Dietz  FWD2
-
R Carstensen DEF1
1
-
E Bakatukanda DEF1
1
-
M Olesen MID1
-
M Obuz FWD1
-
M Uth  FWD1
-