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Hannover 96 v FC Koln : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 27th Apr, 12:30 BST, HDI Arena, Hannover

Gerhard Struber will be hoping for a crucial away win in the Bundesliga 2 on Sunday lunch time, as he takes his FC Koln side to the HDI Arena to visit Hannover 96 and Andre Breitenreiter. The predictions shown are based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across seventeen major betting markets. The data and the odds are unique to each market, and head to head (H2H) statistics are included across the board.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We think it's fairly unlikely that this fixture will have 4 goals or more, and the odds and stats are in line with KO's predictive algorithm on this one. Hannover and Köln haven't typically been involved in thrillers of late, whether that be in Bundesliga 2 individually or in head-to-head clashes. So, in the absence of a compelling favourite win or double chance market, we're going for under 3.5 goals. That's available at a best price of 1.44.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 41% chance of Köln coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Hannover
32%
23/10
3%
-
Draw
27%
12/5
3%
-
Köln
41%
23/20-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2-
Köln 1-0
12%
9/1-
Hannover 1-0
10%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
9%
12/1-
Köln 2-1
8%
8/1-
Köln 2-0
8%
11/1-
Hannover 2-1
7%
11/1-
Hannover 2-0
6%
18/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
11/1
9%
-
Köln 3-1
4%
14/1
12%
-
Köln 3-0
3%
20/1-
Hannover 3-1
3%
22/1-
Hannover 3-0
2%
33/1-
Köln 3-2
2%
20/1-
Hannover 3-2
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
4/6
2%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
23/20
2%
-
Home 1st Goal
46%
5/4-
Away 1st Goal
49%
4/6-
No 1st Goal
5%
12/1-
BTTS - Yes
49%
4/7-
BTTS - No
51%
5/4-
BTTS - Home Win
13%
9/2-
BTTS - Draw
18%
3/1-
BTTS - Away Win
17%
11/4
6%
-
Home/draw
59%
4/6-
Away/draw
68%
1/3
2%
-
Home/away
73%
3/10
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
1/5-
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
10/3-
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
13/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
4/9-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
4/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/6-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
9/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/16-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
12/1-
Home DNB
51%
11/8
6%
-
Away DNB
60%
8/15
3%
-
Hannover win to nil
18%
11/2-
Köln win to nil
24%
10/3-
Hannover / Hannover
17%
4/1-
Hannover / Köln
4%
20/1-
Hannover / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Hannover
11%
13/2
7%
-
Draw / Köln
15%
9/2-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Köln / Hannover
3%
25/1-
Köln / Köln
24%
5/2-
Köln / Draw
6%
12/1-
Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Hannover have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 6 and won 6. Hannover have conceded 19 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Hannover have played 15 games at home, winning 7, drawing 6 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 21 goals, conceded 14 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Köln lay in 1st place on 54 points in the Bundesliga 2 league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 30 games against teams below them in the table, winning 16, drawing 6 and losing 8 games. They have scored 46 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Köln have conceded 35 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Köln have played 15 away games, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Hannover
Köln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Köln Away3016681154 
Apr 27
d
 
2-2F
-
-
2
Hamburg30141152753 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
Magdeburg30131071649 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-3F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-0A
4
Elversberg3013982148 
l
 
1-3F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
5
Paderborn3013981048 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2A
6
Dusseldorf301398548 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
7
Kaiserslautern3013710346 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
w
 
0-1F
8
Nurnberg3013512344 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-1F
May 9
9
Karlsruher3012810-244 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
4-4F
l
 
1-0A
10
Hannover Home3011109343 
-
-
d
 
2-2A
Apr 27
11
H.Berlin3011613-139 
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
12
Darmstadt3010812438 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
5-1A
13
Schalke3010812-438 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
14
Greuther309813-1335 
May 11
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
15
E. Braun308913-2033 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
5-0F
w
 
1-2A
16
Preussen Munster3061014-1028 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
17
Ulm3051114-726 
w
 
3-2A
May 3
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
18
Regensburg306420-4622 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
May 3
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
7
Hannover have not won in 7 consecutive home league games
Hannover 10TH
20 league games
Home
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
Köln 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Hannover have drawn with Köln in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Hannover since 2014
Hannover
Köln
Goals: Scored
1
2
Games: Scored
1 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
2 / 3
H96
1
D
1
KOE
1
League games at Köln since 2015
Köln
Hannover
Goals: Scored
4
5
Games: Scored
3 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
1 / 4
H96
1
D
3
Goal Statistics

FC Koln's defensive record is to be admired, Gerhard Struber's men having conceded 1 or less in 8 consecutive Bundesliga 2 matches. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Hannover 96 makes sense in this context.

Hannover 10th Köln 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Hannover will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Köln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-20
Hannover have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
-19
Köln have scored 19% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Hannover
PG (predicted goals)
Köln
1.1
1.3
Attack rating
H96
KOE
25%
better
view stats
Games scored22
26
Failed to score8
4
Scored first10
20
Goals scored36
46
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for12
13
Avg. XG for1.6
1.9
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
H96
KOE
1%
better
view stats
Games conceded20
20
Clean sheets10
10
Conceded first16
10
Goals conceded33
35
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against12%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+1%

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

Hannover Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28648
R ZielerN TresoldiE LeopoldF Kunze
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Zieler GLK28
2
-
N Tresoldi FWD2861
1
-
P Neumann DEF27
5
-
E Leopold MID2724
5
-
H Nielsen FWD2622
2
-
J Ngankam FWD2542
6
-
M Halstenberg DEF2432
3
-
F Kunze MID2411
7
1
J Rochelt FWD2424
1
-
S Muroya DEF23
5
-
A Voglsammer FWD2322
1
-
B Wdowik DEF191
2
-
J Knight DEF182
4
-
H. Lee MID1831
1
-
J Dehm DEF1711
2
1
L. Gindorf MID171
2
-
T Momuluh MID1721
3
-
M Christiansen MID141
4
1
B Tomiak DEF8
3
-
R Matondo FWD81
1
-
B Ezeh DEF7
-
K. Oudenne FWD6
1
-
H. Chakroun FWD1
-
Köln Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
259106
L PaqaradaD DownsL MainaT Hübers
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Paqarada DEF266
5
-
D Huseinbašić MID2531
1
-
E Martel MID252
4
-
T Hübers DEF2431
6
-
J Thielmann DEF2422
6
-
D Downs FWD2493
2
-
L Maina FWD24310
3
-
L Waldschmidt FWD2451
4
-
D Heintz DEF232
6
-
D Ljubicic MID2343
5
-
F Kainz MID2122
2
-
T Lemperle MID1984
3
-
M Schwäbe GLK18
3
-
S Tigges FWD16
-
J. Pauli DEF15
2
-
M Olesen MID15
1
-
M Finkgräfe DEF12
3
-
J Gazibegovic DEF9
2
-
J Schmied DEF9
1
-
I Rondic FWD71
-
M Uth  FWD6
-
M Obuz FWD5
-
N. Telle DEF3
-
J. Potočnik FWD1
-