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

Fri 9th May, 17:30 BST, Grundig Stadion, Nürnberg

We’ve Bundesliga 2 action to look forward to on Friday evening, as Miroslav Klose and his FC Nurnberg side host Gerhard Struber’s FC Koln at the Grundig Stadion. You'll see stats supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with Bundesliga 2 performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.


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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Nurnberg
39%
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Draw
28%
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Köln
34%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Nurnberg 1-0
12%
--
Köln 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Nurnberg 2-1
8%
--
Köln 2-1
7%
--
Nurnberg 2-0
7%
--
Köln 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Nurnberg 3-1
3%
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Nurnberg 3-0
3%
--
Köln 3-1
3%
--
Köln 3-0
2%
--
Nurnberg 3-2
2%
--
Köln 3-2
2%
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Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
48%
--
BTTS - No
52%
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BTTS - Home Win
16%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
14%
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Home/draw
66%
--
Away/draw
61%
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Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
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Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
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Under 0.5 Goals
9%
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Home DNB
58%
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Away DNB
53%
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Nurnberg win to nil
23%
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Köln win to nil
20%
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Nurnberg have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Nurnberg have conceded 25 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Nurnberg have played 15 games at home, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 28 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 4 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
Nurnberg
Köln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Köln Away3016681154 
May 9
l
 
3-1A
-
-
2
Hamburg30141152753 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
Magdeburg30131071649 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
3-4F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-0A
4
Elversberg3013982148 
May 4
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
5
Paderborn3013981048 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-2A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2A
6
Dusseldorf301398548 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
7
Kaiserslautern3013710346 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
May 18
w
 
0-1F
8
Nurnberg Home3013512344 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
May 9
9
Karlsruher3012810-244 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2F
d
 
4-4F
l
 
1-0A
10
Hannover3011109343 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2A
Apr 27
11
H.Berlin3011613-139 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
12
Darmstadt3010812438 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
5-1A
13
Schalke3010812-438 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
14
Greuther309813-1335 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-4F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
15
E. Braun308913-2033 
w
 
1-0F
May 18
w
 
5-0F
w
 
1-2A
16
Preussen Munster3061014-1028 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
17
Ulm3051114-726 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
18
Regensburg306420-4622 
w
 
8-3F
l
 
2-1F
May 3
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Nurnberg 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nurnberg2 - 3Paderborn
Nurnberg0 - 3Hamburg
Nurnberg3 - 0Greuther
Nurnberg1 - 2Hannover
Nurnberg2 - 0Ulm
Nurnberg1 - 0Darmstadt
Nurnberg2 - 1Karlsruher
Nurnberg1 - 0E. Braun
Nurnberg2 - 2Dusseldorf
Nurnberg0 - 0Kaiserslautern
Nurnberg8 - 3Regensburg
Nurnberg3 - 2Preussen Munster
Nurnberg0 - 2H.Berlin
Nurnberg0 - 4Magdeburg
Nurnberg3 - 1Schalke
Nurnberg3 - 0Elversberg
Nurnberg0 - 1Karlsruher
Nurnberg0 - 2Paderborn
Nurnberg0 - 4Holstein
Nurnberg0 - 2St. Pauli
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNurnberg2 - 3Paderborn
ANurnberg2 - 1Kaiserslautern
HNurnberg0 - 3Hamburg
ANurnberg1 - 2Regensburg
HNurnberg3 - 0Greuther
ANurnberg1 - 0Preussen Munster
HNurnberg1 - 2Hannover
ANurnberg0 - 0H.Berlin
HNurnberg2 - 0Ulm
ANurnberg4 - 3Magdeburg
HNurnberg1 - 0Darmstadt
ANurnberg1 - 3Schalke
HNurnberg2 - 1Karlsruher
HNurnberg1 - 0E. Braun
ANurnberg1 - 3Köln
ANurnberg1 - 2Elversberg
HNurnberg2 - 2Dusseldorf
ANurnberg2 - 3Paderborn
HNurnberg0 - 0Kaiserslautern
ANurnberg1 - 1Hamburg
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
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Greuther1 - 1Köln
Paderborn1 - 2Köln
Ulm0 - 1Köln
Karlsruher1 - 0Köln
Magdeburg3 - 0Köln
E. Braun1 - 2Köln
Hamburg1 - 0Köln
Kaiserslautern0 - 1Köln
Regensburg0 - 1Köln
Preussen Munster0 - 1Köln
H.Berlin0 - 1Köln
Darmstadt5 - 1Köln
Dusseldorf2 - 2Köln
Schalke1 - 3Köln
Elversberg2 - 2Köln
Heidenheim4 - 1Köln
Mainz1 - 1Köln
Bayern2 - 0Köln
Augsburg1 - 1Köln
B. M'gladbach3 - 3Köln
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
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HKöln3 - 1Preussen Munster
AKöln1 - 1Greuther
HKöln0 - 1H.Berlin
AKöln2 - 1Paderborn
HKöln2 - 1Darmstadt
AKöln1 - 0Ulm
AKöln0 - 1Karlsruher
HKöln1 - 1Dusseldorf
AKöln0 - 3Magdeburg
HKöln1 - 0Schalke
AKöln2 - 1E. Braun
HKöln1 - 0Elversberg
AKöln0 - 1Hamburg
AKöln1 - 0Kaiserslautern
HKöln3 - 1Nurnberg
AKöln1 - 0Regensburg
HKöln2 - 2Hannover
AKöln1 - 0Preussen Munster
HKöln1 - 0Greuther
AKöln1 - 0H.Berlin
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 underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for FC Nurnberg makes sense in this context.

Nurnberg 8th Köln 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Nurnberg will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Köln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Nurnberg’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-19
Köln have scored 19% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Nurnberg
PG (predicted goals)
Köln
1.2
1.1
Attack rating
%
better
NUR
KOE
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
NUR
KOE
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Nurnberg Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2812910
J ReichertS TzimasJ JustvanJ Castrop 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Reichert GLK28
-
R Knoche DEF2712
-
C. Jander MID2736
6
1
O Karafiat DEF262
2
-
J Justvan MID2669
2
-
J Castrop  MID2333
10
-
S Tzimas FWD23122
4
1
O Villadsen DEF222
2
-
R. Lubach MID221
1
-
L Schleimer FWD2241
-
D Soares DEF2012
3
-
B. Yilmaz DEF19
4
-
F Flick  MID191
3
-
M Emreli FWD1831
7
-
T. Janisch FWD11
4
-
T. Drexler DEF911
1
-
N. Seidel DEF9
2
-
J Antiste FWD822
1
B Goller FWD7
-
D. Forkel FWD6
-
J Serra FWD5
1
-
F. Gruber DEF3
-
S. Joachims MID3
-
E Valentini DEF21
-
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
-