FC Köln vs SC Freiburg prediction and preview

Bundesliga · Saturday 9 January 2027, 00:00 UTC

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FC Köln vs SC Freiburg

Bundesliga · Saturday 9 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

FC Köln · SC Freiburg · Bundesliga predictions

FC Köln vs SC Freiburg preview

FC Köln host SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday 9 January 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne. FC Köln sit 13th on 9 points after 8 matches, while SC Freiburg go into the round 3rd, on 16 points from 8 games.

Recent form: FC Köln D-D-L-W-L, SC Freiburg W-L-L-W-D (most recent first). Over their last 6, FC Köln have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. SC Freiburg average 2.2 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, FC Köln have 2 wins to SC Freiburg's 6 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 25 Jan 2026, ended SC Freiburg 2-1 FC Köln.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3SC Freiburg85121810+816DWLLW
13FC Köln8233912-39LWLDD

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Köln 2, draws 2, SC Freiburg 6.

Team news

FC Köln expected line-up (4-4-2)

Marvin Schwäbe, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Borna Sosa, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Linton Maina, Tom Krauß, Ísak Jóhannesson, Saïd El Mala, Marius Bülter

SC Freiburg expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Mio Backhaus, Matthias Ginter, Jordy Makengo, Philipp Lienhart, Philipp Treu, Maximilian Eggestein, Derry Scherhant, Niklas Beste, Yannik Engelhardt, Yuito Suzuki

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