Paderborn vs FC Köln prediction and preview
Bundesliga · Saturday 16 January 2027, 00:00 UTC
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Paderborn vs FC Köln
Bundesliga · Saturday 16 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Home Deluxe Arena, Paderborn
Paderborn vs FC Köln preview
Paderborn welcome FC Köln at Home Deluxe Arena in Paderborn on Saturday 16 January 2027 (00:00 UTC) in the Bundesliga. Paderborn sit 14th on 9 points after 8 matches, while FC Köln go into the round 13th, on 9 points from 8 games.
Recent form: Paderborn D-W-D-L-W, FC Köln D-D-L-W-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Paderborn have scored 1.0 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. FC Köln average 0.8 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
Head to head, Paderborn have 0 wins to FC Köln's 2 across 4 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 1.5 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 6 Mar 2020, ended Paderborn 1-2 FC Köln.
At home this season Paderborn have 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from 4 matches; on the road FC Köln have 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats from 4.
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Paderborn expected line-up (3-1-4-2)
Nahuel Noll, Tjark Scheller, Mattes Hansen, Jano ter Horst, Laurin Curda, Santiago Castañeda, Raphael Obermair, Gabriel Vidovic, Stefano Marino, Marvin Pieringer
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
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