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Darmstadt vs Koln Predictions - Relegation tussle to end all square

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 30 Nov 2023

John Eastwood 30 Nov 2023

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Darmstadt vs Koln Predictions for Friday’s Bundesliga match (21:30 SAST)
The hosts have seen Both Teams to Score Yes in 9 of their last 11 fixtures
Will Koln play out yet another draw?

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Darmstadt to play out a third successive draw in the Bundesliga (Getty Images).

Darmstadt vs Koln Predictions

Both of these sides are in the relegation battle and there is little to separate them. I’m therefore backing a draw with a 1-1 score-line looking likely.
Darmstadt vs Koln Predictions
Head to Head
Darmstadt Form & Team News
Darmstadt Predicted Lineup
Koln Form & Team News
Koln Predicted Lineup

Darmstadt have drawn their last 2 matches.
Darmstadt have seen BTTS Yes in 9 of their last 11 matches (Bundesliga).
Koln have drawn 2 of their last 3 matches.
Koln have seen Under 2.5 goals in their last 3 matches.

Head to Head

Koln hold an impressive 7-1 advantage over FC Koln across 10 previous clashes with two draws.

The sides last met in 2019 in 2. Bundesliga as Darmstadt won 2-1 away from home.

Darmstadt Form & Team News

Newly promoted Darmstadt sit 15th in the table with a one-point buffer to the relegation zone. Their last five matches have seen three defeats (LLLDD) with 14 goals leaked.

After successive Bundesliga wins, they lost 3-1 at home to RB Leipzig. An 8-0 humiliation followed at Bayern Munich before a 2-1 home defeat to Bochum.

Darmstadt have drawn their last two matches. A 0-0 home stalemate vs Mainz preceded a 1-1 draw at Freiburg.

Coach Torsten Lieberknecht has four injuries in his squad. Goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen has a hip injury and will miss this match.

Fringer striker Fraser Hornby is out with an ankle injury. Young striker Fabio Torsiello is doubtful and winger Braydon Manu will play no part.

Darmstadt Predicted Lineup

Brunst-Zollner; Zimmermann, Muller, Maglica; Bader, Mehlem, Holland, Nurnberger; Skarke, Seydel, Honsak.

Koln Form & Team News

FC Cologne sit at the foot of the table. They have lost eight of their 12 Bundesliga fixtures.

A 3-1 home win over Borussia Monchengladbach in round eight is their only victory of the season. A 6-0 loss at RB Leipzig preceded consecutive draws: 1-1 at home to Augsburg and 1-1 at Bochum.

Koln’s last match saw a 1-0 home loss to Bayern Munich. They allowed 3.62 xG and only put up 0.21 xG themselves.

Coach Steffen Baumgart has only player ruled out and three more question marks. Right back Noah Katterbach is out injured.

Veteran goalkeeper Philipp Pentke is a major doubt. Young defender Max Finkgrafe and midfielder Jacob Steen Christensen could both return.

Koln Predicted Lineup

Schwabe; Kilian, Chabot, Hubers; Carstensen, Martel, Kainz, Maina; Ljubicic; Thielmann, Selke.

Verdict

Darmstadt v Cologne

I see this match ending in a draw. I'm also backing a 1-1 correct score bet which represents excellent value.

Draw

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Graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2008 with a BA in English Literature before completing MA in Journalism. Began his career as a sports journalist in London before moving to the Middle East to work as a sports editor for national media companies in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Favourite Sports: Tennis, Boxing, Golf.