1. FC Koln vs 1899 Hoffenheim Prediction, 9/16/2023 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 9/11/2023

Game: 1. FC Koln vs 1899 Hoffenheim

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023

Location: RheinEnergieSTADION in Köln, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: 1. FC Koln (+126) 1899 Hoffenheim (+199)

1. FC Koln (0-1-2) will play 1899 Hoffenheim (2-0-1) at RheinEnergieSTADION on Saturday. The Billy Goats open at +126 and 1899 Hoffenheim are at +199. The over/under has been set at 2.75. The goalies expected to start will be Marvin Schwabe for 1. FC Koln and Oliver Baumann for 1899 Hoffenheim.

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FC Koln has a total of 6 saves and have earned a save% of 60.0 on the year. The team's goal differential is at -2 by 2 goals earned and also 4 goals conceded. So far this year, the squad has an average of 0.33 pts/match (1 point) and also are 15th in the league with 1 assist. The Billy Goats are 17th for xG with 3.0, and their expected goals against sit at 4.6. 1. FC Koln has 4 yellow card warnings on the year. Koln has conceded 4 goals while conceding 1.33 goals per 90, and the opposition have 10 SoT on them. They haven't tallied a clean sheet on the year.

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The Kraichgauer are averaging 2.0 points per contest while compiling 4 assists. Hoffenheim has earned 7 yellow cards. 1899 Hoffenheim has a ranking of 6th in regard to goals conceded with 5, and their goal differential is coming in at 2. This year, Hoffenheim has a save % of 77.3 (22 SoTA), and also are ranked 3rd in Bundesliga with 6 points. Their goals against/90 min is 1.67 with 17 saves. 1899 Hoffenheim has recorded 7 goals and the team's expected goals over the course of the season is at 6.4.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for 1. FC Koln is Marvin Schwabe. Schwabe has played for 23,146 mins and has accumulated 632 stops so far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.12 (289 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 70.3. The goalkeeper born in Germany has seen 908 shots tried at him in 257 career starts. Schwabe (104-68-85 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 69 shutouts, which leaves him with a 26.8% shutout rate.

Oliver Baumann will look after the net for 1899 Hoffenheim. He has surrendered 1.53 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 156-115-159. Baumann has totaled 102 clean sheets and has defended 2,149 shots against him in 38,700 mins throughout his career. During his career, Baumann has allowed 658 goals while tallying 1,494 saves in 430 starting assignments. He has a save percentage of 70.5 and his clean sheet rate sits at 23.7%.

Florian Kainz is a member of the side who can make an impact for 1. FC Koln. Kainz has had a starting assignment in 274 matches during his soccer career and he scores 0.19 goals per 90. The forward from Austria has accumulated 48 goals in 23,092 mins. He has totaled 67 assists while tallying 64 yellow cards during his career.

1899 Hoffenheim has a playmaker in Andrej Kramaric, who should keep defenses up at night. He has 22 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 61 times. The forward born in Croatia has totaled 26,588 professional minutes while he has scored 170 goals. He has an average of 0.58 goals per 90 mins and has started 289 outings during his pro soccer career.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take 1. FC Koln (+126)

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