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Match preview · Bundesliga

1. FC Köln – 1. FC Union Berlin

1. FC Köln 13th in Bundesliga Home 2.05 projected goals by the model
1. FC Union Berlin 17th in Bundesliga Away 1.22 projected goals by the model

Model updated 5 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.05 1.22
1. FC Köln 1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Köln
56%
Draw
25%
1. FC Union Berlin
20%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
1. FC Köln Draw 1. FC Union Berlin
Fair odds 1.79 4.07 5.09
Total goals
3.27
Over 2.5 goals
65%
Both teams to score
67%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans 1. FC Köln

56% 1. FC Köln to win

Attack
7th vs 13th
1. FC Köln attack v 1. FC Union Berlin defence
Defence
9th vs 15th
1. FC Köln defence v 1. FC Union Berlin attack
Recent xG form
-0.39 vs -0.35
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.05 – 1.22
1. FC Köln v 1. FC Union Berlin
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: 1. FC Köln and 1. FC Union Berlin compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading 1. FC Köln 1. FC Union Berlin
xG / match (better) 1.97 · 7th from 4 matches 1.13 · 16th from 4 matches
xGA / match (better) 1.98 · 10th from 4 matches 2.70 · 16th from 4 matches
xGD / match (better) -0.01 · 8th from 4 matches -1.57 · 18th from 4 matches
xPts / match (better) 1.40 · 8th from 4 matches 0.70 · 18th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match -0.39 (better) -0.35

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 30% of the model's distribution.

1. FC Köln clean sheet
27%
1. FC Köln 2+ goals
63%
Under 2.5 goals
35%
Both teams to score: no
33%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
11.4%
2:1
11.2%
2:0
7.7%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
1. FC Köln sample
20 matches
1. FC Union Berlin sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · 1. FC Köln
2 matches
Away xG sample · 1. FC Union Berlin
2 matches
Computed
Monday, 05/10/2026 at 21:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.