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Sunday, 01/11/2026 at 15:30

28d 13h to kick-off
Match preview · Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin – 1. FC Köln

1. FC Union Berlin 17th in Bundesliga Home 1.54 projected goals by the model
1. FC Köln 13th in Bundesliga Away 1.63 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.54 1.63
1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Köln
1. FC Union Berlin
34%
Draw
28%
1. FC Köln
38%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
1. FC Union Berlin Draw 1. FC Köln
Fair odds 2.93 3.62 2.61
Total goals
3.16
Over 2.5 goals
63%
Both teams to score
69%
Data coverage · full

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

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

38% 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
1.54 – 1.63
1. FC Union Berlin v 1. FC Köln
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 Union Berlin and 1. FC Köln compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Köln
xG / match 1.13 · 16th from 4 matches (better) 1.97 · 7th from 4 matches
xGA / match 2.70 · 16th from 4 matches (better) 1.98 · 10th from 4 matches
xGD / match -1.57 · 18th from 4 matches (better) -0.01 · 8th from 4 matches
xPts / match 0.70 · 18th from 4 matches (better) 1.40 · 8th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.35 -0.39

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

1. FC Köln clean sheet
19%
1. FC Köln 2+ goals
50%
Under 2.5 goals
37%
Both teams to score: no
31%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.7%
1:2
9.8%
2:1
9.2%
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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 Union Berlin sample
20 matches
1. FC Köln sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · 1. FC Union Berlin
2 matches
Away xG sample · 1. FC Köln
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

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.