FC Ingolstadt vs FC Cologne Betting Tips and Predictions

FC Ingolstadt were promoted into the Bundesliga for the first time in the 2014/2015 season and have more than exceded expectations this season, coming into matchday 24 sitting just inside the top half of the table in 9th place. They drew 1-1 against Hamburg last Saturday to end their 6 game run of alternating wins and losses and are currently 1 point ahead of visitors FC Cologne.

FC Cologne come into this match off the back of a 2 match losing streak, which included a deflating 1-0 away loss to Rhine derby rivals Borussia M’gladbach. Despite their poor form since the start of 2016 (5 points from a possible 15) their position in the middle of the table hasn’t changed too drastically, thanks to the under-performance of the teams in the bottom half of the table, leaving them still with a comfortable 8 point cushion above the relegation zone.

This game undoubtably seems set to be low-scoring. FC Ingolstadt have the Bundesligas’s weakest attack, having only scored 17 goals in 23 games so far this season, and they seem to score efficiently in terms of when they matter. In only 6 from Ingolstadt’s 23 games this season have both teams scored (with 1-0 being by far the most common result), hence how they have accumulated so many points from so few goals. 5 out of the last 5 of FC Cologne’s away games and 4 out of 5 of FC Ingolstadt’s home games in the Bundesliga have ended with under 2.5 goals. A mid-table battle such as this match makes it close to call between FC Ingolstadt and FC Cologne, but following the above form trends and statistics its seems very likely this game will have under 2.5 goals and the home side FC Ingolstadt to win 1-0 at 11/2 be the likely outcome.

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