Hamburg vs Cologne Predictions

Hamburg have the better back line, and they should be backed to get the win and add to Cologne’s recent woes when they host them at Volksparkstadion on Saturday. The hosts have shipped 36 goals from 25 Bundesliga games this season, but that is still better than Cologne, who have conceded 43 in the same number of matches.

Both teams have lost more games than they’ve won this season, with Hamburg having won seven and lost ten of their 25 games, while Cologne have six wins and 13 defeats. The hosts are tenth in the league table, three places and five points ahead of the visitors.

Cologne are enduring a difficult run of results, having gone five Bundesliga games without recording a victory. They are on a losing run of three straight away games and have failed to win any of their last eight on the road.

They have struggled defensively in recent games, failing to keep a clean sheet in 18 of their last 19 Bundesliga matches. They have also conceded on each of their last eight away trips.

Hamburg may be able to edge out Cologne in a close game, with a 2-1 home win the correct-score pick. Both teams have scored in five of the last seven Bundesliga meetings between these sides and Hamburg have won five of their seven games this season by a single goal.

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Edited by Mark Langdon