Paderborn vs Cologne Predictions

• Paderborn have conceded over 1.5 goals in four of their last five German Bundesliga fixtures. 
• Cologne have scored over 1.5 goals in six of their last nine German Bundesliga fixtures.
• Cologne have won seven of their last nine German Bundesliga fixtures.
• Paderborn have failed to win each of their last five German Bundesliga fixtures.

Cologne have been good going forward recently

The Bundesliga’s bottom-placed side Paderborn will host 11th placed Cologne this Friday in German Bundesliga action. Cologne will attempt to earn their third straight Bundesliga win in this Friday’s clash. The away side may be encouraged by their impressive goalscoring form in recent weeks going into this fixture. 

Cologne have been impressive in attack lately. Friday’s visitors have scored at least two goals in six of their last nine Bundesliga fixtures, including two of their last three Bundesliga away games.

Cologne have scored a total of 24 goals over their last 10 Bundesliga games. This makes them the Bundesliga’s third-highest goalscorers in that time period. Only Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have outscored Cologne over the past 10 games. Friday’s visitors may be confident going forward versus Paderborn. 

Paderborn’s poor defensive record

In addition to their impressive attacking of late, Cologne may be encouraged by Paderborn’s poor defensive record going into this Friday’s Bundesliga fixture. Paderborn have conceded a total of 52 goals in their 24 Bundesliga games this season. Only Werder Bremen have conceded more goals than the Bundesliga’s bottom-placed side this season. 

Furthermore, Paderborn have conceded a total of 29 goals in their 12 Bundesliga home games so far during the 2019/20 campaign. That gives them the Bundesliga’s worst home defensive record this season, conceding at least three more goals at home than any other Bundesliga side in the 2019/20 season. 

Paderborn have conceded at least two goals in four of their last five Bundesliga fixtures. They may struggle to keep an in-form Cologne side quiet this Friday. 

Cologne have been in better form than Paderborn recently

Cologne will go into this Friday’s Championship fixture off the back of a better run of form than their opponents Paderborn have been enjoying in recent weeks. Firstly, Cologne have impressively won seven of their last nine Bundesliga fixtures. They have earned a total of 21 points over the last 10 games. Only Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have earned more points than Cologne in that time.

Meanwhile, Friday’s hosts Paderborn have been struggling to win games of late. Paderborn have failed to win each of their last five Bundesliga fixtures. They have also lost each of their last three Bundesliga home games. Over the last 10 games, during which time Cologne have earned 21 points, Paderborn have earned a total of just eight points. Only Werder Bremen have earned fewer points than them in that time. 

We feel that Cologne may have a good chance of scoring multiple goals in Friday’s game. We are backing Cologne to score over 1.5 goals in this one. 

We also feel that Cologne may continue their impressive run of form by beating the Bundesliga’s bottom-placed side here. Cologne have scored at least three goals in five of their last eight Bundesliga games. However, Cologne have also kept just one away clean sheet this season, while Paderborn have failed to score in just one of their last eight Bundesliga games. We feel that a 3-1 win for Cologne may be a likely result here.