FC Koln vs Union Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th December 2025
With both FC Koln and Union Berlin sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off this coming Saturday at RheinEnergieSTADION. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this Bundesliga campaign.
FC Koln are number 9 in the table on 16 points after 14 matches. Union Berlin rank as number 8 with 18 points after 14 matches played.
We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Saturday as both FC Koln and Union Berlin are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.
FC Koln go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 16. That amounts to an average of 1.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.
Union Berlin managed a bearable 11 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.1 goals per game. They conceded 12 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.2 goals an average per game.
FC Koln beat Union Berlin by 3-2 in their most recent match, while Union Berlin claimed a 2-0 win in the match prior to that.
FC Koln vs Union Berlin Prediction
FC Koln Form
FC Koln only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Werder Bremen, followed by another draw. This time 1-1 against St. Pauli, before going down in a 2-0 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen. FC Koln managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 14 and conceded ten goals.
FC Koln were spoken of as contenders for a title, but current form has them running a little behind in the Bundesliga.
Union Berlin Form
Union Berlin suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Bayern Munich in a 2-3 defeat. Wolfsburg also proved too hard to handle as they won 3-1, before Union Berlin were able to strike back in a 3-1 win against RB Leipzig. Union Berlin claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and six scored.
Union Berlin have already squandered enough points to put themselves under pressure, if they are to challenge for the title seriously in the Bundesliga this season.
Union Berlin and FC Koln seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues on Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.
FC Koln have taken three points from their last six games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of six goals to 12. Union Berlin won three games, picked up ten points, scored 13 and conceded 16 goals in their last six games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. FC Koln have a record of four wins, four draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Union Berlin have a record of five wins, three draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.
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FC Koln vs Union Berlin Stats
- In 10 of the last 12 FC Koln home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 FC Koln home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 5 of the last 7 FC Koln home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 FC Koln home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Union Berlin away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Union Berlin matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Union Berlin matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Union Berlin matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Union Berlin have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Bundesliga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
FC Koln vs Union Berlin Squads
FC Koln Squad
The 44-year-old coach of the home team, Lukas Kwasniok, will select the lineup against Union Berlin from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:
Marvin Schwaebe (0/14), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Ron-Robert Zieler (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/7), Dominique Heintz (0/6), Emin Kujovic (0/0), Jan Thielmann (2/11), Joel Schmied (0/11), Jusuf Gazibegovic (0/1), Kristoffer Lund Hansen (0/13), Luca Kilian (0/0), Neo Telle (0/0), Rav van den Berg (0/5), Sebastian Sebulonsen (0/14), Timo Huebers (0/8), Alessio Castro-Montes (0/4), Denis Huseinbasic (0/11), Eric Martel (0/14), Fayssal Harchaoui (0/0), Florian Kainz (1/10), Isak Bergmann Johannesson (1/14), Said El Mala (6/14), Tom Krauss (0/10), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (3/10), Jakub Kaminski (5/14), Linton Maina (0/8), Malek El Mala (0/0), Marius Buelter (3/12), Ragnar Ache (1/13).
Union Berlin Squad
Below is the full team squad of Union Berlin. The manager Baumgart will pick his starting XI against FC Koln from these players:
Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/14), Matheo Raab (0/0), Andrik Markgraf (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/13), Danilho Doekhi (4/14), Derrick Koehn (0/14), Diogo Leite (0/10), Oluwaseun Ogbemudia (0/0), Stanley N'Soki (1/2), Tom Rothe (1/12), Alex Kral (0/9), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/12), Andras Schafer (0/10), Janik Haberer (0/14), Josip Juranovic (0/2), Leopold Querfeld (0/14), Oliver Burke (4/13), Rani Khedira (3/13), Robert Skov (0/3), Tim Skarke (1/11), Woo-Yeong Jeong (0/12), Andrej Ilic (0/13), David Preu (0/0), Dmytro Bogdanov (0/0), Ilyas Ansah (5/14), Livan Burcu (0/1), Marin Ljubicic (0/0).
FC Koln vs Union Berlin Team News
Union Berlin just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing FC Koln at the RheinEnergieSTADION. Tom Rothe is suspended from the Union Berlin squad with too many penalty points to his name.
FC Koln vs Union Berlin Lineups
FC Koln vs Union Berlin H2H
Union Berlin lost 3-2 against FC Koln in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 2-0 defeat, Union Berlin handed out in the match before. Union Berlin go into the match against FC Koln with a 7-2-1 advantage. The bookies have Union Berlin to win this match at best price odds of 19/10.
FC Koln vs Union Berlin Results
In the last ten matches between FC Koln and Union Berlin over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 10/11 with bookies.
FC Koln vs Union Berlin Betting Tips
FC Koln won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at RheinEnergieSTADION. They drew two and lost three as well, while Union Berlin won five of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost five. Goals are flowing freely for FC Koln on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target two times in Union Berlin''s last 10 league games away from home.
FC Koln managed an average of 0.8 goals in the past ten encounters against Union Berlin, who scored 1.6 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Koln, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Union Berlin, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.