TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and 1. FC Koln both have seven points from their first five Bundesliga matches of the 2025-2026 campaign with the visitors in seventh spot and Hoffenheim 10th on goal difference, which makes the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs 1. FC Koln prediction particularly intriguing for punters.
- Christian Ilzer took over as Hoffenheim’s head coach in November 2024 and has immediately installed a direct, high-intensity blueprint with a compact 4-2-2-2 diamond system.
- Hoffenheim have had a hard time at the PreZero Arena in 2025-26, losing both of their opening two home Bundesliga fixtures and scoring only two goals.
1. FC Koln
- Koln brought Ole Werner in as their head coach in July 2025, but it is Lukas Kwasniok’s tactical footprint that seems to be most evident in the way the team have played in the early stages of the current season.
- Koln have been more solid away from home, taking one win, one draw and a loss from their initial three away Bundesliga trips, scoring five goals. Based on these performances, our TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs 1. FC Koln betting tips favor a closely contested match.
Head-to-Head
- Hoffenheim have won one and tied one of the last two Bundesliga head-to-head meetings.
- Hoffenheim are yet to beat Koln in their last two Bundesliga meetings here, and the last head-to-head at Hoffenheim ended 1-1 in Bundesliga 2023/2024.
Key Players
Fisnik Asllani is Hoffenheim’s dangerman with four goals in five Bundesliga appearances this season, but Koln have their own in-form goal scorer in Jakub Kaminski, who has three in the same number of matches, accounting for a third of their recent scoring output.
Betting Insights
- Both sides have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five Bundesliga games, but the bookmakers have Hoffenheim as narrow favourites at 2.05 to win Friday’s contest while the Billy Goats are 3.4 to grab the points. This matchup provides some interesting options for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs 1. FC Koln betting tips, especially given the odds and recent form.
- The draw is priced at 3.7 with the two clubs in similar form and neither club having established any kind of winning streak yet.
Prediction
A 2-1 home victory for Hoffenheim is the exact score prediction to take, although both teams to score and over 2.5 goals at 1.55 are the best bets given the potential for an end-to-end game between these sides.
