PREVIEW | Hamburger SV vs FC Köln: team news, lineups, predictions (Bundesliga 19/09)

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·17 September 2026

PREVIEW | Hamburger SV vs FC Köln: team news, lineups, predictions (Bundesliga 19/09)

Hamburger SV host FC Köln this Saturday at the Volksparkstadion for matchweek four of the 1. Bundesliga.

Hamburger SV currently have 0 points and lie in 18th position. In their last encounter, Merlin Polzin's team were beaten 5-0 by RB Leipzig (1. Bundesliga 2026/27).

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FC Köln have 4 points to their name this season and occupy 9th position in the table. In their last fixture, René Wagner's team shared the spoils 1-1 with Werder Bremen (1. Bundesliga 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Hamburger SV

Kofi Amoako - Ill
Miro Muheim - Fitness
Seb Bornauw - Muscular problems

FC Köln

Luca Waldschmidt - Muscular problems

Last starting XIs

Hamburger SV ( vs RB Leipzig 2026-09-13): Daniel Heuer Fernandes, Shafiq Nandja, Jordan Torunarigha, Nicolás Capaldo, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Nicolai Remberg, Sambi Lokonga, David Wolfe, Patson Daka, Yussuf Poulsen, Albert Gronbaek

FC Köln ( vs Werder Bremen 2026-09-12): Marvin Schwabe, Castro Montes, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Luka Lochoshvili, Gideon Mensah, Tom Krauss, Ellyes Skhiri, Linton Maina, Mikey Moore, Marius Bulter, Thijs Dallinga

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MANAGERS

Merlin Polzin has faced FC Köln on three occasions, recording one win, one draw and one defeat

TEAMS

FC Köln comes into this match on a run of four consecutive games scoring goals.
FC Köln comes into this match on a run of four consecutive games conceding goals.
FC Köln comes into this match on a run of two consecutive games without a win.
Hamburger SV comes into this match on a run of three consecutive games conceding goals.
Hamburger SV comes into this match on a run of three consecutive games without a win.
Hamburger SV comes into this match on a run of three consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Hamburger SV and FC Köln have already met 112 times, with Hamburger SV holding the advantage: 44 wins, compared with 38 wins for FC Köln.
At the Volksparkstadion, Hamburger SV has the advantage in matches against FC Köln: 31 wins in 57 games. FC Köln has 12 victories.
In the German League, there have been 96 matches between the two teams, with 36 wins for Hamburger SV, 26 draws and 34 victories for FC Köln.