PREVIEW | TSG Hoffenheim vs FC Köln - team news, lineups, predictions

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·1 October 2025

PREVIEW | TSG Hoffenheim vs FC Köln - team news, lineups, predictions

TSG Hoffenheim and FC Köln face off this Friday at the PreZero Arena in 1. Bundesliga.

TSG Hoffenheim have picked up 7 points and currently lie in 10th position. In their last game, Christian Ilzer's team drew 1-1 with SC Freiburg (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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FC Köln currently have 7 points and lie in 7th position. In their last encounter, Lukas Kwasniok's team were beaten 1-2 by Stuttgart (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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

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TSG Hoffenheim

Koki Machida - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Adam Hlozek - Scaphoid Fracture

FC Köln

Rav van den Berg - Shoulder Injury

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TSG Hoffenheim ( vs SC Freiburg 2025-09-28): Oliver Baumann, Vladimír Coufal, Robin Hranác, Arthur Chaves, Bernardo Júnior, Wouter Burger, Leon Avdullahu, Alexander Prass, Andrej Kramaric, Bazoumana Touré, Fisnik Asllani

FC Köln ( vs Stuttgart 2025-09-28): Marvin Schwabe, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Joel Schmied, Timo Hübers, Eric Martel, Isak Johannesson, Tom Krauss, Jan Thielmann, Linton Maina, Ragnar Ache, Jakub Kaminski

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TEAMS

Away from home, FC Köln has scored in four consecutive games.
Away from home, FC Köln has gone two consecutive games without a win.
FC Köln has scored in six consecutive games.
FC Köln has conceded goals in four consecutive games.
FC Köln has gone three consecutive games without a win.
FC Köln has suffered two consecutive defeats.
At home, TSG Hoffenheim has gone two consecutive games without a win.
At home, TSG Hoffenheim has suffered two consecutive defeats.
TSG Hoffenheim has scored in six consecutive games.
TSG Hoffenheim has conceded goals in five consecutive games.
TSG Hoffenheim has gone two consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

TSG Hoffenheim and FC Köln have faced each other 31 times, with TSG Hoffenheim having the advantage: 14 wins, against nine victories for FC Köln.
At the PreZero Arena, TSG Hoffenheim has the advantage in clashes against FC Köln: seven wins in 16 games. FC Köln has five victories.
In the German League, 26 matches have been played between the two teams, with TSG Hoffenheim winning 13 times, eight draws, and five victories for FC Köln.