PREVIEW | SC Freiburg vs FC Köln - team news, lineups, predictions

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·23 Januari 2026

PREVIEW | SC Freiburg vs FC Köln - team news, lineups, predictions

SC Freiburg and FC Köln face each other this Sunday at the Europa-Park Stadion for round 19 of the 1. Bundesliga.

SC Freiburg have picked up 24 points and currently lie in 8th position. In their last fixture, Julian Schuster's team won 1-0 against Maccabi Tel Aviv (UEFA Europa League 2025/26).

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FC Köln have 20 points to their name this season and occupy 10th position in the table. Last time out, Lukas Kwasniok's team triumphed 2-1 against Mainz (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with FC Köln winning 4-1.

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SC Freiburg

FC Köln

Timo Hübers - Knee Injury
Dominique Heintz - Adductor Injury
Said El Mala - Ill
Malek El Mala - Muscle Injury
Denis Huseinbasic - Ill

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SC Freiburg ( vs Maccabi Tel Aviv 2026-01-22): Noah Atubolu, Philipp Treu, Matthias Ginter, Max Rosenfelder, Christian Günter, Patrick Osterhage, Max Eggestein, Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki, Derry Scherhant, Igor Matanovic

FC Köln ( vs Mainz 2026-01-17): Marvin Schwabe, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Cenk Ozkacar, Linton Maina, Isak Johannesson, Eric Martel, Castro Montes, Jakub Kaminski, Marius Bulter, Said El Mala

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MANAGERS

Julian Schuster faced Lukas Kwasniok on one occasion, recording a defeat.
Lukas Kwasniok faced SC Freiburg on two occasions, recording only victories.
Julian Schuster faced FC Köln on one occasion, recording a defeat.

TEAMS

Away from home, FC Köln currently has one victory in the last eight games.
Away from home, FC Köln comes from five consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, FC Köln comes from five consecutive games without a win.
FC Köln currently has one victory in the last nine games.
FC Köln comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.
FC Köln comes from 13 consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, SC Freiburg currently has one defeat in the last 13 games.
At home, SC Freiburg comes from 13 consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, SC Freiburg comes from 12 consecutive games without losing.
At home, SC Freiburg comes from two consecutive victories.
SC Freiburg currently has one defeat in the last seven games.
SC Freiburg comes from two consecutive games without losing.

HEAD TO HEAD

SC Freiburg and FC Köln have faced each other 47 times, with SC Freiburg showing an advantage: 22 wins, against 16 victories for FC Köln.
At the Europa-Park Stadion, SC Freiburg has an advantage in the clashes against FC Köln: 15 wins in 23 games. FC Köln has three victories.
In the German League, there have been 37 matches between the two teams, with SC Freiburg winning 16 times, seven draws and 14 victories for FC Köln.