Hoffenheim – Koln

The Bundesliga returns this weekend and will kick off with Hoffenheim hosting Koln at the PreZero Arena on Friday night. Hoffenheim have been in rather disappointing form lately. They were beaten 3-1 by Stuttgart in their last game, their third defeat in their last five games. Hoffenheim sit 11th in the Bundesliga with just eight points from seven games. Koln picked up a well-deserved 3-1 win over newly-promoted Greuther Furth last time out, ending a run of three consecutive draws in the league.

Koln are sixth in the Bundesliga table and have picked up 12 points so far. They have lost just one league game, a 3-2 defeat to defending champions Bayern Munich. There have been 25 meetings between Hoffenheim and FC Koln in the past. Hoffenheim have won 11 of those games while FC Koln have won eight. Six of their meetings have ended in draws. The two sides last met in the Bundesliga last season in a game in which Hoffenheim won 3-0.

Hoffenheim have won just one of their last six Bundesliga games and have failed to score in two of their last four. The hosts, however, are unbeaten in their last eight games against FC Koln. Our prediction is for a home victory.