Köln vs Heidenheim Prediction & Betting Tips - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 13/01/2024, 00:34  by Joseph King in Bundesliga Predictions

The Bundesliga hits the halfway mark of the season with matchday 17 as teams return from the winter break. Relegation-threatened Cologne will attempt to claw their way out of the drop zone when they host ninth-place Heidenheim on Saturday. Cologne are in 17th-place with 10 points and find themselves three points behind 15th-placed Union Berlin. It hasn’t gone right for the hosts who have been unable to build upon their seventh-place finish in 2021/22 and their 11th-placed finish last season. The Billy Goats have managed just two wins from their 16 Bundesliga fixtures to go along with four draws and a co-league high 10 losses. Cologne have been anemic on the attacking side of the ball as they’ve managed to knock in only 10 goals in the German top flight. This has them averaging just 0.63 goals per game and has seen them fail to score in half of their league fixtures.

Heidenheim head to the RheinEnergieStadion looking to improve their disappointing away record. Die Schanzer have been a formidable outfit at home with five wins and only two losses but have failed to replicate those performances on their travels. The visitors come into this fixture sporting an away record of just one win, one draw and six defeats in their eight fixtures. However, Frank Schmidt’s side should be full of confidence ahead of this clash thanks to their recent winning run. Despite being a friendly, Heidenheim managed a 2-0 home win over Paderborn during the winter break. Add this into the three game winning streak that Heidenheim experienced just prior to the pause and the club comes into this matchup having not lost since the beginning of December. What’s more, Heidenheim got their first away win on the board in a 1-0 win over Mainz in the team's last road appearance.