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Match preview · Bundesliga

1. FC Köln – SC Paderborn 07

1. FC Köln 13th in Bundesliga Home 1.91 projected goals by the model
SC Paderborn 07 12th in Bundesliga Away 1.21 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.91 1.21
1. FC Köln SC Paderborn 07
1. FC Köln
53%
Draw
26%
SC Paderborn 07
21%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
1. FC Köln Draw SC Paderborn 07
Fair odds 1.90 3.86 4.69
Total goals
3.12
Over 2.5 goals
62%
Both teams to score
65%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 4 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans 1. FC Köln

53% 1. FC Köln to win

Attack
7th vs 10th
1. FC Köln attack v SC Paderborn 07 defence
Defence
9th vs 17th
1. FC Köln defence v SC Paderborn 07 attack
Recent xG form
-0.39 vs -0.77
xGD per match, last 4
Projected goals
1.91 – 1.21
1. FC Köln v SC Paderborn 07

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 4 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: 1. FC Köln and SC Paderborn 07 compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading 1. FC Köln SC Paderborn 07
xG / match (better) 1.97 · 7th from 4 matches 0.67 · 18th from 4 matches
xGA / match 1.98 · 10th from 4 matches (better) 1.43 · 6th from 4 matches
xGD / match (better) -0.01 · 8th from 4 matches -0.77 · 13th from 4 matches
xPts / match (better) 1.40 · 8th from 4 matches 0.72 · 16th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.39 -0.77 from 4 matches

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

1. FC Köln clean sheet
27%
1. FC Köln 2+ goals
59%
Under 2.5 goals
38%
Both teams to score: no
35%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.3%
2:1
11.3%
2:0
7.9%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
1. FC Köln sample
20 matches
SC Paderborn 07 sample
4 matches
Home xG sample · 1. FC Köln
2 matches
Away xG sample · SC Paderborn 07
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Warnings

  • SC Paderborn 07 has only 4 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.