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Match preview · Bundesliga

FC Bayern München – 1. FC Köln

FC Bayern München 2nd in Bundesliga Home 2.43 projected goals by the model
1. FC Köln 13th in Bundesliga Away 1.19 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
2.43 1.19
FC Bayern München 1. FC Köln
FC Bayern München
65%
Draw
21%
1. FC Köln
14%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
FC Bayern München Draw 1. FC Köln
Fair odds 1.54 4.86 6.90
Total goals
3.62
Over 2.5 goals
72%
Both teams to score
68%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans FC Bayern München

65% FC Bayern München to win

Attack
1st vs 9th
FC Bayern München attack v 1. FC Köln defence
Defence
2nd vs 7th
FC Bayern München defence v 1. FC Köln attack
Recent xG form
+1.86 vs -0.39
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.43 – 1.19
FC Bayern München v 1. FC Köln
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: FC Bayern München and 1. FC Köln compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading FC Bayern München 1. FC Köln
xG / match (better) 3.14 · 1st from 4 matches 1.97 · 7th from 4 matches
xGA / match (better) 0.57 · 1st from 4 matches 1.98 · 10th from 4 matches
xGD / match (better) +2.57 · 1st from 4 matches -0.01 · 8th from 4 matches
xPts / match (better) 2.76 · 1st from 4 matches 1.40 · 8th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.86 -0.39

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 28% of the model's distribution.

FC Bayern München clean sheet
28%
FC Bayern München 2+ goals
72%
Under 2.5 goals
28%
Both teams to score: no
32%

Most likely scorelines

2:1
10.6%
1:1
8.9%
3:1
8.9%
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Model details

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

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.