The Hamburg vs Cologne match will be played this Saturday at the Imtech Arena, Hamburg. Hamburg is currently 14th on the table with 17 points, while Cologne is 11th with 19 points.
Hamburg Betting News
Hamburg is having an off season so far, the team sits in the poor 14th place of the Bundesliga and it seems that they just can’t get some consistency and get away from the relegation zone. The next two games against Cologne and Paderborn will be a good opportunity to do so. Hamburg and Cologne are pretty evenly matched this year, and already had a draw earlier this season, so it left to see if Hamburg utilizes their home advantage in this one.
Slobodan Rajkovic is likely to replace injured Cléber at the centre of defense. Valon Behrami is injured and his replacement in the defensive midfield should be Heiko Westermann.
Several Hamburg players got injured or picked up some kind of a knock in this midseason. Cléber, Dennis Diekmeier, Valon Behrami and Lewis Holtby are all out.
Cologne Betting News
Cologne is doing slightly better than their rivals this year. The team is in the 11th position of the Bundesliga, and the main reason for that is the poor run of results in November and December when Cologne managed to win only seven points from eight games. A loss here would put them in the dangerous zone, but they have a good schedule so we expect them to climb up the table the next few weeks.
Miso Brecko and Pawel Olkowski will compete for the right-back spot. Kevin Vogt’s suspension expired so he should be back in the starting line-up.
Other than Patrick Helmes who has been injured for a long time, manager Peter Stöger doesn’t have any injury concerns.
Hamburg vs Cologne Match Prediction
This is ought to be a really close game as both teams are in the dangerous zone on the league table. Hamburg has a lot of injured players but the home advantage is what gives them the edge in this one.
Match Betting Tip: goals under 2.5 @1.60 at Bet365
