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Round
Regular Season - 5
Venue
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Referee
Florian Badstubner, Germany
Form

Recent form

1. FC Köln
42Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-2D-2L · -1 goal difference

Borussia Mönchengladbach
32Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · 0 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
1. FC Köln or Draw + Over 2.5 Goals

BetGenius backs 1. FC Köln or Draw + Over 2.5 Goals (Combo Bet) at 72% confidence — a solid call.

72%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

1. FC Koln welcome Borussia Monchengladbach for matchday five of the Bundesliga season. The hosts enter the contest in thirteenth position with four points from four league outings. Koln have established a solid platform on home soil, securing a 3-2 victory over 1899 Hoffenheim and a 1-1 draw against Werder Bremen, leaving them unbeaten in front of their home supporters.

Borussia Monchengladbach make the journey in difficult circumstances, sitting eighteenth at the foot of the table after losing all four of their opening Bundesliga fixtures. Defensive vulnerabilities have defined their start to the campaign, having conceded sixteen goals across four matches at an average of four goals conceded per fixture. On their travels, Monchengladbach have suffered two defeats from two, failing to score while conceding eight times.

Historical encounters between these two rivals point towards an open, high-scoring affair. The last ten head-to-head meetings have averaged 4.3 goals per game, with nine of those ten fixtures generating at least three goals. Koln's stability at home combined with Monchengladbach's early-season defensive issues makes the hosts well positioned to claim at least a point.

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Team news

1. FC Köln

  • T. DallingaKnee Injury
  • T. HubersKnee Injury
  • E. SkhiriAnkle Injury
  • R. van den BergMuscle Injury
  • R. AcheThigh Injury

Borussia Mönchengladbach

  • F. FleckMuscle Injury
  • T. KleindienstMuscle Injury
  • E. LeopoldKnee Injury
  • J. LeszczynskiKnee Injury
  • F. HonoratMuscle Injury
  • K. ItakuraAnkle Injury
  • N. KuhnMuscle Injury
  • I. LidbergThigh Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

1. FC Köln at homeBorussia Mönchengladbach away
3
Played
3
2-1-0
W-D-L
0-0-3
2
Scored /game
0.3
1.3
Conceded /game
3.3
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
80%
BTTS (last 5)
80%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Combined scoring rate: 2.3 goals per game (1. FC Köln at home plus Borussia Mönchengladbach away).

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
9Hamburger SV6-99
10FC Augsburg6+48
11Eintracht Frankfurt6-68
121. FC Köln6-37
131899 Hoffenheim6-36
14VfB Stuttgart7-36
15FC Schalke 046-35
16SC Paderborn 07Relegation Playoffs6-45
17Union BerlinRelegation6-125
18Borussia MönchengladbachRelegation7-113
History

Head-to-head

5
1. FC Köln
3
Draws
2
Borussia Mönchengladbach

1. FC Köln have won 5 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 4.2 goals a game, both teams scored in 90% of them.

  • 2026-10-111. FC Köln2-1Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 2026-03-211. FC Köln3-3Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 2025-11-08Borussia Mönchengladbach3-11. FC Köln
  • 2024-03-09Borussia Monchengladbach3-31. FC Köln
  • 2023-10-221. FC Köln3-1Borussia Monchengladbach
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Predictions

3 published markets

Combo BetWON
Combo Bet
1. FC Köln or Draw + Over 2.5 Goals
72%
Both must land · no better than

1. FC Köln or Draw — 75% confidence

1. FC Koln have remained solid at home, taking four points from two fixtures with four goals scored and three conceded. In contrast, Borussia Monchengladbach have endured a disastrous start to the Bundesliga campaign with four consecutive defeats, including zero points and an 8-0 aggregate scoreline across their two away matches. Backing Koln on the double chance accounts for Monchengladbach's potential to battle for a point while acknowledging their four-match losing streak.

Over 2.5 Goals — 72% confidence

Goals have flowed freely in games involving these two teams. Borussia Monchengladbach have conceded sixteen goals in just four league matches, an average of 4.0 goals per game, while Koln have seen fifteen total goals scored across their four league fixtures. Furthermore, nine of the last ten meetings between these sides have produced over 2.5 goals, with the head-to-head history averaging 4.3 goals per match.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Total Goals
Over 2.5 Goals
72%
Confidence

Goals have flowed freely in games involving these two teams. Borussia Monchengladbach have conceded sixteen goals in just four league matches, an average of 4.0 goals per game, while Koln have seen fifteen total goals scored across their four league fixtures. Furthermore, nine of the last ten meetings between these sides have produced over 2.5 goals, with the head-to-head history averaging 4.3 goals per match.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
1. FC Köln or Draw
75%
Confidence

1. FC Koln have remained solid at home, taking four points from two fixtures with four goals scored and three conceded. In contrast, Borussia Monchengladbach have endured a disastrous start to the Bundesliga campaign with four consecutive defeats, including zero points and an 8-0 aggregate scoreline across their two away matches. Backing Koln on the double chance accounts for Monchengladbach's potential to battle for a point while acknowledging their four-match losing streak.

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Published October 9, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.