Tuesday , 29 September 2026

1. FC Köln vs SV 07 Elversberg, 2. Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2024-25
Sat 25 Jan 2025 · 12:00 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION 49,800 HT 45' · FT 45'
Dejan Ljubicic 81' 1–0

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Köln vs SV 07 Elversberg — 2. Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Bauer
  • Assistant 1 Luca Schlosser
  • Assistant 2 Felix Wagner (Germany)
4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 18.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

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1. FC Köln 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals SV 07 Elversberg

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan SV 07 Elversberg H 1–0 W
18 Jan Hamburger SV A 0–1 L
22 Dec 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 1–0 W
15 Dec 1. FC Nürnberg H 3–1 W
08 Dec SSV Jahn Regensburg A 1–0 W
04 Dec Hertha BSC H 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan 1. FC Köln A 0–1 L
19 Jan 1. FC Magdeburg H 2–5 L
20 Dec FC Schalke 04 H 1–4 L
15 Dec Eintracht Braunschweig A 3–0 W
06 Dec 1. FC Nürnberg H 2–1 W
30 Nov SC Paderborn 07 H 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! 1. FC Koln vs SV 07 Elversberg — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 1. FC Koln are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Timo Hubers, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. 1. FC Koln and SV 07 Elversberg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Fisnik Asllani has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 30.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerhard Struber might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at RheinEnergieSTADION. SV 07 Elversberg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Linton Maina suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eric Martel, as he is very good at scoring at RheinEnergieSTADION with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 56' The referee shows 1. FC Koln player a card on 56.
  • 59' 1. FC Koln ring the changes. Jusuf Gazibegovic has done his job and it is now time for Jan Thielmann to step up.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Maurice Neubauer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 69' Dejan Ljubicic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for 1. FC Koln tonight.
  • 74' 1. FC Koln is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Tom Zimmerschied as he leaves the pitch. Filimon Gerezgiher steps in for SV 07 Elversberg.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Tim Lemperle. He replaces Florian Kainz on 76 minute.
  • 80' Another substitution for SV 07 Elversberg to replace Fisnik Asllani by Luca Schnellbacher on 80 minute.
  • 81' The Austria Dejan Ljubicic breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 1-0!
  • 83' Filimon Gerezgiher was booked on 83.
  • 87' A tactical swap from SV 07 Elversberg — Robin Fellhauer on, Semih Sahin off on 87 minutes.
  • 90' Elias Baum catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for 1. FC Koln to replace Damion Downs by Steffen Tigges on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for SV 07 Elversberg.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.34 1. FC Köln xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 SV 07 Elversberg xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Köln49% Draw28% SV 07 Elversberg23%
Actual: 1. FC Köln win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

1. FC Köln or Draw
76%
Draw or SV 07 Elversberg
51%
1. FC Köln or SV 07 Elversberg
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Köln30% Draw50% SV 07 Elversberg20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Köln

Handicap 1. FC Köln covers Push SV 07 Elversberg covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
SV 07 Elversberg keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.