1. FC Koln vs SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903, 2. Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
1. FC Koln vs SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 — 2. Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.
- 1. FC Koln 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 34 games · 37 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniel Schlager
- Assistant 1 Sven Waschitzki
- Assistant 2 Tobias Fritsch
21 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Schalke 04 34 70 2 SV 07 Elversberg 34 62 3 SC Paderborn 07 34 62 4 Hannover 96 34 60 5 SV Darmstadt 98 34 52 6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 52 7 Hertha BSC 34 51 8 1. FC Nurnberg 34 46 9 VfL Bochum 1848 34 44 10 Karlsruher SC 34 44 11 SG Dynamo Dresden 34 41 12 Holstein Kiel 34 41 13 Arminia Bielefeld 34 39 14 1. FC Magdeburg 34 39 15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 37 16 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 34 37 17 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 34 37 18 SC Preussen Munster 34 30 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Nov SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 H 1–0 W 02 Nov Hertha BSC A 1–0 W 29 Oct Holstein Kiel H 3–0 W 25 Oct SC Paderborn 07 H 1–2 L 18 Oct SV Darmstadt 98 A 1–5 L 05 Oct SSV Ulm 1846 H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Nov 1. FC Koln A 0–1 L 02 Nov SV Darmstadt 98 H 1–5 L 29 Oct SSV Jahn Regensburg A 0–1 L 26 Oct FC Schalke 04 A 4–3 W 20 Oct 1. FC Nurnberg H 0–4 L 06 Oct 1. FC Magdeburg A 2–2 D Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
SpVgg Greuther Furth 19030-152/116-30–/–31-452/246-60–/361-75–/–76+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to RheinEnergieSTADION that hosts another battle between 1. FC Koln and SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Koln that had 396 games and scored 333 goals.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gideon Jung made 266 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 30' It looks surprising SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 does not make any changes. Julian Green has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 is showing some good football. However, SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Noel Futkeu on 44.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Damian Michalski on 45.
- 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 55' It’s high time Leonhard Haas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 58' Another substitution for 1. FC Koln to replace Jan Thielmann by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt on 58 minute.
- 63' 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.
- 64' Maximilian Dietz was booked on 64.
- 64' The whistle greets Noel Futkeu as he departs to be replaced by Nemanja Motika.
- 68' 1. FC Koln manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Max Finkgrafe is hanging Leart Paqarada on the field on 68 minute.
- 73' 1. FC Koln started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
- 75' The SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 manager makes a substitution. Simon Asta departs to be replaced by Gideon Jung.
- 80' The travelling SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 82' The whistle greets Roberto Massimo as he departs to be replaced by Dennis Srbeny.
- 84' It is a substitution in 1. FC Koln team. Julian Pauli is replaced by Florian Kainz on 84 minute.
- 89' 1. FC Koln seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 90' Damion Downs was booked on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for 1. FC Koln players.
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Lineups
1. FC Koln Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
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- 37
- 3
- 17
- 7
- 1
- 29
- 19
- 6
- 8
- 24
Bench
- 11
- 9
- 16
- 40
- 47
- 18
- 38
- 42
- 35
Coach Gerhard StruberSpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
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2
Simon Asta ↓ Gideon Jung 75'
- 10
- 37
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11
Roberto Massimo ↓ Dennis Srbeny 82'
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17
Niko Giesselmann ↓ Reno Munz 82'
- 18
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Noel Futkeu ↓ Nemanja Motika 64'
- 44
- 4
- 33
- 6
Bench
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7
Dennis Srbeny ↑ 82'
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23
Gideon Jung ↑ 75'
- 1
- 3
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5
Reno Munz ↑ 82'
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22
Nemanja Motika ↑ 64'
- 36
- 19
- 40
Coach Leonhard Haas -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ellyes Skhiri 2 Sebastian Andersson 1 Marco Meyerhofer 1 Florian Kainz 1 Sebastian Griesbeck 1 Damion Downs 1 Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 1 Noel Futkeu 1 Head to Head
1. FC Koln Form
SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 Form
2024-11-09 1. FC Koln 1–0 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 L 2024-11-02 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 1–5 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2024-10-29 SSV Jahn Regensburg 1–0 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 L 2024-10-26 FC Schalke 04 3–4 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 W 2024-10-20 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 0–4 1. FC Nurnberg L 2024-10-06 1. FC Magdeburg 2–2 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.51 1. FC Koln xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.93 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: 1. FC Koln winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.44Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
1. FC Koln or Draw 79%Draw or SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 47%1. FC Koln or SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.1%1 – 0 Actual0 – 0 10.8%2 – 0 9.7%2 – 1 8.9%0 – 1 7%1 – 2 5.5%3 – 0 4.8%3 – 1 4.5%2 – 2 4.2%0 – 2 3.6%3 – 2 2.2%Asian Handicap — 1. FC Koln
Handicap 1. FC Koln covers Push SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 15% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 24% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 14% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet 40% ✗SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.