Wednesday , 7 October 2026

1. FC Koln vs SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903, 2. Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2024-25
1. FC Koln
1 – 0
Full Time
SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903
Sat 9 Nov 2024 · 12:00 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION 49,600 HT 45' · FT 45'
Damion Downs 90+4' 1–0
Y 44' Noel Futkeu
Dominique Heintz 44' Y
Y 45' Damian Michalski
Y 64' Maximilian Dietz
Damion Downs 90' Y
Y 90' Gideon Jung

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Koln vs SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 — 2. Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Schlager
  • Assistant 1 Sven Waschitzki
  • Assistant 2 Tobias Fritsch

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Hertha BSC 6 18
2 1. FC Nurnberg 6 16
3 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 6 13
4 VfL Wolfsburg 6 11
5 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 11
6 1. FC Magdeburg 6 10
7 FC Energie Cottbus 6 8
8 FC St. Pauli 1910 6 7
9 VfL Bochum 1848 6 7
10 Hannover 96 6 7
11 VfL Osnabruck 6 7
12 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 6 6
13 Arminia Bielefeld 6 5
14 Karlsruher SC 6 5
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 6 4
16 Holstein Kiel 6 4
17 SG Dynamo Dresden 6 4
18 SV Darmstadt 98 6 4

Head-to-Head

2
2
1. FC Koln 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-09 1. FC Koln 1–0 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 2022-02-26 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 1–1 1. FC Koln 2021-10-01 1. FC Koln 3–1 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903

Recent Form

1. FC Koln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903
0-15
–/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903
Felix Klaus 5 G 1 A
Omar Sillah 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to RheinEnergieSTADION that hosts another battle between 1. FC Koln and SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' It looks surprising 1. FC Koln does not make any changes. Dominique Heintz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Julian Pauli, a Germany defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Niko Giesselmann has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Timo Hubers has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. 1. FC Koln in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903's compact 3-4-1-2.
  • 44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Noel Futkeu.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Damian Michalski.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both 1. FC Koln and SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' Tim Lemperle is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for 1. FC Koln tonight.
  • 58' Time for substitution for 1. FC Koln. Jan Thielmann is replaced by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
  • 63' Nahuel Noll has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 413 appearances.
  • 64' Maximilian Dietz picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 ring the changes. Noel Futkeu has done his job and it is now time for Nemanja Motika to step up.
  • 68' The whistle greets Leart Paqarada as he departs to be replaced by Max Finkgrafe.
  • 73' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Koln is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' The SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 manager makes a substitution. Simon Asta departs to be replaced by Gideon Jung.
  • 80' Gideon Jung needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 82' SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 make a change. Roberto Massimo trudges off to be replaced by Dennis Srbeny on 82 minutes.
  • 84' 1. FC Koln ring the changes. Julian Pauli has done his job and it is now time for Florian Kainz to step up.
  • 89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Koln that had 403 games and scored 353 goals.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Damion Downs. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 will have plenty to reflect on. 1. FC Koln were simply the better side today.

Lineups

1. FC Koln Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonhard Haas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ellyes Skhiri 2
Florian Kainz 1
Sebastian Griesbeck 1
Damion Downs 1
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 1
Noel Futkeu 1
Sebastian Andersson 1
Marco Meyerhofer 1

Head to Head

2024-11-09 1. FC Koln 1–0 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 2022-02-26 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 1–1 1. FC Koln 2021-10-01 1. FC Koln 3–1 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903

1. FC Koln Form

2024-11-09 1. FC Koln 1–0 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 W 2024-11-02 Hertha BSC 0–1 1. FC Koln W 2024-10-29 1. FC Koln 3–0 Holstein Kiel W 2024-10-25 1. FC Koln 1–2 SC Paderborn 07 L 2024-10-18 SV Darmstadt 98 5–1 1. FC Koln L 2024-10-05 1. FC Koln 2–0 SSV Ulm 1846 W

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 accuracy
4 / 4
1.51 1. FC Koln xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Koln53% Draw26% SpVgg Greuther Furth 190321%
Actual: 1. FC Koln win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
1. FC Koln34% Draw49% SpVgg Greuther Furth 190317%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 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.