Hoffenheim have enjoyed a strong season to date in the Bundesliga and currently sit 3rd in the league, a bit behind the pace set by Dortmund and Bayern Munich. They’ve only lost two of their 11 away matches in the Bundesliga this season, with those games producing 35 goals (3.18 per game).
Koln started the season really strongly for a newly promoted side, but have fallen away since that bright start and are slipping closer to the drop zone every week. They’ve lost each of their last two games ahead of this clash, with both of those games seeing 3+ goals, and Koln also notably got on the scoresheet in both of those defeats against Stuttgart and RB Leipzig.
Hoffenheim have seen 3+ goals in four of their last five matches across all competitions, losing just one of those games - which was against Bayern Munich. I think they’ll have too much for Koln here, but expect the home side to carry an attacking threat, which can contribute to a decent overall goal count.
