Eintracht Frankfurt vs Cologne
Match details. Bundesliga, Regular Season - 6. Kick-off is Fri 16 Oct, 19:30 Lagos time. It is played at Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt. The referee is Benjamin Brand.
What's at stake. Eintracht Frankfurt are 14th on 5 points after 5 games, level on points with FC Schalke 04, 1 point clear of SC Paderborn 07. A win would take them above FC Schalke 04. Cologne are 10th on 7 points after 5 games, level on points with SV Elversberg, 1 point clear of VfB Stuttgart. A win would take them above SV Elversberg.
Team news. Eintracht Frankfurt are without J. Ngankam (hamstring injury), J. Maluze (illness), M. Pimpong (injury), J. Ngankam (hamstring injury), J. Maluze (illness), M. Pimpong (injury). Cologne are without R. Ache (thigh injury), T. Dallinga (knee injury), T. Hubers (knee injury), E. Skhiri (injury), R. van den Berg (muscle injury), A. Castro-Montes (muscle injury).
Form. Eintracht Frankfurt have won two, drawn four and lost four of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L D W L D. Cologne have won three, drawn two and lost five of their last ten, 1.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L D L W.
The numbers. Eintracht Frankfurt score 2.6 and concede 2.4 a game over their last ten, with one clean sheet. Eintracht Frankfurt average 12.2 shots (7.0 on target), 5.6 corners and 2.4 cards a game, with 50% of the ball. Cologne score 1.4 and concede 2.8 a game in their last five away, with no clean sheets. Cologne average 17.6 shots (5.8 on target), 6.6 corners and 1.8 cards a game, with 47% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Eintracht Frankfurt have won two, drawn five and lost three. Three of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in six. In the last four, Eintracht Frankfurt won one, two were drawn and Cologne won one. The last time they met, on 5 Apr 2026, it finished Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 Cologne: Eintracht Frankfurt had 20 shots to 14, 67% of the ball, three yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 79%; seven of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The case against. Cologne's record still gives them 33% to win. Not everything agrees on goals: seven of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The read. Eintracht Frankfurt or the draw. A draw is live. An open game. Their goals for and against make Eintracht Frankfurt the likelier winners. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 79%.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.10, 80% on the records (Eintracht Frankfurt: over 1.5 goals in 9 of 9; Cologne: over 1.5 goals in 9 of 9). Backup: Eintracht Frankfurt or Both Teams Score at 1.10. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: 2nd Half - Over/Under: Over 1.5 (the signs point different ways); Over/Under & GG/NG: Over 2.5 & Yes (the signs point different ways); Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Cologne (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).