Match details. 3. Liga, Regular Season - 12. Kick-off is Sat 31 Oct, 16:30 Lagos time. It is played at Südstadion, Cologne, a neutral ground.
What's at stake. Fortuna Cologne are 19th on 10 points after 11 games, level on points with SSV Jahn Regensburg, 1 point clear of Havelse. A win would take them above SSV Jahn Regensburg. FC Wurzburger Kickers are 17th on 11 points after 11 games, 1 point behind SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach, 1 point clear of SSV Jahn Regensburg. A win would take them above SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach.
Form. Fortuna Cologne have won two, drawn four and lost four of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L L D W. In this competition Fortuna Cologne have gone L L L D W L. FC Wurzburger Kickers have won three, drawn one and lost six of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W D L L. In this competition FC Wurzburger Kickers have gone L W D L L W.
The numbers. Fortuna Cologne score 0.8 and concede 1.1 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and six games without a goal. Fortuna Cologne average 10.4 shots (3.0 on target), 4.1 corners and 2.0 cards a game, with 44% of the ball. FC Wurzburger Kickers score 1.3 and concede 2.1 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets and three games without a goal. FC Wurzburger Kickers average 12.2 shots (3.1 on target), 4.5 corners and 2.4 cards a game, with 44% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last six meetings Fortuna Cologne have won one, drawn one and lost four. Three of the six went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. In the last four, Fortuna Cologne won one, one was drawn and FC Wurzburger Kickers won two. The last time they met, on 27 Apr 2019, it finished Fortuna Cologne 0-2 FC Wurzburger Kickers: Fortuna Cologne had 13 shots to 10, 41% of the ball, seven yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. Fortuna Cologne are the form side, but the meetings favour FC Wurzburger Kickers: in the last six meetings, Fortuna Cologne won one, FC Wurzburger Kickers won four and one was drawn.
The read. No side to back. Form and the meetings point different ways, so I back neither side.
The bets. No bet on this one: too close to call. Predicted score: Fortuna Cologne 1-1 FC Wurzburger Kickers (14% 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 Model's table).