As week 26 of the 2025-2026 Bundesliga arrives, Hamburg take on FC Cologne at Volksparkstadion on 2026-03-14 (kick-off 17:30 GMT).
Referee T. Welz has dished out around 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, plus 22 fouls per match across 5 games.
In the last 2 clashes, head-to-head was 2-0 in favor of L. Kwasniok, with no draws against M. Polzin.
Hamburg sit 10th with 29 points while FC Cologne occupy 14th on 24 points.
Hamburg have 5 players out: A. Gronbaek (Thigh Injury), B. Jatta (Hamstring Injury), Y. Poulsen (Thigh Injury), A. Rossing-Lelesiit (Injury), N. Capaldo (Abdominal strain) whereas FC Cologne have 8 players missing: A. Castro-Montes (Muscle Injury), T. Hubers (Knee Injury), D. Huseinbasic (Hip Injury), L. Kilian (Knee Injury), J. Schmied (Muscle Injury), J. Simpson-Pusey (Red Card), J. Thielmann (Muscle Injury), S. Sebulonsen (Muscle Injury).
Forecasting a three-man defense for Hamburg (3-4-2-1), while FC Cologne are predicted to deploy a 5-3-2.
In their last outing, Hamburg's highest-rated performer was L. Vušković (7.9), while FC Cologne's standout was L. Maina (7.9).
Hamburg won 2-1 against Wolfsburg, while FC Cologne lost their fixture 1-2 vs Borussia Dortmund.
Struggling form all round: Hamburg are 2-1-2 and FC Cologne are 0-1-4 in their recent 5 matches.
Dominance for Hamburg: across 27 clashes, they've won 13 games and only lost 9 games to FC Cologne, with 5 stalemates.
With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (5-4-4 vs 2-3-7) and scoring roughly 1.46-1.69 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
Hamburger SV is going head to head with FC Koln on 14/3/2026 17:30 GMT at Volksparkstadion for the Germany Bundesliga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Hamburger SV v FC Koln H2H statistics!