FC Cologne vs TSG Hoffenheim 9/19/20 - Bundesliga Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, FC Cologne will host TSG Hoffenheim in matchday one of the Bundesliga Germany's top flight soccer league. Cologne finished its 2019-20 campaign in the top-flight German league in 14th place at 10-6-18 on 36 points and was just six points clear of relegation. Cologne will battle to remain outside the relegation zone all season long and that battle begins on Saturday.

Over the last five matches in Bundesliga play, FC Cologne has one win, one draw and three losses. Over that span Cologne scored nine goals while allowing 12. Cologne’s leading scorer from last season was Jhon Cordova, who scored 13 goals, while Sebastiaan Bornauw scored six. Florian Kainz was the leader in assists for FC Cologne with six.

SG Hoffenheim finished it's 2019-20 campaign in the Bundesliga in sixth place at 15-7-12 on 52 points and qualified for play in the Europa League. Hoffenheim needed to go to penalties to defeat Chemnitzer in the German Cup this week, which was not a good sign since their opponents starting with FC Cologne on Saturday will be far more talented than Chemnitzer.

Over the last five matches played by Hoffenheim, the club has four wins and one loss. Over that span, Hoffenheim has scored 13 goals and allowed five. Andrej Kramaric was the leading goal scorer last season for Hoffenheim with 12, while Christoph Baumgartner scored seven. Robert Skov and Pavel Kaderabek each had seven assists to lead the club.