Matchup context
Home: 1. FC Köln — 11th (P2 W1 D0 L1, GF 4 GA 6, 3 pts, form LW). Last five: A VfB Stuttgart 1-4 (L), H TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3-2 (W), A FC Bayern München 1-5 (L), H 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1-3 (L), A 1. FC Union Berlin 2-2 (D). Rating: attack 0.95, defence 1.30 from 20 matches.
Away: SV Werder Bremen — 10th (P2 W1 D0 L1, GF 4 GA 5, 3 pts, form WL). Last five: H RB Leipzig 3-1 (W), A SC Freiburg 1-4 (L), H Borussia Dortmund 0-2 (L), A TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0-1 (L), H FC Augsburg 1-3 (L). Rating: attack 0.81, defence 1.06 from 20 matches.
Head-to-head (last 2): 2026-04-12 1. FC Köln 3-1 SV Werder Bremen; 2025-11-29 SV Werder Bremen 1-1 1. FC Köln.
Statistical baseline (poisson-v1): expected goals 1.82 vs 1.54; home 44.5% · draw 22.6% · away 32.9%; most likely score 1-1; over 2.5 goals 65.1%; both teams to score 65.8%.
Bookmaker odds (median of 24 bookmakers, captured 2026-09-11 17:17 UTC): home 2.075 · draw 3.7 · away 3.25; over/under 2.5: 1.56/2.38.