Bundesliga · engine xGB Core v1 · graded — the claim below was frozen before kickoff, never edited

Köln vs Hoffenheim

Saturday 29 Aug, 13:30
Full time
32
chances 2.311.92 xG
✓ called — we picked KOE; the KOE win we priced at 40%.
The claim — frozen pre-kickoff
40 · 24 · 37KOE · draw · HOF
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Likeliest KOE win · 8%
KÖLN 40%DRAW 24%HOFFENHEIM 37%

Expected goals: KOE 1.74 · HOF 1.67

Goals
Over 1.5 goals86%
Over 2.5 goals66%
Over 3.5 goals44%
Both teams score67%
Double chance
KOE or draw63%
Draw or HOF60%
KOE or HOFno draw76%
Draw no bet
KOEstake returned on a draw52%
HOF48%
Clean sheets
KOE clean sheet19%
HOF clean sheet18%

Model probabilities, not odds and not advice. Our own leaderboard shows no model here beats the closing market once the bookmaker’s margin is paid.

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32 · 4.0%
A KOE win. 5 goalsover 2.5. Expect it roughly 4 in 100 plays. This is what happened.
What this is built from
The engine weighs
  • Chance quality created and conceded, both sides, all season
  • Opponent strength and venue
  • Recent play, weighted toward now
It cannot see
  • Confirmed lineups
  • Injuries and suspensions
  • Cup rotation plans

Engine internals are proprietary. The complete performance record — including every miss — is public on the record.

Head to head · 20 meetings since 2014/15
KOE 46 drawn10 HOF
2025/26Köln22Hoffenheim2026-02-21
2025/26Hoffenheim01Köln2025-10-03
2023/24Hoffenheim11Köln2024-02-11
2023/24Köln13Hoffenheim2023-09-16
2022/23Hoffenheim13Köln2023-04-22

Match-level assessment. Scorer projections for this round are on the matchday board. Recorded before kickoff, revised only until kickoff, graded after full time. Probabilities, never advice.