With Koln able to fully focus on this cup tie without any concerns over fitness issues and fixture congestion in the league, we expect them to put out a strong side and look to progress in the cup on Tuesday.
As a result, they should possess too much quality for their second-tier opponents in this one, although with both sides being defensively organised, we would not expect too many goals.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hamburger SV win with a probability of 40.82%. A win for FC Koln had a probability of 36.39% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hamburger SV win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.06%) and 0-2 (5.24%). The likeliest FC Koln win was 2-1 (7.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.83%).
