1. FC Köln v Union Berlin: the model read
1. FC Köln meet Union Berlin in the DFB Pokal round of 32 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne.
The baseline ratings are close, 1443 to 1431, so form and chance quality carry more weight here. Recent form separates little, 43% against 40%. Attacking output favors Union Berlin on expected goals, 2.1 to 1.9 per match.
1. FC Köln arrive in good touch: 3W-1D-1L from their last five (10/15 pts), 10 scored and 10 conceded. Recent results: L 1-4 @ VfB Stuttgart, W 3-2 v 1899 Hoffenheim, W 2-1 @ Würzburger Kickers, W 2-1 v Real Sociedad.
Union Berlin are steady: 2W-1D-2L from their last five (7/15 pts), 12 scored and 15 conceded. Recent results: L 0-4 @ Bayer Leverkusen, D 3-3 v Eintracht Frankfurt, W 4-2 @ Eintracht Braunschweig, L 2-4 v Ipswich.
Union Berlin hold the recent head-to-head, 6 wins to 1 with 3 drawn across the last 10 meetings. Most recently they met in 2026: Union Berlin 2-2 1. FC Köln.
Market prices for this fixture have not settled yet. The edge reads as soon as real odds arrive.
MeisterIQ rates the signal 51 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.
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