Koln vs Hertha Berlin Prediction and Betting Tips | December 4th 2024

Koln will host Hertha Berlin at the RheinEnergieStadion on Wednesday in the last 16 of the 2024-25 DFB Pokal campaign. The home side have performed well in the German second tier this season but will break from their promotion charge this week as they turn their attention to cup football.

They beat Sandhausen 3-2 in the opening round of the tournament, although their performance was disappointing overall, needing extra time to see off the third-tier outfit. They were, however, markedly improved in the next round, beating Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel 3-0 with Tim Lemperle scoring an early opener before Luca Waldschmidt came off the bench to score a late brace.

Herth Berlin, meanwhile, thrashed Hansa Rostock 5-1 in their cup opener at the start of the season. They were then drawn against top-flight side Heidenheim in the next round and won 2-1, with Derry Scherhant and former Bayern Munich man Michael Cuisance handing the Old Lady a two-goal lead before their opponents reduced the deficit late in the game.

The visitors beat Hamburg at this stage of the competition last season and will hope they can find similar luck here.

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Koln vs Hertha Berlin Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Wednesday's game will mark the 75th meeting between Koln and Hertha. The home side have won 32 of their previous matchups while the visitors have won five fewer, with 15 matches ending in draws.
• The hosts have won four of their last five games in this fixture.
• The visitors have managed just one clean sheet in their last five games in this fixture.
• Only three teams in the German second tier this season have scored more than the Billy Goats' 27.

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Koln vs Hertha Berlin Prediction

Koln are undefeated in their last five competitive outings, picking up four wins in that period. They have lost just one of their last six home matches and will head into the midweek clash as slight favorites.

Hertha's latest result ended a three-game winless streak and they will be looking to kick on from that on Wednesday. They have, however, struggled for results in this fixture of late and could lose here.

Prediction: Koln 2-1 Hertha Berlin

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Koln vs Hertha Berlin Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Koln to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Nine of the visitors' last 10 matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in six of the visitors' last seven matches)