Heidenheim vs Cologne prediction, odds & betting tips – 18/05/2024

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Heidenheim - Cologne

Germany Bundesliga I - Voith-Arena

Relegation-threatened Cologne face a day of reckoning when they visit Heidenheim at the Voith-Arena on the final day of the Bundesliga campaign on Saturday, 18 May. Check out our Bundesliga betting tips for the fixture below.

Heidenheim vs Cologne prediction: Can visitors nab a dramatic win?

Key Stats

• Heidenheim have dropped points in ten of their last 12 Bundesliga fixtures.
• Seven of Heidenheim’s last eight league games featured goals from both teams.
• Heidenheim and Cologne drew 1-1 when they last met in January.
• Four cards were brandished when these teams last locked horns four months ago.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies favour visitors

• HOME: 7/5 (2.40) – 41.7%
• DRAW: 5/2 (3.50) – 28.6%
• AWAY: 23/20 (2.15) – 46.5%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

Cologne must win and hope that Union Berlin lost against Freiburg to avoid automatic relegation on the final day of the campaign and while the visitors have been priced as 23/20 favourites to grab the points they need, our top football predictions think they might find it tough to prevail.

Heidenheim have lost only once in eight games and while there have been too many draws (five) during the sequence, they have shown time and time again how difficult they are to beat. The bookies have given them just a 41.7% chance of winning their last game on Saturday, though another stalemate could be in the works.

Last five H2Hs: Previous meetings few and far between

Germany Bundesliga I 13/01/24

Cologne

1

Heidenheim

1

Germany Bundesliga II 07/04/19

Heidenheim

0

Cologne

2

Germany Bundesliga II 27/10/18

Cologne

1

Heidenheim

1

Heidenheim and Cologne shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw when they last met back in January, and that encounter was the first tussle between the clubs since their face off in the second tier back in 2019.

Heidenheim preview: Hosts could be unchanged

Marnon Busch, Thomas Keller and Elidon Qenaj are all out of action for Heidenheim ahead of the weekend. The hosts could still finish as low as 12th spot if things go against them on the campaign's final day.

Predicted lineup: Muller – Traore, Mainka, Gimber, Fohrenbach – Schoppner, Dinkci, Sessa, Beste – Pieringer

Germany Bundesliga I 10/05/25

W

Union Berlin

0

Heidenheim

3

Germany Bundesliga I 02/05/25

D

Bochum

0

Heidenheim

0

Germany Bundesliga I 25/04/25

W

VfB Stuttgart

0

Heidenheim

1

Germany Bundesliga I 19/04/25

L

Bayern Munich

4

Heidenheim

0

Germany Bundesliga I 13/04/25

L

Eintracht Frankfurt

3

Heidenheim

0

Cologne preview: Visitors missing several players

Max Finkgrafe, Luca Waldscmidt, Davie Selke, Luca Kilian and Florian Dietz are out of action for Cologne while Benno Schmitz, Denis Huseinbasic and Justin Diehl are all suspended.

Predicted lineup: Schwabe – Heintz, Hubers, Chabot, Paqarada – Ljubicic, Martel, Alidou, Maina, Kainz – Adamyan

Germany Bundesliga II 09/05/25

W

Nurnberg

1

Cologne

2

Germany Bundesliga II 03/05/25

D

Jahn Regensburg

1

Cologne

1

Germany Bundesliga II 27/04/25

L

Hannover 96

1

Cologne

0

Germany Bundesliga II 20/04/25

W

SC Preussen Munster

1

Cologne

3

Germany Bundesliga II 11/04/25

D

Greuther Furth

1

Cologne

1

Player to watch – Damion Downs

19-year-old Cologne up-and-comer Damion Downs delivered a monumental moment for Cologne last weekend when he came off the bench to net an injury-time winner in a 3-2 triumph over Union Berlin.

Could Downs make another impact?

Downs has yet to start a game in the Bundesliga for Cologne though the teenager has scored twice as a substitute and his dramatic strike to win last weekend’s tussle with Union Berlin was the biggest moment of his career so far. Cologne might need another major Downs impact off the bench against Heidenheim on Saturday.