1. FC Köln vs SC Freiburg prediction | 9 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


1. FC Köln
Ranking: #67 overall, #10 in Germany

74.7 → 75.7 (+1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-2 29 Aug Hoffenheim (H) 76.0 -0.1
4-1 04 Sep Stuttgart (A) 75.9 -0.1
1-1 12 Sep Bremen (H) 76.0 +0.1
2-1 19 Sep Hamburg (A) 75.9 -0.1
2-1 11 Oct Gladbach (H) 75.7 -0.2
SC Freiburg
Ranking: #48 overall, #8 in Germany

77.3 → 77.9 (+0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-1 30 Aug Bremen (H) 76.1 +0.7
0-1 05 Sep Paderborn 07 (A) 76.4 +0.3
5-0 12 Sep Gladbach (H) 77.0 +0.6
2-2 19 Sep Frankfurt (A) 77.8 +0.8
2-1 11 Oct Schalke 04 (H) 77.9 +0.1

1. FC Köln vs SC Freiburg: by the numbers

There are 19 places between these two in our European rankings, with SC Freiburg the higher, and 2 places between them in Germany.

The recent trend shows 1. FC Köln on the rise, +1.0 rating points over their last 10 matches, while SC Freiburg has also improved, albeit more slowly at +0.6.

Last time these teams played, on 25 January 2026, SC Freiburg gained 0.1 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating 1. FC Köln have ever held is 80.3, first set on 27 July 2017.

The highest SC Freiburg have ever stood in our European rankings is #32, first reached on 15 September 2022.