TSG Hoffenheim vs 1. FC Köln prediction | 23 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


TSG Hoffenheim
Ranking: #41 overall, #7 in Germany

78.4 → 79.0 (+0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 05 Sep Dortmund (H) 79.2 -0.1
2-1 12 Sep Stuttgart (H) 79.5 +0.3
2-0 17 Sep OFI Crete (A) 79.3 -0.2
3-1 20 Sep Paderborn 07 (A) 79.8 +0.5
2-3 10 Oct Hamburg (H) 79.0 -0.8
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

TSG Hoffenheim vs 1. FC Köln: by the numbers

There are 26 places between these two in our European rankings, with TSG Hoffenheim the higher, and 3 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 TSG Hoffenheim has also improved, albeit more slowly at +0.6.

Last time these teams played, on 29 August 2026, TSG Hoffenheim gained 0.1 rating points.

The highest TSG Hoffenheim have ever stood in our European rankings is #14, first reached on 4 May 2019.

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