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1. FC Köln

Bundesliga · Germany · season 2026/27 · 9 matches · 2W 3D 4L
Place15 of 18
Points9
xPTS14.0
Δ points − xPTS−5.0
Scored / xG10 / 15.8
Conceded / xGA14 / 14.0

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Bayern Munich
VS
1. FC Köln

Bayern Munich · away, 20 Nov 2026
Win 5% · draw 9% · defeat 87%

The match in numbers →

Fixture difficulty

The next three opponents by the club's own chances. A mixed run.

What the numbers say

Points. 9 points from 14.0 xPTS (−5.0). By quality of play (xPTS) it ranks 8th in the league, but 15th in the table. Source of the shortfall: missed chances (−5.8 goals vs xG).

Attack. 1.75 xG per match — 11th of 18 (league average 1.85): an average attack for this league. Scored 10 goals from 15.8 xG — 37% fewer than expected. Finishing is clearly below par — the chances are the same, so the goals will probably follow.

Defence. 1.56 xGA per match — 4th of 18 for solidity (league average 1.85): allows few chances near its own goal. Conceded 14 goals from 14.0 xGA — exactly in line with the chances allowed. What they allow is what they concede.

Upside potential: HIGH. Performance is better than results by 0.55 points per match: expected pace 1.6 points per match vs the current 1.0.

9 matches played. Over this distance the metrics already show a trend, but randomness is still large — treat this as an early signal, not a verdict.

Round by round

The solid line is points won, the dashed line is expected points (xPTS). The gap shows how far results run ahead of performance, or behind it.

0714 1 9 round 1: 3:2, Points 3, xPTS 1.6round 2: 1:4, Points 3, xPTS 2.6round 3: 1:1, Points 4, xPTS 4.3round 4: 1:2, Points 4, xPTS 5.8round 5: 2:1, Points 7, xPTS 7.5round 6: 0:1, Points 7, xPTS 8.7round 7: 0:0, Points 8, xPTS 10.7round 8: 1:1, Points 9, xPTS 12.7round 9: 1:2, Points 9, xPTS 14.0
Points 9 xPTS 14.0 performance is 5.0 ahead of points

Fixtures and forecast

Current pace is 1.00 points per match, the pace expected from the next opponents is 1.24. Over the next 5 rounds the model gives 6.2 points. Outcome chances and expected points come from the opponent's attack and defence with a home advantage adjustment: a fixture is worth 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

OpponentVenueDateWinDrawDefeatExpected points
Bayern Munichaway2026-11-205%9%87%0.22
Elversberghome2026-11-2867%17%15%2.19
Augsburgaway2026-12-0539%21%41%1.37
RB Leipzighome2026-12-1237%22%41%1.34
Mainz 05away2026-12-1929%22%49%1.09

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The season so far

Every match: played with the score, ahead with the date. Click for the breakdown.

Club players

Around them in the table

PlaceClubPPointsxPTSΔ
13Paderborn9109.4+0.6
14Augsburg9910.9−1.9
151. FC Köln9914.0−5.0
16Union Berlin977.2−0.2
17Schalke 04967.6−1.6

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