AS Monaco vs Lille OSC Prediction

After the international break ends, club football returns, and we’re continuing with our expert betting tips.

We’re taking a look at the Bundesliga 2, where Florian Kohfeldt’s Darmstadt take on Gerhard Struber’s FC Koln side.

Key Stats

• Koln haven’t lost in their last four matches
• There has been over 2.5 goals in nine of Koln’s last 10
• Both teams have scored in four of Darmstadt’s last five

Team Previews, Form, and Standout Players

Both teams will be disappointed with their starts to the season. Whilst Koln aren’t in a bad position, they’d have expected to be closer to the top of the table.

Darmstadt currently sit in the relegation play-off zone, and will be wanting to move closer to safety.

SV Darmstadt Preview

SV Darmstadt Predicted Line-up - Marcel Schuhen; Guile Bueno, Aleksandar Vukotic, Clemens Riedel, Sergio Lopez; Andreas Muller, Kai Klefisch; Killian Corredor, Philipp Forster; Fraser Hornby, Isac Lidberg

Darmstadt will be very disappointed with their start to the season, especially given they didn’t manage a win in their first five matches. They have had a slight upturn in form since the start of the campaign, but still look at threat of slipping into the relegation spots.

Their defence has been weak, conceding 19 goals so far in the Bundesliga 2.

It will be up to Marcel Schuhen in goal to ensure they don’t concede too many to Koln.

FC Koln Preview

FC Koln Predicted Line-up - Jonas Urbig; Leart Paqarada, Julian Pauli, Timo Hubers, Max Finkgrafe; Linton Maina, Denis Huseinbasic, Eric Martel, Tim Lemperle; Damion Downs, Luca Waldschmidt

Whilst Koln do sit 7th in the table, and have been playing free-flowing attacking football, they’ll want to win in order to get closer to the promotion spots in the league standings.

They’ve been great going forward, but have struggled at times to see out results. That being said, their form has upturned in recent weeks.

Waldschmidt will be vital in attack, while captain Hubers will be expect to hold down the defence.

Head To Head Stats: AS Monaco vs Lille OSC

The two sides have met eight times since 2015. Among them, Darmstadt have won two, while Koln have won five.

One match has resulted in a draw.

20th April 2024 - Koln 0-2 Darmstadt - Bundesliga

1st December 2023 - Darmstadt 0-1 Koln - Bundesliga

26th April 2019 - Koln 1-2 Darmstadt - Bundesliga 2

24th November 2018 - Darmstadt 0-3 Koln - Bundesliga 2

28th January 2017 - Darmstadt 1-6 - Bundesliga

Betting Tips For SV Darmstadt vs FC Koln

Despite both teams being relegated from the Bundesliga last season, they find themselves in very different positions this season. Whilst Koln are still in a place where they could push on for promotion, Darmstadt look in threat of relegation.

That, coupled with the amount of goals Koln usually score and the amount Darmstadt usually concede, leads to our tip.

We think overall the best value tip is FC Koln to win and over 2.5 goals, backed up by our research.

Odds of 5/4 on QuinnBet mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £22.50 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: SV Darmstadt vs FC Koln

SV Darmstadt 1-3 FC Koln

There will be plenty of goals, which will make for a very exciting fixture.

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