Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 1. FC Köln – Result & Analysis

Poisson model rates Eintracht Frankfurt at 60% — neither recent form nor the head-to-head data gives a clear steer either way as Eintracht Frankfurt face 1. FC Köln.

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1. FC Köln travel to Deutsche Bank Park to take on Eintracht Frankfurt in Bundesliga (matchday 28). The game is scheduled for Sunday 5 April 2026 at 17:30 UK time.

Recent Form

Across their last 10 games, Eintracht Frankfurt have gone 3W 3D 4L — a 1.20 PPG return. Last five: L W D W L. Offensively they are averaging 1.50 goals per game, with 1.50 conceded. 4 clean sheets in 10 games (40%) reflects a solid defensive base. Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a high BTTS rate that carries real weight in the goals markets.

At home, Eintracht Frankfurt have gone 6W 2D 2L in their last 10 home games (2.00 PPG). At home they are averaging 1.60 goals scored and 1.00 conceded per game. 6 clean sheets from their last 10 home games (60%) — they are an exceptionally hard side to score against at home. Their home PPG of 2.00 is noticeably stronger than their overall 1.20 — Eintracht Frankfurt are significantly better at home than their overall form suggests.

1. FC Köln — last 10 games: 2W 3D 5L — 0.90 PPG. Last five: D L L D D. Their scoring rate of 1.30 per game is modest, conceding 1.80 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 1 clean sheet from 10 outings (10%). Both teams have scored in 80% of their matches — a high rate that makes Yes a well-evidenced angle from their form.

1. FC Köln away from home: 1W 3D 6L from their last 10 away games — 0.60 PPG on the road. Away from home they average 0.80 goals scored and 1.70 conceded per game. BTTS has landed in 60% of their away games — meaningful support for the Yes angle in this specific context.

The form comparison is too close to call — 1.20 PPG (Eintracht Frankfurt) versus 0.90 (1. FC Köln). When the figures are this level, no pick can be reliably derived from recent results alone.

H2H

There is little to separate the sides in our head-to-head data. From 8 H2H matches, Eintracht Frankfurt have won 2, 1. FC Köln 3, with 3 draws — a balanced record that offers no clear steer on its own.

The 8 H2H matches in our data averaged 2.6 goals per game — a neutral rate that gives no strong lean on the goals market from the H2H alone. The most recent of those, on 22 Nov 2025, ended Eintracht Frankfurt 4–3 1. FC Köln — a Eintracht Frankfurt win.

The head-to-head data offers no strong steer in either the result or goals markets. Form, the model and current market pricing should carry more weight for this fixture.

In-Play Profile

Eintracht Frankfurt in-play tendencies (last 61 games, 30 of them at home): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 73% of their matches in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 83% of the time; two or more arrive in the second half on 50% of those occasions; BTTS occurs in 57% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 63% of games (home games); Over 3.5 in 51%.

1. FC Köln in-play tendencies (last 61 games, 30 of them away): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 63% of their matches in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 100% of the time; of the 13 games they trailed at half-time, they recovered to draw or win 31%; BTTS occurs in 53% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 47% of games (away games).

From a combined perspective, both sides have high BTTS rates — Eintracht Frankfurt 66% and 1. FC Köln 62% — which reinforces the BTTS Yes angle from in-play data. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Eintracht Frankfurt 64% | 1. FC Köln 56%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Eintracht Frankfurt 1.88 xG and 1. FC Köln 0.93 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Eintracht Frankfurt attack 0.964 / defence 0.908 | 1. FC Köln attack 0.704 / defence 1.145. League average goals — home 1.707 / away 1.445. 1. FC Köln's attack rating of 0.704 is below the league average, which holds their xG down at 0.93. Data: built from Eintracht Frankfurt's last 61 games and 1. FC Köln's last 27.

Result probabilities: Eintracht Frankfurt 60% | Draw 23% | 1. FC Köln 18%. Fair-value odds: Eintracht Frankfurt 1.68 | Draw 4.38 | 1. FC Köln 5.67. The model has a clear lean to Eintracht Frankfurt (60%) — a 37pp gap over the next-most-likely outcome reflects a meaningful statistical advantage.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 53% | BTTS Yes probability 52% | Total xG 2.81. Over/Under 2.5 is close to a coin-flip at 53%/47% — the total xG of 2.81 sits near the 2.5 margin; this is a low-edge market from a Poisson standpoint. BTTS Yes at 52% is only a slight lean — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Analysis Verdict

On the Poisson output, Eintracht Frankfurt are the pick at 60% — clear model lean. Draw No Bet is worth pricing alongside the outright: 23% draw probability makes the stalemate a live outcome even at this conviction level.

Poisson projects 2.81 total expected goals, pointing to Over 2.5 at 53% probability — a Poisson-only call with no corroboration from form or H2H.

The Poisson model's BTTS call is Yes at 52%. Form rates are neutral — both teams scored in: Eintracht Frankfurt 40% (last 10 home games) | 1. FC Köln 60% (last 10 away games).

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