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SC Paderborn 07 vs 1. FC Köln — match prediction
· Kicks off in 1554h 36m
Home advantage: SC Paderborn 07
Toss-up
The prediction
Win probability
Full-time / regulation result. Sums to 100%.
SC Paderborn 07 44%, draw 25%, 1. FC Köln 31%.
Model comparison
1.76Expected goals1.46
55%Projected control45%
Expected goals and control are derived estimates from the model's ratings — indicative leans, not measured match stats.
Goals lean
Over 2.5 goals: 62% · Under 2.5: 38%.
At a glance
- Tempo
- high
- Confidence
- Low
Why this number
Why this number
- Elo ratings: SC Paderborn 07 1425 vs 1. FC Köln 1429 (gap ~4).
- SC Paderborn 07 gets a home-venue bump.
- low data quality — SC Paderborn 07 4 matches of history, 1. FC Köln 72. We have barely seen SC Paderborn 07 at this level — their rating is carried over from a lower division and could be well off. Wider uncertainty than usual.
- Built from locked pre-match data: long-run team ratings, nudged only within tight caps by real, confirmed factors (never a guess) — see every one below.
Tactical read
Tactical read
AI-generatedPaderborn hold a marginal home edge in Elo and expected threat, yet the model's low confidence signals genuine uncertainty. Köln are compact visitors who will look to hit on the break; Paderborn must press early and convert their slight territorial advantage into clear chances.
Key matchup
Paderborn's attacking tempo against Köln's counter-press discipline.
Biggest factor
Low data quality means the model itself lacks conviction — this is a tightly matched rivalry where small moments swing the result.
AI-generated context based on a statistical model. Full-time/regulation result only. Not betting advice; no specific current team-news is used.
Context
Display-only — none of this is used in the prediction above.
Confirmed lineups
via FlashscoreContext only — these confirmed lineups are not used in the prediction above. By kick-off, public team news is already reflected in any market line.
Lineups not available. We only show a confirmed starting XI when we can match this exact fixture to a Flashscore event — we never guess or invent one.
Venue
Venue not available. We only show a stadium when it comes from a source we can tie to this exact fixture — our scheduled-venue data, the club's registered home ground, or a matched Flashscore event. We never guess one.
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Sources & freshness
- Fixtures: football-data.org (live)
- Model: Elo + margin-of-victory, chronological replay with season boundary (re-centre, regress, league-changer shrink) — club-tuned FairPlay model
- Ratings generated: 2026-09-21
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- Scope: full-time / regulation
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