Bundesliga · 2023Sat, 13 Jan 2024, 14:30 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

1. FC Köln

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1–1Full-time recap

1. FC Heidenheim

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	1. FC Köln	1. FC Heidenheim
Shots	14 shots/match▲	9 shots/match
Shots on target	5 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Expected goals	0.9 xG/match	0.97 xG/match▲
Possession	51%●	49%
Corners	9 corners/match●	6 corners/match
Fouls	12 fouls/match	11 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

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1. FC Köln: 14 shots, 5 on target, 0.93 xG. 1. FC Heidenheim: 9 shots, 2 on target, 0.96 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: 1. FC Köln 0.93 xG · 1. FC Heidenheim 0.96 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: 1. FC Köln's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: 1. FC Heidenheim's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

1. FC Köln's recent record differs from the season

moderate

1. FC Köln's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.65 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.4 goals/match	0.65 goals/match	1.48 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

1. FC Heidenheim have a visible away split

moderate

1. FC Heidenheim's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8.44 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season11.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	8.44 shots/match	11.6 shots/match	12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.35 corners/matchCorners1. FC Köln · 1. FC Heidenheim●5.76 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	1. FC Köln	1. FC Heidenheim	Baseline
Corners	5.35 corners/match	5.76 corners/match	4.63 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

1. FC Köln favored in 4 of 13 directional metrics · 1. FC Heidenheim in 5 · 4 too close

0.65 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 17/17▲1.53 goals/match

1.71 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 17/171.94 goals/match

1.12 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 17/17▲1.26 xG/match

2.14 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 17/172.19 xG/match

12.4 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 17/1711.6 shots/match

15.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 17/1716.1 shots/match

4.59 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 17/173.59 shots/match

5.29 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 17/176 shots/match

47.4%●Possessionseason · 17/1742.1%

5.35 corners/matchCornersseason · 17/17●5.76 corners/match

5.71 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 17/17▲5.06 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 17/1713.9 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

12%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 17/17▲24%

53%Scoring frequencyseason · 17/17▲82%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

1. FC Köln36.1

1. FC Heidenheim8.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

1. FC Köln28.7

1. FC Heidenheim26.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

1. FC Köln37

1. FC Heidenheim19.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

1. FC Köln25

1. FC Heidenheim58.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

1. FC Köln47.2

1. FC Heidenheim91.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

1. FC Köln69.4

1. FC Heidenheim80.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

1. FC Köln50

1. FC Heidenheim50

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

1. FC Köln17 matches1. FC Heidenheim17 matches

0.65 goals/matchGoals scored17/17▲1.53 goals/match

1.71 goals/match▲Goals allowed17/171.94 goals/match

1.12 xG/matchExpected goals17/17▲1.26 xG/match

12.4 shots/match▲Shots17/1711.6 shots/match

4.59 shots/match▲Shots on target17/173.59 shots/match

47.4%●Possession17/1742.1%

5.35 corners/matchCorners17/17●5.76 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.3 fouls/matchFouls17/1713.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

1. FC Köln8 matches1. FC Heidenheim9 matches

0.88 goals/matchGoals scored8/9▲1 goals/match

1.38 goals/match▲Goals allowed8/92.11 goals/match

1.1 xG/match▲Expected goals8/90.99 xG/match

14.9 shots/match▲Shots8/98.44 shots/match

5.25 shots/match▲Shots on target8/92.44 shots/match

50%●Possession8/939.2%

7.25 corners/match●Corners8/94.11 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11 fouls/matchFouls8/913.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

23.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/123.8 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples17 / 17home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 13 Jan 2024, 18:30 UTC · analysis-v4