Koeln vs Union Berlin prediction — 2027-03-06

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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 25 · 2027-03-06 14:30 UTC · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

KoelnTeam strength 1568.2 · projected league finish #15

MOST LIKELY RESULT

Union Berlin

single most likely score: 1–1 (13.5%)

Union BerlinTeam strength 1619.4 · projected league finish #12

Koeln wins 35.5%Draw — neither team wins 28.5%Union Berlin wins 36.0%Average simulated goals 1.38–1.40

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Union Berlin have the highest number? Union Berlin currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Koeln playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.38for Koeln and 1.40 for Union Berlin. That makes Union Berlin the highest of the three result estimates at 36.0%. For the full league season, Koeln is projected to earn about 35points and Union Berlin about 40. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Koeln a 35.5% chance of beating Union Berlin at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-03-06, with 28.5% for the draw and 36.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 1–1 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.38–1.40; the chance of both teams scoring is 58.0% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores

	0	1	2	3	4	5+
0	7.8	7.1	6.0	2.8	1.0	0.4
1	7.0	13.5	8.4	3.9	1.4	0.5
2	5.9	8.3	5.8	2.7	0.9	0.3
3	2.7	3.8	2.7	1.2	0.4	0.2
4	0.9	1.3	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.1
5+	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores

1–1 13.5%1–2 8.4%2–1 8.3%0–0 7.8%0–1 7.1%1–0 7.0%

Other match possibilities

Both teams to score		58.0%
2 or more total goals		78.1%
3 or more total goals		52.6%
4 or more total goals		30.4%
Koeln avoids defeat		64.0%
Union Berlin avoids defeat		64.5%
Koeln allows no goals		24.7%
Union Berlin allows no goals		25.0%