Holstein Kiel vs 1. FC Köln predicted line-ups
DFB Pokal · Tue 1 Dec
Starting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Holstein Kiel
4-4-2Formation· Coach: Tim Walter

1. FC Köln
4-4-2Formation· Coach: F. Funkel
- 1M. Schwäbe
- 24L. Lochoshvili
- 14G. Mensah
- 22Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
- 5T. Krauß
- 3B. Sosa
- 8Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson
- 23Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
- 37L. Maina
- 30M. Bülter
- 19M. El Mala
- 17F. Alidou
- 19P. Harres
- 8G. Balzi
- 15K. Davidsen
- 28J. Meffert
- 10J. Therkelsen
- 5N. Madsen
- 13I. Nekić
- 40Leon Parduzi
- 4S. Schonlau
- 1T. Weiner
Bench
- 32H. Sekine
- 47J. Tolkin
- 26D. Zec
- 27I. Ugoh
- 20A. Kaprálik
- 9G. Kvilitaia
- 11G. de Regt
Bench
- 20R. Zieler
- 47M. Moore
- 29J. Thielmann
- 11Reigan Heskey
- 46A. Kotya-Fofana
- 39Jonathan Friemel
- 8Fayssal Harchaoui
Out
- I. Rondic · Injury
- J. Schmied · Ankle Injury
- R. van den Berg · Muscle Injury
- E. Skhiri · Ankle Injury
- R. Ache · Thigh Injury
- A. Castro-Montes · Muscle Injury
- P. Okon-Engstler · Injury
- S. El Mala · Illness
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Holstein Kiel vs 1. FC Köln line-ups published?
Clubs in the DFB Pokal release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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