Hoffenheim v Köln- all the big match facts

• Since both teams were promoted in 2008 to the Bundesliga, the two sides have faced eachother three times, with Hoffenheim always coming out victorious (aggregate score of 9-1 Hoffenheim).
• Köln have only 31 points after 29 games. They have only had less points at this point of the season in 2006 when they were relegated (23 points), 2004 and 2002 (20 points both seasons).
• Hoffenheim have gone five Bundesliga games without victory (2 draws and 3 defeats).
• 1. FC Köln have only won one of their last nine games (4 draws, 4 defeats).
• Records: If 1899 don't win against Köln, Ralf Rangnick's side would equal the record of five consecutive home games in a row without win from Spring 2009. A 0-0 on the other hand, would make it eight goalless draws in one season for Köln- a Bundesliga record!
• Celebrations: Hoffenheim are looking to record their 25th ever Bundesliga victory. They are two goals away from reaching 100 Bundesliga goals. With a draw, Hoffenheim will reach the all-time home tally of 50 Bundesliga points (currently 49).
• No team has scored less goals than Köln (Freiburg are level on 27). In 14 of their 29 Bundesliga games this season, they have failed to get on the scoresheet- the worst record of any Bundesliga team.
• The only two suspended players for this match are 1. FC Köln's Mohamad and Tosic.
• Two of the four most fouled players in the Bundesliga, Carlos Eduardo and Petit, will come up against eachother. The Brazilian has been fouled 101 times this season, more than any other Bundesliga player, while Köln's Portuguese midfielder come in at number four, having been fouled 81 times.
• From 1999 until 2001, Zvonimir Soldo played 53 Bundesliga games under Ralf Rangnick at Stuttgart.