Hamburger SV vs 1. FC Köln prediction, odds and how to watch

Bayer Leverkusen's title-winning season ended with a flat home draw against Hamburger SV, a result that tells you everything about what happens when the job is already done and standards slip.

Bayern München wrapped up the Bundesliga season with a comprehensive 5-1 demolition of 1. FC Köln at the Allianz Arena, finishing the campaign with a jaw-dropping 89 points from 34 games.

Two sides who cannot keep a clean sheet, leaking goals at an alarming rate and trending in the wrong direction. Saturday's Bundesliga fixture at the Volksparkstadion has the makings of an open, uncomfortable afternoon for both defences.

RB Leipzig have been nearly unbeatable at home this season, winning their last five on the bounce, but a depleted squad and a Hamburg side carrying more xG threat than their results suggest means Sunday's fixture is not as straightforward as it looks on paper.

Both 1. FC Köln and Werder Bremen arrive at RheinEnergieStadion carrying negative momentum and deeply concerning recent form. Something has to give, but the structural problems on both sides suggest this will be a match defined by what neither team can do.

Hamburger SV welcome FSV Mainz 05 to the Volksparkstadion on Sunday afternoon carrying one of the most striking defensive records in the Bundesliga, and the numbers point firmly towards a game that will not stay quiet for long.

VfB Stuttgart host 1. FC Köln on Friday evening carrying the most convincing home record in this fixture, and the visiting side's away form tells a story that goes far deeper than results alone.

Köln host Hoffenheim on 29 August carrying one of the division's most alarming underlying profiles, while the visitors arrive with a momentum slope that tells a very different story to their recent results.