In this 23rd week match, on Saturday Feb 19th, Köln hosts Eintracht Frankfurt at Rheinenergiestadion in a Bundesliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Köln is fresh off their 1-3 loss against RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 25th minute, then Daniel Olmo added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Amadou Haidara. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Köln should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Eintracht Frankfurt recorded a 0-2 loss against Wolfsburg. Max Kruse struck first for Wolfsburg in the 28th minute on a penalty shot, then Dodi Lukebakio added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Eintracht Frankfurt was frustrated by Wolfsburg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wolfsburg ended the match with the shutout victory. Eintracht Frankfurt is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Eintracht Frankfurt and Köln last played eachother at the Commerzbank-arena on Sep 25th. Eintracht Frankfurt and Köln battled to a 1-1 draw. Ellyes Skhiri struck first for Köln in the 14th minute on a feed from Jonas Hector, then Rafael Santos Borré got the equalizer for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 6th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Filip Kostić earning Eintracht Frankfurt at least a draw.
Both Rafael Santos Borré and Ajdin Hrustic have been the hottest scorers for Eintracht Frankfurt in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Köln’s most prolific scorer has been Anthony Modeste. The French attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Steffen Baumgart’s squad will be without Julian Chabot, while Ragnar Ache, Makoto Hasebe and Diant Ramaj are unavailable to play for Oliver Glasner’s team.