In this week 25 match on the 6th of March, Köln will host Hoffenheim at Rheinenergiestadion in a meeting of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Köln recorded a 1-1 draw against Greuther Fürth. Florian Kainz scored the first goal for Köln in the 53rd minute, then Sebastian Griesbeck tied it up for Greuther Fürth in the 69th minute on a feed from Gian-Luca Itter earning Greuther Fürth a comeback draw. Köln should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Hoffenheim, recorded a 2-1 win against Stuttgart. Wataru Endo struck first for Stuttgart in the 58th minute, then Christoph Baumgartner tied it up for Hoffenheim in the 85th minute on a feed from Sebastian Rudy But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 90th minute on a goal by Christoph Baumgartner. Hoffenheim should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 15th, Hoffenheim hosted Köln in their last match together. Hoffenheim won by a score of 5 to 0. Ihlas Bebou scored the first goal for Hoffenheim in the 31st minute, then Ihlas Bebou added another in the 49th minute In the end, Köln couldn’t muster any offence and Hoffenheim ran away with the shutout win.
Both Georginio Rutter and Andrej Kramarić have been the hottest scorers for Hoffenheim in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Köln’s most prolific scorer has been Anthony Modeste. The French attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Julian Chabot is unavailable to play for Steffen Baumgart’s team, while Robert Skov, Ermin Bičakčić, Kevin Vogt, Chris Richards and Asllani are unavailable to play for Hoffenheim.