In a weekend match in week 31, on Saturday Apr 23rd, Köln will host Arminia Bielefeld in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. 7th placed Köln is fresh off their 3-1 win against Borussia M’gladbach. Anthony Modeste struck first for Köln in the 5th minute on a feed from Florian Kainz, then Florian Kainz added another in the 20th minute on a feed from Mark Uth. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Köln should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Arminia Bielefeld recorded a 0-3 loss against Bayern München. Jacob Laursen scored the first goal for Bayern München on an own goal in the 10th minute, then Serge Gnabry added another in the 7th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Joshua Kimmich At the end of 90 a dissapointed Arminia Bielefeld couldn’t manage to score, and Bayern München took the shutout win. Arminia Bielefeld looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On the 4th of December, Arminia Bielefeld hosted Köln at the Schücoarena in their last match together. Arminia Bielefeld and Köln battled to a 1-1 draw. Salih Özcan scored the first goal for Köln in the 17th minute, but Bryan Lasme got the equalizer for Arminia Bielefeld in the 59th minute earning them at least the one point. Dejan Ljubičić has been the most effective weapon for Köln lately. The Austrian midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches
Steffen Baumgart’s squad will be without Benno Schmitz, Jan Thielmann, Salih Özcan and Timo Horn, while Frank Kramer’s Arminia Bielefeld squad will be without Klos and Cedric Brunner.