In this week 21 match on the 5th of February, Köln hosts Freiburg in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 8th placed Köln, recorded a 2-2 draw against Bochum. Gerrit Holtmann scored the first goal for Bochum in the 25th minute, then Timo Hübers tied it up for Köln in the 36th minute . Köln is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Freiburg recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Stuttgart. Hiroki Ito scored the first goal for Freiburg on an own goal in the 37th minute, then Kevin Schade added another in the 72nd minute In the end, Stuttgart was frustrated by Freiburg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Freiburg ended the match with the shutout victory. Freiburg is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Freiburg and Köln last played eachother at the Europa Park Stadium on Sep 11th. Freiburg and Köln battled to a 1-1 draw. Anthony Modeste struck first for Köln in the 34th minute on a feed from Benno Schmitz, but Rafael Czichos got the equalizer for Freiburg on an own goal in the 89th minute earning them at least the one point.
Both Vincenzo Grifo and Schade have been the hottest scorers for Freiburg in the last five each having scored 3 goals. Köln is glad to have Anthony Modeste in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.