Apr 9th features a match where Mainz 05 and Köln will play a match in Cologne in a clash of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Köln sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Union Berlin. Taiwo Awoniyi scored the first goal for Union Berlin in the 49th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Köln couldn’t manage to score, and Union Berlin took the shutout win. Köln is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Mainz 05, recorded a 1-1 draw against Borussia M’gladbach. Breel Embolo scored the first goal for Borussia M’gladbach in the 33rd minute, then Karim Onisiwo got the equalizer for Mainz 05 in the 73rd minute on a feed from Jae-Sung Lee earning Mainz 05 at least a draw. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sun Nov 21st, Mainz 05 and Köln battled to a 1-1 draw. Jonathan Burkardt scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 41st minute, but Salih Özcan got the equalizer for Köln in the 47th minute earning them at least the one point.
Both Marcus Ingvartsen and Jonathan Burkardt have been the hottest scorers for Mainz 05 in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Köln hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Florian Kainz and Kingsley Schindler, and they each have 1 goal
Florian Kainz, Benno Schmitz, Ondrej Duda and Jonas Hector are unavailable to play for Köln, while Jeremiah St. Juste and Delano Burgzorg are unavailable to play for Mainz 05.