On the 21st of January, Köln will play host to Werder Bremen in a Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Köln is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Hertha BSC. Wilfried Kanga struck first for Hertha BSC in the 9th minute on a feed from Marvin Plattenhardt, then Marco Richter added another in the 54th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Köln couldn’t manage to score, and Hertha BSC took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while werder Bremen sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against RB Leipzig. André Silva struck first for RB Leipzig in the 13th minute on a feed from Emil Forsberg, then Christian Groß got the equalizer for Werder Bremen in the 57th minute on a feed from Romano Schmid. Werder Bremen is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Werder Bremen is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Christian Groß and Nlandu each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Olesen and Denis Huseinbasic have been the hottest scorers for Köln in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals
Steffen Baumgart’s squad will be without Lemperle and Florian Dietz, while Felix Agu and Jean-Manuel Mbom are unavailable to play for Ole Werner’s team.