On Oct 16th, Köln hosts Augsburg at Rheinenergiestadion 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 will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Köln recorded a 2-5 loss against Borussia M’gladbach. Marvin Friedrich struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 27th minute on a feed from Jonas Hofmann, but Florian Kainz got the equalizer for Köln in the 31st minute , but luckily for Borussia M’gladbach it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Köln is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Augsburg, recorded a 1-1 draw against Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt scored the first goal for Wolfsburg in the 27th minute, but Robert Gumny got the equalizer for Augsburg in the 55th minute earning them at least the one point. Augsburg is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Ermedin Demirović has been the most prolific scorer on Augsburg in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Köln’s most prolific scorer has been Florian Kainz. The Austrian midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Jan Thielmann, Julian Chabot, Tim Lemperle and Horn are unavailable to play for Steffen Baumgart’s team, while Enrico Maaßen’s squad will be without André Hahn, Reece Oxford, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee, Tobias Strobl and Felix Uduokhai.