On Mar 6th, Köln and Hoffenheim will play a match in Cologne in a meeting of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 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 1-1 draw against Greuther Fürth. Florian Kainz struck first for Köln in the 53rd minute on a feed from Jonas Hector, but Sebastian Griesbeck got the equalizer for Greuther Fürth in the 69th minute earning Greuther Fürth at least a draw. Köln should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while hoffenheim sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Stuttgart. Wataru Endo struck first for Stuttgart in the 58th minute on a feed from Sasa Kalajdzic, then in the 85th minute, Sebastian Rudy sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Christoph Baumgartner Finally they completed the comback victory in the 90th minute on a goal by Christoph Baumgartner to cap off a wild match. Hoffenheim should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 15th of October, Hoffenheim hosted Köln at the Prezero Arena in their last match together. Hoffenheim won by a score of 5 to 0. Ihlas Bebou struck first for Hoffenheim in the 31st minute, then Ihlas Bebou added another in the 49th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Köln couldn’t manage to score, and Hoffenheim took the shutout win.
For Hoffenheim, their top scorers are Georginio Rutter and Andrej Kramarić, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Köln’s most prolific scorer has been Anthony Modeste. The French attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Julian Chabot is unavailable to play for Steffen Baumgart’s team, while Robert Skov, Ermin Bičakčić, Kevin Vogt, Chris Richards and Asllani are unavailable to play for Hoffenheim.