In this week 22 match, on Saturday Feb 20th, Köln plays host to Stuttgart in a Bundesliga match. Köln sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Eintracht Frankfurt. André Silva struck first for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 57th minute, then Evan N’Dicka added another in the 79th minute on a feed from Filip Kostić In the end, Köln couldn’t muster any offence and Eintracht Frankfurt ran away with the shutout win. Köln is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Stuttgart recorded a 1-1 draw against Hertha BSC. Sasa Kalajdzic struck first for Stuttgart in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Sosa, then Luca Netz tied it up for Hertha BSC in the 82nd minute on a feed from Sami Khedira earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Mercedes-benz-arena, Stuttgart and Köln battled to a 1-1 draw. Orel Mangala struck first for Stuttgart in the 1st minute on a feed from Kalajdzic, then Sebastian Andersson tied it up for Köln in the 23rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Köln.
Stuttgart is glad to have Kalajdzic in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Köln’s top weapon lately has been Elvis Rexhbecaj, who has three goals in the last five matches
Markus Gisdol’s Köln squad will be without Florian Kainz, Kingsley Ehizibue, Marius Wolf, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Ismail Jakobs and Jonas Hector, while Pellegrino Matarazzo’s squad will be without Nicolas Ivan Gonzalez, Hamadi Al Ghaddioui, Castro Randon, Mola, Maxime Awoudja and Egloff.