In a weekend match on Sun Nov 7th, in week 11, Köln hosts Union Berlin in a clash of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Köln is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 40th minute, then Steffen Tigges added another in the 64th minute In the end, Köln was frustrated by Borussia Dortmund’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Borussia Dortmund ended the match with the shutout victory. Köln is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Union Berlin is fresh off their 2-5 loss against Bayern München. Robert Lewandowski struck first for Bayern München in the 15th minute on a penalty kick, then Robert Lewandowski added another in the 23rd minute on a feed from Thomas Müller. Union Berlin is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Union Berlin won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Union Berlin is glad to have Taiwo Awoniyi in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Anthony Modeste has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Köln.