FC Koln take on the visitors Hamburger SV at “RheinEnergieStadion” in the opening clash of the gameweek two of the German Bundesliga. The match will be played in Cologne on Friday, August 25th.
FC Koln had a bad start in the Bundesliga as the side lost 0:1 to Borussia Monchengladbach on the road in the opening round. That defeat became the first one for “Die Geißbocke” since the 15th of April and broke their six-game unbeaten series in the official matches. The team has won its first encounter of the new season resulted in the club’s promotion to the second round of the DFB Pokal. In 2017 FC Koln conducted nine clashes in front of their fans recording five victories, two draws and two defeats in them.
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Hamburger SV, on the contrary, have been knocked out from the DFB Pokal in the first round already, having started performing in the Bundesliga’s new season with 1:0 home triumph over FC Augsburg. The weak point of “Der Dino” is playing at away grounds as in 10 encounters of 2017 Hamburger SV managed to get only one win alongside with two draws and seven defeats. The club’s unsuccessful run on the road counts for seven matches with six of them having been lost.
Last season FC Koln and Hamburger SV have met three times with all of the head-to-heads won by the hosting sides: 3:0 victory in favour of “Die Geißbocke” with 2:0 and 2:1 triumphs of the “Die Rothosen”. Taking into consideration mentioned above statistics as well as Hamburger SV’s difficulties at away fields, I believe that the hosts have a great opportunity to pick up their first points in the current season in the Bundesliga, moreover, they can take three points at once.
Prediction for the match: FC Koln to win.
