FC Erzgebirge Aue welcome the visitors FC Koln in the German 2.Bundesliga – Round 20. The match will be held on Sunday, February, 3rd, at the Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion (Aue).
FC Erzgebirge Aue have been very uncomfortable for the top-five 2.Bundesliga sides when hosting them in this campaign. The fifth-placed Holstein Kiel, the fourth-placed St. Pauli, and the third-placed Union Berlin – they all lost in Aue, whereas the leading Hamburger SV were victorious there.
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FC Koln lost the 1st match after the winter break to Union Berlin that chase them. Their breakaway from Hamburg is 4 points, while Union Berlin are 2 points behind.
The visitors need to improve their placement, as the rivals are looking for their slipup. Koln’s last defeat was 5th in 19 rounds, and now they face a plucky side that have taken points from nearly all leaders. On their turf, Koln normally have no issues against Aue – they won in 4 latest head-to-heads. On their travels to Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion, however, Koln were winless in 3 back-to-back meetings and lost in 1. There is no point in predicting a winner of the coming clash. We’d better think of a goal-exchange here. Koln are most effective in the league – in 19 rounds, they made 47 goals, and only in 2 encounters, they failed to find the net. That said, their defense is not blistering – they allowed yet 24 goals and kept a clean sheet in only 5 rounds. Aue scored in 7 of 9 home fixtures. Their performance against the visiting highflyers was mentioned above. By the way, the only side that happened to win in Aue, Hamburger, did not play ‘to nil’ either. Same is expected as far as Koln are concerned. In 4 of their 5 visits to the opponent, they missed goals, but they also scored in 4 of 5 trips. Given the guests’ effectiveness, there is no doubt that they will score tomorrow as well. Therefore, predicting a winner isn’t worth the effort, however, goals at both ends are very likely.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.
