FC Koln hosts Augsburg in round 15 of the German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Friday, December 10th at RheinEnergieStadion (Cologne)
FC Koln was in Augsburg's place in the previous season. That is, the Goats risked leaving the elite directly but were able to finish in 16th place. In Germany, the team that is ranked 16th has to participate in the playoffs, and FC Koln managed to stay in the Bundesliga after all. To prevent this from happening again, it was decided to appoint a new head coach, Baumgart. And Steffen more than justifies the trust. Under his management, the club definitely should not think about survival. On the contrary, there are chances to compete for a return to European competitions. FC Koln hasn’t lost in four matches in a row, and its leader, Anthony Modeste, has already scored eight goals. Against this background, a 1-1 draw against Arminia Bielefeld last Saturday looks like a loss of points. In Bielefeld, the hosts were allowed to win back after the break.
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In principle, Augsburg players are used to the fact that they need to fight for survival. In the previous season, during which Weinzierl became the head coach (more precisely, he returned to the post that he held quite successfully in 2012-2016), the Fuggers scored 36 points. It was also far from a brilliant result, but it was enough to stay in the Bundesliga. Now Augsburg is 3rd from the end, but the situation is not critical so far. After all, the Fuggers managed to beat Stuttgart and even Bayern Munich, and there was a draw with Hertha Berlin not so long ago. In the last round, Augsburg almost made a comeback in the home match against Bochum: having conceded three times in the 1st half, the Fuggers reduced the gap to one goal in the 86th minute but could not score an equalizer. And even one point would allow them to rise one position higher.
Recently, the home side has not been able to win in this pair. Three matches ended in draws, and last season the clubs exchanged away victories. FC Koln has gained good shape and will play on the native pitch. We think that the Goats will be able to defeat one of the outsiders of the league.
Prediction for the match: FC Koln to win
