FC Koln welcome the visitors FC St. Pauli in the German 2.Bundesliga – Round 21. The match will be held on Friday, February, 8th, at the RheinEnergieStadion (Cologne).
FC Koln ended the last year in a defeat, and started the new one same. On their travel to the fourth-placed Union Berlin, they conceded. Thus, Koln are presently third in the table, one point behind their tomorrow visitors FC St. Pauli. The hosts, however, have one spare match against Erzgebirge Aue, as it was initially postponed.
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Whereas Koln suffered an away loss to Union Berlin, St. Pauli registered a 3:2 home win over them. Before, they lost to the fourteenth SV Darmstadt 98 out in the first encounter of 2019. St. Pauli’s away record is not impressive, especially given they are the second team in the standings. In half of their ten away encounters, they failed to win and lost in three.
Koln have already won St. Pauli in this campaign. They managed to beat them in Hamburg, 3:5. Tomorrow, they urgently need to feature a similar success if they still look to be back to the elite division. St. Pauli are quite doable for them. Last time, they were defeated by these guests yet in 1998. Afterwards, the sides met seven times more in Cologne, and the hosts won in five clashes.
Though the homeside are third and the visitors are second in the standings, Koln’s squad look more promising. Moreover, they were fortified by Geis from Schalke 04 and Kainz from Werder Bremen (and the national Austrian team as well). The Columbian forward Cordoba’s form is outstanding – in ten latest fixtures, he made seven goals. By the sides’ records, Koln look little stronger. They scored more goals and allowed less. Also, Koln are more experienced. They competed in the Bundesliga in the last season, while St. Pauli did eight years ago. Moreover, the home match factor benefits the hosts. Therefore, their win seems likely.
Prediction for the match: FC Koln to win.
