Our prediction for this DFB Pokal match:
Koln play host to Holstein Kiel at RheinEnergieStadion in the German Cup last 32. The Billy Goats aim to make amends for back-to-back losses to Darmstadt and Paderborn and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Kiel. Armenia international Sargis Adamyan is pushing for a rare start, while both Jacob Christensen and Luca Kilian remain on the sidelines with injuries.
The visitors, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back loses to Union Berlin and Stuttgart in the German top flight. Considering that over the years Koln have turned their RheinEnergieStadion into a real fortress, we are tempted to place our bets on the home side. In their most recent competitive encounter, Koln decisively defeated Holstein Kiel 5-1, supporting our earlier prediction. The likes of Lewis Holtby, Andu Kelati, Colin Kleine-Bekel, and Alexander Bernhardsson are out of contention with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Team (Koln):
FC Koln is a German football club from Koln and is currently active in the Bundesliga. The club was founded on 13th of February in 1948 after a fusion between Koner BC01 and SpVgg Sulz07. Like many German football clubs FC Koln is not only a football club but has different other sports departments as well.
FC Koln currently hosts it’s home games in the Rhein Energie Stadium which holds a capacity of almost 51 000 spectators and was recently renovated in 2004.The main club colours are white and red. The most known nickname for FC Koln is Die Geißböcke which literally means the Goats. The biggest rivals of FC Koln are Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Monchengladbach and Fortuna Dusseldorf. The club from Koln holds a narrow relationship with St Pauli, Liverpool and Paris Saint Germain.
FC Koln is one of the most successful clubs in Germany winning the Bundesliga title 3 times and the DFB Pokal 3 times. Notable players that played for FC Koln are Schuster, Korput, Olsen, Weber and Muller.