Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Expect an electrifying atmosphere at RheinEnergieStadion when Koln and Nurnberg lock horns in the 2. Bundesliga round 16. The Billy Goats have been showing signs of improvement of late, winning four of their last five league matches and they must be high on spirits following a hard-fought victory over Regensburg. Bear in mind, though, that first-choice centre forward Tim Lemperle has joined the likes of Luca Kilian, Julian Pauli, and Jacob Christensen in the recovery room, with Damion Downs likely to replace him in the starting XI.
The Bavarians, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team failing to win the previous five league games and given their difficulties at the back, home win should be considered. In their last meeting in a competitive match (Bundesliga), back in 2012, Nurnberg defeated Koln 2-1, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
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.