Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Koln
Match Time & Date:
16/09/2023
15:30
Prediction: 1-1
Hoffenheim
Koln and Hoffenheim square off against each other at RheinEnergieStadion in what is expected to be a close Bundesliga encounter. The Billy Goats are desperate to register their first win of the process and we are positive that they will adopt an attack-oriented strategy in Saturday’s clash. Austria international Dejan Ljubicic has joined the likes of Julian Chabot, Davie Selke, Florian Dietz, Mark Uth, and Jan Thielmann in the recovery room after limping off with injury in a 1-1 draw with Moldova.
Pellegrino Matarazzo’s troops, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Heidenheim and Wolfsburg, but beating Koln on the road is easier said than accomplished. Taking everything into account, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on draw. As for the away team, both Anton Stach and Kevin Akpoguma are major doubts, while all Marco John, Pavel Kaderabek, Bambase Conte, and Dennis Geiger continue to miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Sebastian Rudy):
After spending his youth career at the likes of Dietingen, Zimmern and Stuttgart, Sebastian Rudy started playing for Stuttgart II at senior level. The right back, who is capable of playing as a midfielder as well, made 37 league appearances for the Stuttgart reserve team, scoring 12 goals in the process.
After making 15 appearances for the first team, he joined Hoffenheim in 2010 and he has been playing for the Bundesliga team ever since. Sebastian Rudy is very quick on the ball and he is able to deliver a decent cross. Rudy scored two goals in 24 league appearances for Hoffenheim in the 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign.
Speaking of his international career, Rudy made his Germany debut on 13 May, 2014 in a friendly match against Poland in Hamburg. However, he did not make Germany Euro 2016 squad. Rudy has a contract with Hoffenheim which expires on 30 June, 2017.
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.
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