Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Stuttgart will look to extend their winning run to five games when they take on Koln in the Bundesliga round 23. Die Schwaben continue where they left in the first half of the season and they are seen as hot favourites to win Saturday’s clash as well. Defender Pascal Stenzel serves a one-game ban, but seeing that fit-again top scorer Serhou Guirassy has already found his goal-scoring touch, home win should be considered. The likes of Deniz Undav, Alexander Nubel, Anthony Rouault, Dan-Axel Zagadou, and Nikolas Nartey remain in the treatment room.
The Billy Goats, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Werder Bremen and given their difficulties on the road, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. As for the away team, Faride Alidou is a major doubt, while all Davie Selke, Luca Waldschmidt, and Mark Uth are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Waldemar Anton):
The Uzbekistan-born central defender plays at the heart of Hannover’s defense. His idol was Roy Maakay, so he started his career as a striker, but he soon turned to defense. Anton Waldemar was a mere teenager when he made his first appearance for Die Roten in February 2016 against VfB Stuttgart.
Waldemar only had to wait for two months to net his first goal against Borussia Monchengladbach. The following season he commanded Hannover’s defense in Bundesliga 2, making 31 appearances, helping his team to return to the top flight immediately after the relegation.
Even though he was born in Olmaliq, Uzbekistan, Waldemar decided to pledge allegiance to Germany, debuting for the U21 squad in September 2016, making 7 appearances so far. The press in Germany compare him to Javi Martinez from Bayern Munich, because Anton Waldemar can play in the heart of defense, as well as a defensive midfielder and a right-back.
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.