Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Wolfsburg will be looking to build on back-to-back wins over Schalke and Werder Bremen when they face Koln at their Volkswagen Arena on Matchday 27. The Wolves have been scoring goals for fun of late, and it is no wonder bookies see them as hot favourites to win Saturday’s match. Paulo Otavio serves the last of his two-match ban, while Renato Steffen, Marin Pongracic, Jeffrey Bruma, and Wouter Weghorst are all out of contention through injuries.
The Billy Goats, on the other hand, were struggling on the travels before the international break, and given their three-game losing run on the road, we believe that punters can find value in betting on the hosts. Defender Jannes-Kilian Horn returns from suspension, while both Dennis and Bornauw are sidelined with injuries. In the previous meeting between the two teams at Volkswagen Arena Wolfsburg defeated Koln 2-1.
Highlighted Player (Kevin Mbabu):
Born in Chene-Bougeries, Switzerland on April 19, 1995, Kevin Mbabu is a defender who plays for Young Boys. Mbabu started his youth career at Servette and he continued playing for les Grenats at senior level. However, it has to be noted that he made no more than one appearance for Servette in the league during the 2012/2013 season.
Kevin Mbabu then joined Premier League side Newcastle United and after spending two seasons on loan at Rangers and Young Boys, he signed a permanent deal with the Stade de Suisse outfit in 2017. His main position right back, but he is used as both centre and left back as well.
Mbabu is eligible to play for Switzerland, DR Congo and France due to his mixed descent, but he decided to represent the Rossocrociati at senior level. Mbabu made his Switzerland debut in September, 2018 in a 6-0 win over Iceland. His contract with Young Boys should expire in June, 2020.
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.