Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Koln
Match Time & Date:
18/08/2022
20:30
Prediction: 3-1
MOL Fehervar
Koln will look to kick off their Conference League campaign in style when they welcome MOL Fehervar to their RheinEnergieStadion on Thursday evening. The Billy Goats have been producing fine displays at the start of the new Bundesliga campaign, with the team beating Schalke 3-1 in their opener, while holding star-studded Leipzig to a draw at the weekend.
Over the years Koln have turned their stadium into a real fortress, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. Since key attacker Modeste joined Borussia Dortmund earlier this summer, Florian Dietz is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts. The Hungarians, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-0 loss to Ferencvaros, which is yet another reason why we are going to back Koln to win the first leg.
Highlighted Player (Jonas Hector):
Jonas Hector is a product of Koln’s youth school. The left back was born on 27 May, 1990 in Saarbrucken and he began his youth career at SV Auersmacher. In 2010 he joined FC Koln and he made 63 league appearances for the reserve team between 2010 and 2013. Ever since he made his debut for the senior team on 27 August, 2012 he has been playing regularly for the Billy Goats and he certainly helped the team return to Bundesliga at the end of the 2013/2014 campaign.
Jonas Hector made his Germany debut on 14 November, 2014 in a 4-0 win over Gibraltar. The left-footed defender scored his first goal for the German national team on 29 March, 2016 in a 4-1 victory over Italy in Munich.
Hector represented his homeland at the 2016 European Championship finals in France and he scored the winner from the penalty spot in the quarter-final against Italy. Hector is capable of playing as a midfielder as well.
Highlighted Team ():
Brighton
Southampton
Barcelona
Las Palmas 
Crystal Palace
Newcastle 
Borussia Dortmund 
Bayern Munich 
West Ham
Arsenal
Chelsea 
Aston Villa 
