In this 30th week match, on Sat Apr 29th, Köln plays host to Freiburg in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 11th placed Köln is fresh off their 3-1 win against Hoffenheim. Florian Kainz scored the first goal for Köln in the 18th minute on a penalty shot, then Davie Selke added another in the 39th minute. Köln is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Freiburg recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Schalke 04. Michael Gregoritsch scored the first goal for Freiburg in the 7th minute, then Michael Gregoritsch added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Lukas Kübler In the end, Schalke 04 couldn’t muster any offence and Freiburg ran away with the shutout win. Freiburg should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
Freiburg and Köln last played eachother at the Europa Park Stadium on the 6th of November. Freiburg was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of almost 34000 spectators. Jeong Woo-Yeong scored the first goal for Freiburg in the 53rd minute, then Michael Gregoritsch added another in the 64th minute In the end, Köln couldn’t muster any offence and Freiburg ran away with the shutout win.
Freiburg’s top weapon lately has been Lucas Höler, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Davie Selke has been the most effective weapon for Köln lately. The German attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches
Ellyes Skhiri, Florian Dietz and Rijad Smajic are unavailable to play for Köln, while Christian Streich’s Freiburg squad will be without Manuel Gulde and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh.