In this week 12 match on the 30th of October, Köln will host Hoffenheim at Rheinenergiestadion in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 10th placed Köln is fresh off their 0-5 blowout loss against Mainz 05. Marcus Ingvartsen scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 11th minute from the penalty spot, then Dominik Kohr added another in the 35th minute In the end, Köln was frustrated by Mainz 05’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mainz 05 ended the match with the shutout victory. Köln is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while hoffenheim sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Bayern München. Jamal Musiala struck first for Bayern München in the 18th minute, then Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting added another in the 38th minute on a feed from Serge Gnabry In the end, Hoffenheim was frustrated by Bayern München’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bayern München ended the match with the shutout victory. Hoffenheim should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Hoffenheim won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Hoffenheim is fortunate enough to have Munas Dabbur in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Steffen Tigges has been the most prolific scorer on Köln in his last five matches with three goals
Steffen Baumgart’s Köln squad will be without Florian Kainz, Jan Thielmann, Julian Chabot, Lemperle and Horn, while Ihlas Bebou, Ermin Bičakčić, Benjamin Hübner, Luca Philipp and Asllani are unavailable to play for André Breitenreiter’s team.