In a weekend match in week 13, on Sunday Nov 6th, Freiburg hosts Köln in a clash of the Bundesliga. In their last match, 3rd placed Freiburg, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Schalke 04. Vincenzo Grifo struck first for Freiburg in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Maximilian Eggestein, then Vincenzo Grifo added another in the 61st minute on a penalty kick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Schalke 04 couldn’t manage to score, and Freiburg took the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Freiburg should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Köln recorded a 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim. Florian Kainz struck first for Köln in the 13th minute, then Jacob Bruun Larsen tied it up for Hoffenheim in the 36th minute on a feed from Christoph Baumgartner earning Hoffenheim a comeback draw. Köln is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Köln won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Steffen Tigges and Florian Kainz have been the hottest scorers for Köln in the last five each having scored 3 goals. Freiburg’s most prolific scorer has been Vincenzo Grifo. The Italian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Jonathan Schmid, Roland Sallai and Manuel Gulde are unavailable to play for Christian Streich’s team, while Jan Thielmann, Julian Chabot and Lemperle are unavailable to play for Köln.