In this week 26 match on the 2nd of April, Köln will host Borussia M’gladbach at Rheinenergiestadion in a clash of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Köln sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-6 blowout loss against Borussia Dortmund. Raphaël Guerreiro struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 15th minute on a feed from Donyell Malen, then Sébastien Haller added another in the 17th minute on a feed from Raphaël Guerreiro. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Borussia M’gladbach recorded a 2-2 draw against Werder Bremen. Marcus Thuram struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 48th minute on a feed from Jonas Hofmann, then Marvin Ducksch got the equalizer for Werder Bremen in the 65th minute on a feed from Romano Schmid . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Köln and Borussia M’gladbach last played eachother at the Stadion Im Borussia-park on Oct 9th. Borussia M’gladbach won by a score of 5 to 2 in front of just over 54000 jubilant spectators. Marvin Friedrich scored the first goal for Borussia M’gladbach in the 27th minute, then Florian Kainz tied it up for Köln in the 31st minute , but luckily for Borussia M’gladbach it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win.
Marcus Thuram has been the most prolific scorer on Borussia M’gladbach in his last 5 matches with two goals.
Steffen Baumgart’s squad will be without Luca Kilian, Florian Dietz and Rijad Smajic, while Borussia M’gladbach will be without Julian Weigl, Tony Jantschke and Ramy Bensebaini.