On the 9th of October, Köln and Borussia M’gladbach will play a match in Mönchengladbach in a clash of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Borussia M’gladbach sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-5 loss against Werder Bremen. Niclas Füllkrug scored the first goal for Werder Bremen in the 5th minute, then Marvin Ducksch added another in the 8th minute. Borussia M’gladbach is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Köln recorded a 3-2 win against Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 31st minute on a feed from Jude Bellingham, then Florian Kainz tied it up for Köln in the 53rd minute on a feed from Jonas Hector But luckily in the 56th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Steffen Tigges. Köln is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Köln won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Köln is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Dejan Ljubičić and Florian Kainz each having 2 goals in their last 5. Both Jonas Hofmann and Marcus Thuram have been the hottest scorers for Borussia M’gladbach in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals
Daniel Farke’s squad will be without Hannes Wolf, Florian Neuhaus, Mamadou Doucouré, Ko Itakura, Tobias Sippel and Alassane Pléa, while Köln will be without Julian Chabot, Tim Lemperle and Timo Horn.