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Duisburg vs Viktoria Koln Prediction & Betting tips
In terms of ambitions, neither Duisburg nor Cologne can be satisfied with the season so far. The people of Domstadt, who actually wanted to push towards the 2nd Bundesliga after a big shopping spree in the summer, have only 13 out of 24 possible points after two recent defeats. The zebras have only won two out of their seven league games.
Accordingly, both teams are facing a very groundbreaking game. In the run-up to the encounter between Duisburg and Viktoria Köln, the odds of the bookmakers turn towards the guests from the cathedral city, as the odds comparison of the betting base shows.
However, the momentum of the Höhenberger also plays a role. Cologne not only lost the last away game at Hansa Rostock with a crashing 1: 5, but last weekend they lost 2-0 at home against promoted Lübeck. It was the first ever win of the season for VfB. Accordingly, Duisburg, who lost their catch-up game against Saarbrücken 2-3 during the week, should definitely have a chance.
After all, MSV won two of their last four league games and even defeated the strong TSV 1860 Munich 2-0. Against this background, we consider tip 1 to be the better option at Duisburg against Viktoria Köln.
Duisburg :
The newly relegated MSV Duisburg was only missing one point in the 2019/20 season in order to qualify for the relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga in the end. The zebras even held first place in the table on matchday 32 and were at the top with a total of 20 table leaders for more than half of the season.
In the end, it wasn’t enough, which had far-reaching consequences for Torsten Lieberknecht’s team. Several top performers could not be retained. A Petar Sliskovic is currently using in the chord for newcomers Türkgücü. Yassin Ben Balla and Lukas Daschner meanwhile moved a league higher to Braunschweig and St. Pauli.
That it could be a potentially difficult season was inevitable. With only two out of nine possible points from the first three games, the messed-up start of the season even exceeded the fears.
Because of an ordered quarantine, the zebras were not able to build up any real rhythm afterwards. Most recently they had to play two English weeks in a row because of the catch-up games. After all, the first two victories could be won there: A 1-0 in Unterhaching and a 2-0 at 1860 Munich.
Wednesday evening revealed that the performance curve is not yet showing any sustained upward trend. At home against 1. FC Saarbrücken there was the next bitter defeat in the catch-up game. A 2: 3, in which there was the decisive goal conceded after two dismissals in the fourth minute of added time.
It is true that things are not going very well for the guests from the cathedral city either, which is why we trust MSV to win their first home win in this duel. Nevertheless, in the tip of Duisburg against Viktoria Köln, it must also be taken into account that Torsten Lieberknecht will once again be forced to renovate in view of the suspension of Arne Sicker and Dominik Schmidt.
Viktoria Köln:
FC Viktoria Köln finished their first season in the 3rd division last summer on a solid twelfth place in the table. It would have been more possible if the defense of the Höhenberger had not been open again and again like a barn door.
The Domstadt team conceded no less than 71 goals in the 2019/20 season, which was the second-worst third division value behind the bottom line Carl Zeiss Jena. Accordingly, those responsible, who spent a lot of money in the summer to improve the cadre, wanted to set the screws here.
For six match days it looked as if the defense of the right bank of the Rhine had stabilized decisively. Pavel Dotchev’s team only conceded six goals from the first six games, and after a bumpy start, the last four matches were all won – three of them without conceding a goal.
Then, however, Viktoria was brought back to reality in the past two weeks with two defeats and 1: 7 goals, in which all the problems of the previous season flashed through again with emphasis.
Nevertheless, in the run-up to the encounter between Duisburg and Viktoria Köln, the odds of the betting providers still turn towards the Höhenberger.
In view of the latest two results and the fact that captain and playmaker Mike Wunderlich will be injured as well as Marcel Risse, the prominent loan from city rivals 1. FC Köln, it should be difficult for the Dotchev team to find the offensive they need To get penetrative power on the field and at the same time to be defensively stable enough.
Duisburg vs Viktoria Koln head to head matches
23.06.20 3LIG Viktoria Koln Duisburg 1 : 0
25.11.19 3LIG Duisburg Viktoria Koln 2 : 1
05.07.14 CF Duisburg Viktoria Koln 3 : 1