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FC Koln vs Duisburg Prediction & Betting tips
At the end of the ninth matchday in the 2nd Bundesliga it comes to probably the most uneven duel. The relegated from the Bundesliga and absolute top favorite for the championship as well as the immediate resurgence 1. FC Cologne welcomes the guests of the MSV Duisburg in the local RheinEnergieSTADION. The zebras are in last place in the table and have not been the only team in German professional football to win a league title this season. The best scorer of Cologne has after eight matchdays almost twice as many goals as the whole Duisburg team. Geißbock or Zebra – which animal prevails on Monday? The bookmakers are safe despite coach change effect. In the match of Cologne against Duisburg, according to the betting odds, the hosts are the clear favorite for a tip to a winner.
Cologne:
Almost a quarter of the season is already over and the 1. FC Köln is well on the way to reducing abstinence from the Bundesliga to a minimum. Before the three Sunday matches in league two of the Effzeh is at the top of the table and can only be temporarily bumped by Union Berlin from first place, if the Iron will win their match on Sunday against Heidenheim with at least three goals difference. Cologne itself comes after eight games completed in the German lower house on six wins, a draw and a defeat. Away, the vest is still white. Because on the opponent’s place, the Billy Goats have won all their four games. In contrast, the home record with two wins and one draw and one defeat almost mixed. In the recent home game Cologne was able to avoid repeated point losses and won after a 0: 1 deficit still 2-1 against Ingolstadt. Matchwinner was once again Simon Terodde, who scored the match for both sides with his two goals.
Overall, stand at Terodde after eight matchdays twelve goals on the account. It was the striker for the opening match at VfL Bochum not used at all and was in the first home game against Union Berlin only after one hour come on. In five of the six subsequent and at the same time last matches Terodde always met at least twice. When 2: 0 in Sandhausen end of September he managed “only” one hit. All in all, Cologne have won their last three games in the 2nd Bundesliga. If there is anything to complain about Cologne, then this is still the defensive. Only in two of the nine competitive games this season could hold the Effzeh behind the zero. With twelve goals scored after eight games completed Cologne has for a league leaders relatively much. But who has a Terodde front and also likes to meet, who may allow himself a few goals then back then just sometimes. Cologne has met in its last fifteen competitive matches across season and competition. In the match between Cologne and Duisburg the odds are clearly in the direction of a tip on home win.
Duisburg:
Torsten Lieberknecht is the name of the new trainer in the zebra enclosure, which will provide new impetus on the Wedau. Ilia Gruev had to take his hat off at MSV Duisburg after the club under him only two points on the first eight matchdays in the 2nd Bundesliga took. With the 1: 3 home defeat against Jahn Regensburg last weekend, the sixth defeat in the eighth second division match, the Bulgarians in Duisburg was sealed. Before the Sunday games, the zebra’s backlog on the saving shore is already seven points. Lieberknecht, who once led Eintracht Braunschweig into the Bundesliga, starts with the toughest task possible, namely the away game in Cologne. Accordingly, the instructor stepped on his euphoria brakes and dampened expectations of the first game under his leadership. But the fact is: even with only one point Duisburg on Monday would get half as many points as under Gruev in the eight games before.
One can assume that Lieberknecht does not play in a 4-4-2 system, as was the case with Duisburg under Gruev. Which direction the new coach chooses remains to be seen, whether it will do anything against the reigning League Primate, however, too. While Duisburg lost all four second division matches at home, away from home there were two previous defeats alongside two more defeats. The goal difference of 7:17 is a bit scary. In six of the previous eight games in league two Duisburg conceded at least two goals. Against Jahn Regensburg Duisburg earned a chance advantage of 27:16 on the last weekend with 59% ball possession! And yet, only one of the zebras’ seven shots on the opponent’s body was in, while the Jahn scored three of the nine shots in the box. In the game of Duisburg in Cologne you can call the betting odds for a tip home win under the circumstances almost as high.
FC Koln vs Duisburg head to head matches
28.10.14 POK Duisburg FC Koln 0 : 1 (0 : 0)
22.04.13 2BUN Duisburg FC Koln 1 : 1
15.01.13 CF FC Koln Duisburg 3 : 1
09.11.12 2BUN FC Koln Duisburg 0 : 0
22.12.10 POK FC Koln Duisburg 1 : 2