1.FC Köln vs VfL Bochum – 10/03/2023
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The German Bundesliga fixtures kick off on the 10th of March this weekend with a meeting between Köln and Bochum.
The game will be played at the Rhein Energie Stadion and the host begin the weekend in 12th place on 27 points while the visitors are bottom of the table on 19 points.
Köln come into the match on the back of a 0-0 draw at high flying Union Berlin. It was a good result for Köln against a team that is still in the title race this season but means they have failed to win any of their 3 most recent Bundesliga fixtures.
In addition to the draw with Union Berlin there have been defeats at home against Wolfsburg and away to Stuttgart.
Trends show Köln have recorded just a single win from their 7 most recent fixtures, all of which have been in the Bundesliga.
The victory came over Eintracht Frankfurt at home and was a good 3-0 win. Home form in the Bundesliga shows Köln are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 matches including a comprehensive 7-1 win over Werder Bremen.
Köln have failed to score a goal in their 3 most recent Bundesliga games and will be hoping to end that run in this match. Köln have managed to score 10 goals across their last 4 home Bundesliga games but they came in 2 matches.
Bochum make the trip to the Rhein Energie Stadion having lost 2-0 at home to Schalke in the Bundesliga last weekend.
Schalke opened the scoring on the stroke of half time and added a second goal in the 79th minute. It was a disappointing defeat for Bochum and they slipped to the bottom of the table as a result of the loss.
Trends show Bochum have lost each of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions. Four of the defeats have come in the Bundesliga and Bochum have lost at home against Freiburg and Schalke plus away to Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen.
Away form in the Bundesliga shows Bochum have lost each of their last 4 games and they have recoded just a single victory from their last 13 league matches on the road.
Bochum have conceded 2 or more goals in each of their last 4 away Bundesliga fixtures.
Team news and Köln have several players on the treatment table including Jan Thielmann, Kristian Pedersen, Luca Kilian, Mark Uth, Florian Dietz, and Sebastian Andersson.
Bochum will be without the injured trio of Simon Zoller, Gerrit Holtmann, and Cristian Gamboa. They also have doubts over the fitness of Philipp Hofmann.
Neither team are in good form going into this match but with Bochum’s poor away record, Köln must begin the match as favourites. We expect the hosts to score at least 2 goals on their way to victory, with both teams finding the back of the net.
