FC Koln v Borussia M.Gladbach Prediction and Preview – 19/09/15
Bundesliga preview – FC Koln v Borussia M.Gladbach prediction
FC Koln welcome back Dominic Maroh from injury, who will provide welcome experience to the defensive make up. Kevin Vogt should keep his spot in midfield with the attacking Gerhardt made to appear from the bench. Should Peter Stoger decide to bolster the midfield he may replace Zoller with Jojic to tighten up the midfield area in what will be a tough battleground.
Borussia M.Gladbach will have to replace the injured Martin Stranzl and the likely option would appear to be Tony Jantschke. The side will be glad to see Granit Xhaka return from suspension in the centre of midfield and without Patrick Hermann make shift winger Lars Stindl keeps his spot. Top Scorer Modeste keeps his spot naturally to lead the line.
Possible Line-ups
FC Koln: 4-4-2 formation: Horn; Olkowski, Sorensen, Heintz, Hector; Risse, Vogt, Lehmann, Bittencourt; Modeste, Zoller
Borussia M.Gladbach: 4-4-1-1 formation: Sommer; Korb, Brouwers, Jantschke, Wendt; Stindl, Nordtveit, Xhaka, Traore; Raffael; Hazard
Statistics
Last 10 matches:
- FC Koln have won 7, drawn 1 and lost 2
- Borussia M.Gladbach have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches:
- FC Koln have scored an average of 2 goals and conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game
- Borussia M.Gladbach have scored an average of 1.3 goals and conceded an average of 1.9 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in:
- 7 of FC Koln’s previous 10 matches
- 9 of Borussia M.Gladbach’s previous 10 matches
Prediction
FC Koln are in a much better place in the League with only 1 defeat this season and goals from the forwards have helped get them off to a good start this season. However a thumping 6-2 defeat at the hands of Frankfurt last time out may have rocked the club and they may take a point if they can keep it tight, hoping Anthony Modeste gets them through the game.
Borussia M.Gladbach’s season has got off to an awful start and they find themselves rock bottom of the league and winless. The return of Xhaka may be the spark to help them get their season under way but they can expect a tough trip to Cologne.
We have went for this to be a tight game with goals in the first half before the teams shut up shop. Modeste has proved he can score goals and may fancy bagging a few against the struggling Borussia M.Gladbach.
Tips
Both teams to score at 8/11 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Over 1.5 first half goals at 7/4 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Modeste to score 2 or more at 12/1 – Click here to bet with Bet365
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