FC Koln vs Union Berlin Prediction & Tips
Cologne and Union Berlin play in the RheinEnergieStadion in a second round match of the 2. League. There is no record of official clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last confrontation was on 11-04-2014 and ended with the result: Union Berlin (1-2) Cologne. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Analysis of the Colony
The home team arrives in this second round after a win in their debut, for Bochum, by (0-2). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats as a visitor, with 23 goals scored and 29 conceded, against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats at home, with 20 goals scored and 25 conceded. In the last 10 home games, Cologne has 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches.
After making a bad campaign in the Bundesliga the Cologne ended down and it is obvious that nobody likes it, so the current season will be restructuring, after all at the end of it hopes to be back to the national elite. It certainly has the quality to seek access and will struggle from now on to make this reality, so it aims at regularity in the performances and results. In this round hopes to show your potential and not make mistakes, after all you want to get a favorable score when the final whistle blows. For this match the coach Markus Anfang will not be able to count on Marco Höger who is in the medical department, besides J. Mere that will fulfill suspension.
Review of Union Berlin
The visiting team arrives in this second round after a win in their debut, for the Erzgebirge Aue, for (1-0). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, Union Berlin won 5 and lost 5. The team conceded goals in 7 of their last 10 games, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has been regular. who managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 games. In his games as a visitor there is a tendency to score goals, as 15 of his last 22 games have finished with more than 2.5 goals.
The Union Berlin is that team that time is well and time is bad in a league, but wants to end this and in the current season aims to have a lot of regularity. It wants to follow this already in this second round, achieving a good result and having a quality performance, to achieve a good performance. In the field it tries to impose itself, marking firm and attacking with efficiency, therefore it runs less risks of being surprised. For this match, coach Urs Fischer will not be able to count on Fabian Schönheim and Sebastian Polter who are in the medical department.
FC Koln – Union Berlin FREE TIPS
FC Koln – Win @ 1.55
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
