Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Stuttgart and Köln, taking place on Saturday, 18 February 2023, at The Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart.
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Stuttgart, Recent FormWith Freiburg sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Stuttgart won't feel totally dejected with their 2-1 away defeat by them last time out. They achieved 47% possession in that match and had 15 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Freiburg's tally of 9 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
Having scored 5 goals and conceded 11 in their last 6 games, they will need to improve at both ends if they are to pick up more points from here on. Bruno Labbadia has a real defensive headache with his squad's inability to keep a clean sheet at home, having conceded a goal in each of their the past 31 games.
Results wise, their recent poor run of form has left them without a win in 6 games.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Stuttgart, Serhou Guirassy will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Cologne, Recent FormWhen Köln last played in the league they faced Eintracht Frankfurt and produced an outstanding 3-0 home win. In that game they recorded 43 % of the possession, with 8 attempts on goal, 4 on target. Their opponents found the target on 1 of their 6 shots on goal.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 11 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 4 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have shown some defensive frailties on the road of late, having given away at least 1 goal in 9 of their past 10 away league matches, making points very hard to come by.
They've drawn their last 2 league games away from home, but their search for a league win on the road extends even further having gone 7 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.
On an individual basis, Ellyes Skhiri will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 5 goals in Köln's last 6 league games.
Nothing to write home about from their previous encounter, with no goals and both teams having to settle for a share of the points.
With at least 1 goal in each of their last 10 away matches against Stuttgart in the league, Die Geißböcke have built a decent scoring record that they will be keen to extend.
In this away league fixture, Köln has not won in the last 3 times they have played Stuttgart at The Mercedes-Benz Arena.
With only Serhou Guirassy (Tendon) and Tiago Tomás (Abdominal) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Bruno Labbadia will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Steffen Baumgart has a number of injury concerns in his Köln squad to contend with: Sebastian Andersson (Knee), Florian Dietz (Cruciate ligament), Luca Kilian (Muscle), Dimitris Limnios (Cruciate ligament), Dejan Ljubičić (Illness), Kristian Pedersen (Muscle), Davie Selke (Knee) and Mark Uth (Groin)
Stuttgart Playing at home | Cologne Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 2.1 |
| 26' | Time first goal scored | 45' |
| 27' | Time first goal conceded | 34' |
| 2.2 | Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | 4-2 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
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