Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Köln and Wolfsburg, taking place on Saturday, 25 February 2023, at RheinEnergieStadion in Köln.
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Cologne, Recent FormKöln boss Steffen Baumgart will need to instil positive feelings within his team after they endured a 3-0 away mauling from Stuttgart. They achieved 54% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Stuttgart's tally of 17 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 11, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 5 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have clocked up an impressive run of form in front of goal at RheinEnergieStadion recently, having found the net in 5 of their last 6 home matches. This season, their defensive frailties have certainly been apparent, having conceded at least 1 goal in 17 of their 21 league games.
They have shown a solid run of form lately at RheinEnergieStadion, which has seen them go unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home matches while registering 3 victories from the same run.
Goalscorer Ellyes Skhiri will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 5 goals in his last 6 league matches for Köln.
Wolfsburg, Recent FormNiko Kovač will have some work to do building up his players after their 3-0 home thrashing at the hands of RB Leipzig. In that game they recorded 43 % of the possession, with 7 attempts on goal, 2 on target. Their opponents found the target on 5 of their 16 shots on goal.
While they have been strong in attack with 14 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 9 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. On the road, they are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 away games. With 3 clean sheets in their last 6 away league matches, they have shown themselves to be a tough nut to crack away from home.
They have had a good run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 games on the road and picking up 3 wins along the way.
The Wolfsburg travelling support have had something to shout about on the road via the goals from Ridle Baku, who's scored 3 goals in their last 6 league matches away from home.
It was not a positive ending for Wolfsburg last time they met Köln in the league, with the game ending in a 2-4 defeat.
Die Wölfe will be confident of finding the net in this one against Köln, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 8 encounters between the two sides.
Köln manager Steffen Baumgart has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Sebastian Andersson (Knee), Florian Dietz (Cruciate ligament), Luca Kilian (Muscle), Dimitris Limnios (Cruciate ligament), Kristian Pedersen (Muscle) and Mark Uth (Groin) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the Wolfsburg manager Niko Kovač ahead of this clash, with Kevin Paredes (Illness) missing out, which gives Kovač a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Cologne Playing at home | Wolfsburg Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Goals scored | 1.4 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 41' |
| 38' | Time first goal conceded | 33' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.7 | Subs used | 4.6 |
| 7-1 | Biggest victory | 5-0 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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