Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Köln and Mainz 05, taking place on Saturday, 15 April 2023, at RheinEnergieStadion in Köln.
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Cologne, Recent FormKöln will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 3-1 away win against Augsburg. They achieved 48% possession in that match and had 11 strikes at goal, with 6 hitting the target, up against Augsburg's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 1 of which were on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 4 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 11 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. Despite winning their last league game there have been some concerning signs recently, with them having failed to score in 4 of their last 6, so the fans will be hoping they have turned a corner.
Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
Mainz 05, Recent FormMainz 05 had to settle for a share of the spoils in their last match, which ran out a 2-2 draw against Werder Bremen. Their share of possession in that meeting was 50%, while racking up 16 shots along the way, 10 of which were on target. Werder Bremen had 9 shots on goal with 4 on target.
It's been a rewarding period in front of goal for them with 12 goals scored in their last 6 matches; that said, boss Bo Svensson will be less happy with his defence, who have conceded 4 goals in the same period. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 13 games. They will need to tighten up at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in all but 1 of their last 6 away games.
Their strong run of form, both away and at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 8 games in a row.
Marcus Ingvartsen has scored 4 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Köln.
After a good 5-0 win for Mainz 05 in this pair's last league encounter, Köln will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
Away from home, Die Nullfünfer have shipped at least one goal to Köln in each of their previous 5 league matches against them. Die Geißböcke have struggled to keep Mainz at bay when these two teams have met at RheinEnergieStadion, during the last 3 times they have hosted Mainz in the league, they have conceded a total of 7 goals.
Ellyes Skhiri has scored in each of Köln's last 2 home games against Mainz.
Köln manager Steffen Baumgart has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Sebastian Andersson (Lack of fitness), Florian Dietz (Cruciate ligament) and Mark Uth (Groin) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the Mainz manager Bo Svensson ahead of this clash, with Jonathan Burkardt (Knee) missing out, which gives Svensson a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Cologne Playing at home | Mainz 05 Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | Goals scored | 1.5 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 45' |
| 31' | Time first goal conceded | 26' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2.5 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.5 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 7-1 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 6-2 |
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