FC Köln will be looking to maintain their strong start to the Bundesliga season on Sunday, as they travel to Borussia Monchengladbach. The hosts will be looking for just a second victory in their previous six fixtures.
Bundesliga Preview
Two sides located just outside the European places in the Bundesliga standings clash in the German top-flight on Sunday. Borussia Monchengladbach will have home advantage for the fixture this weekend, as they look to overturn a disappointing run of form over their previous five fixtures. During that run, they have picked up just one victory, and have been beaten on two occasions.
Their latest defeat was suffered in the Bundesliga last weekend, as they were beaten by Werder Bremen. It was a very disappointing outing for Gladbach, as they were hammered 5-1 on the road. They found themselves 4-0 down at half time, before Marcus Thuram scored a late consolation.
FC Köln is enjoying another fine season in the Bundesliga this term, and they could move into the top four this weekend with a victory on the road against Gladbach. They come into the weekend sitting in seventh, after winning three of their opening eight fixtures and being beaten on just one occasion.
They have won two of their previous four fixtures in the league, and are unbeaten in two coming into this fixture on the road. Köln picked up a great win in their previous Bundesliga fixture, as they managed to secure a 3-2 success against Borussia Dortmund at home. Florian Kainz opened the scoring in that success, before Steffen Tigges and Dejan Ljubicic scored further goals in the second period.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs FC Köln Head to Head
Gladbach will be looking to bounce back to winning ways in this fixture, as they were beaten home and away by FC Köln for the first time since the 1989-90 season last term. However, the 51 Gladbach wins in this fixture means that this is their most successful fixture in Bundesliga history.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs FC Köln Prediction
This will be an entertaining fixture in the Bundesliga on Sunday, and both sides make compelling cases. However, the slight preference is for FC Köln, as they have started the season in excellent form, and look incredibly difficult to beat at present.
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