FC Köln have made a disastrous start to the new Bundesliga season, but they will be chasing a second victory in the competition before the international break this weekend. Bochum will have home field advantage, as they also look for a second consecutive win.
Bundesliga Preview
The attention will be on the bottom end of the Bundesliga standings on Saturday, as two sides that have improved in recent weeks will be looking for a second straight win to edge clear of the relegation places. FC Köln deserve credit for their response in recent weeks, as they have suffered just a single defeat across their previous three.
They were the penultimate team to win a match in the competition this term, but they have now taken four points from a possible nine. Despite that upturn in form, Köln remain bottom of the Bundesliga standings, as they have accumulated just five points from their opening ten matches this term. But, a second win in four league matches this weekend could see them rise to 15th overall.
Bochum are far from safe in the battle to avoid the drop at this early stage of the campaign, but the German side would have taken confidence from the fact that they picked up a first league win of the season last weekend. However, they have been among the most challenging sides to beat in the bottom half of the standings after losing just four times this term.
Their wait for a first league win finally came to an end last weekend, as they battled to a 2-1 victory on the road against Darmstadt. Takuma Asano was the hero on that evening, as the forward scored twice for Bochum.
Bochum vs FC Köln Head to Head
Bochum have gone three matches without defeat against Köln in the Bundesliga. That includes a 2-0 away victory against their rivals in the most recent encounter. However, draws have been a common outcome when these sides have collided, with four of the previous seven in the Bundesliga ending level.
Bochum vs FC Köln Prediction
These sides are very evenly matched ahead of this fixture, and the trend of draws could be a very interesting betting angle. Therefore, we will be siding with the sides playing out an entertaining score draw before the international break in Germany.
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