There will be fascinating action at the bottom of the Bundesliga standings on Friday, as FC Köln continue their search for a second win of the campaign. However, Darmstadt will also see this as a winnable fixture, as they look to move clear of the relegation spots.
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All eyes will be on the bottom of the Bundesliga standings on Friday evening, as two of the bottom four collide in the German top flight. It has been a slow start to the season for FC Köln, as they already sit bottom of the standings after winning just once in their opening 12 matches this term. A victory on Friday could see them move out of the bottom three places.
However, wins have been hard to come by for Köln already this term, as they have picked up just a single victory from their opening 12 matches. They are already the lowest scorers in the competition at this early stage, as they have found the back of the net on just nine occasions. In their previous match, they were edged out by Bayern Munich, which ended a two-game unbeaten run.
Darmstadt will also have pressure on their shoulders this weekend, as they sit just above the bottom three places in the current league standings. In fact, they could drop into the relegation spots if they suffer defeat on Friday in the Bundesliga against Köln.
The hosts come into this match after playing out draws in each of their last two matches. That is a decent enough return to form after losing three on the bounce. Their most recent point was picked up on the road against Freiburg, with Mathias Honsak finding the net for Darmstadt.
Darmstadt 98 vs FC Köln Head to Head
This will be the first league meeting between these sides since Darmstadt recorded a 2-1 away win in the second tier in April 2019. Köln has won each of the previous three meetings between the sides in the Bundesliga, with their most recent coming in the form of a 6-1 win in January 2017.
Darmstadt vs FC Köln Prediction
Köln would have taken a lot of positives from their 1-0 defeat against Bayern Munich last weekend. Therefore, we could see there being good value in siding with the away win in the German top-flight on Friday.
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