Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Cologne and Wolfsburg, taking place on Saturday, 26 August 2023, at RheinEnergieStadion in Köln.
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Cologne, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Cologne players having failed to take any points away from their recent 1-0 away defeat at the hands of Borussia Dortmund. Their share of possession in that meeting was 33%, while racking up 11 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target, in contrast to Borussia Dortmund, who had 13 shots on goal with 2 on target.
Steffen Baumgart will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 9 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 8 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. Of their last 6 games played at home, they've have been unable to score in 3 games and only kept 1 clean sheet.
This will be regarded as a poor run of form, with 3 defeats from their last 6 matches and just 2 victories.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Cologne, Davie Selke will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Wolfsburg, Recent FormHaving secured a 2-0 home win against Heidenheim in their latest league match, Wolfsburg will have a positive feeling ahead of this match. They came away from that fixture with a 49% share of the possession and clocked up 18 attempts on goal with 8 on target, in comparison to Heidenheim, who managed 14 attempts on goal, 1 of which were on target.
It seems pretty certain that Niko Kovač will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 8 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 11 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped.
It's been mixed fortunes for Wolfsburg away from home recently, having won 3 and lost 3 of their last 6 games on the road.
Goalscorer Jonas Wind will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Wolfsburg.
When these two teams last met in the league it was a 0-2 win for Wolfsburg.
During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne have been unable to break through the visitor's defence and find the back of the net. Goals should be on the cards for Die Wölfe in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against Cologne in their last 9 meetings together.
In the last 2 league meetings between the teams at RheinEnergieStadion, Wolfsburg has taken all 3 points and has not lost away to Cologne in 3 games.
Yannick Gerhardt has scored in each of Wolfsburg's last league game against Cologne.
Cologne manager Steffen Baumgart has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Florian Dietz (Knee), Noah Katterbach (Cruciate ligament), Linton Maina (Back), Davie Selke (Hip), Jan Thielmann (Knee) and Mark Uth (Muscle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Kilian Fischer (Knee) and Lukas Nmecha (Knee) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Niko Kovač will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
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