1.FC Köln - SV Sandhausen

The pressure is high in Cologne and the management maybe made an mistake at they force the goal to get promoted. After three draws they need immediately the first win otherwise the are far away from the top places after 4 Rounds. This means they have to improve a lot and their performance anyway. A lot of players are not at their level and also in offensive they look very weak. The only man with Ujah is not enough there. But they meet an opponent who is not very good to play because they play really defensive and this is what the problem is for Cologne, they need much more space for their wings and therefore it can be a huge problem today too. Both matches ended with draw against Sandhausen last season. 

More as probably is this because Coach Schwartz is known for his defensive style and if they can hold Colonge away from their goal and hold some time a draw, maybe Cologne and their fans get angry and this can be one of the key facts here. The problems from Cologne are clear and sooner or later they open more and more and the space for Sandhausen gets bigger and their chances as well. This was seen in matches like Dresden, Düsseldorf, Paderborn and in Cup. So why not today again. No changes expected because Coach Schwartz was very pleased how his team played against Nürnberg and Cottbus last weekend where they got a draw what is not such bad but they were 2-0 up and could not hold this lead till the end. In this case captain Löning is again on bench.

Some more changes expected in lineup for Colonge today. Their performances were not the best in the past and maybe Coach Stöger changes some and try a new system or something he has in mind. One of these changes can be from 4-3-3 to 4-4-2 with Ujah beside last weeks goal scorer Przybylko. Mattuschyk must on bench while Lehmann plays the central midfield position alone and he has to do a lot then but he is not the quickest one and this can bring some danger here. Maybe Halfar can bring some fresh power in Colognes play while Bröker and Thiel looked not very good and this can be the chance from Exslager who was not such bad after he came in. As you can see, Coach Stöger wants to try some new and bring new fresh and hungry players in the lineup to get the first win today.