At the end of 13th Round in 2.Bundesliga the top match takes place in Rhein Energie Stadium this evening. With leader 1.FC Köln and the second Union Berlin meet the two best teams table wise each other for the show down today. Both are even and only separated by three goals what makes it more as interesting. For both teams thereby offers this match an opportunity to get away from the rest with a win. Although Greuther Fürth and Kaiserslautern celebrated victories a win would help to extend the lead to place three and four to four and five Points. The Winner make a big step forward here.
Favorite on paper, not at least because of the home advantage of the 1.FC Köln, which, however has some problems at home this season and could win only twice in their own stadium so far. In the last home game against TSV 1860 Munich they had some problems because their strong offensive line had lack of space and were not able to create a lot. It was only because 1860 played really clever and defend very well what ended in a goalless draw. Having learned from this game, maybe Coach Stöger is just likely to start with a 4-2-3-1 with only one striker what was very good at the end of the game to 1860. This system should help to get better in the game against an expected defensive minded Union side. Whether Patrick Helmes and Anthony Ujah first need on the bench remains to be seen. At the last 1-0 win to Bielefeld could neither convince. Definitely back in starting lineup will be youngster Yannick Gerhardt, who was very active in Bielefeld after coming in and increased the performance of the whole team immediately. He plays beside Lehmann in central midfield today. Additional winning goal scorer Peszko will certainly stand in the starting lineup this time and let the joker role behind him. Whatever Coach Stöger decides to play with one or two attacker it can be that Marcel Risse or Daniel Halfar sits on bench first.
Union Berlin has not lost the previous six away games this season and won three times on the road what is an incredible number for them if you take a look on past seasons. Even in Cologne Coach Neuhaus with his team of course not want to hide but has to replace the important midfield player Mattuschka who booked his fifth yellow card and is suspended here. He leaves a huge gap is he the man for the standard situations what rape them an important weapon. How dangerous these situations are you could see in the last match against Aue where he scored the winning goal with. He will be replaced most probably from Martin Dausch who stands in the starting lineup already against Aue where he had to replace Köhler who was ill. Köhler is back now and will take his usual position on the left offensive line behind the alone attacker Simon Terodde. The Ex-Cologne player should be huge motivated and aiming for the win today. Therefore Dausch moves from the wing in the center and plays on Mattuschka’s position. Otherwise no other changes expected.
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