27
16:00
Hector circles a free kick from the left wing with a lot of spin in the area between the edge of the five and the penalty spot. That’s where Elvedi jumps the highest and heads the ball out of the danger zone.
25
15:59
Mönchengladbach are still looking for a start in the game and have to count themselves lucky that they haven’t scored a home goal yet. In the event of another away bankruptcy, the FC foals would be on the pelt by one point.
22
15:56
Kainz are missing centimeter to the Cologne tour! The Austrian circles the free kick from 21 meters in the middle with the right inside instep with a lot of swerving in the direction of the upper right corner. The ball sails wafer-thin past the aluminum.
21
15:54
Yellow card for Manu Koné (Bor. Mönchengladbach)
After a set-up error by Itakura, the young Frenchman brings down Selke right in front of the central edge of the penalty area. His offense resulted in the first yellow card of the afternoon.
20
15:53
… Hofmann’s execution ends up at Elvedi, but with a slight reserve from nine meters in the middle, he only produces an unplaced arc lamp, which is easy prey for FC goalkeeper Schwäbe.
19
15:52
After a short pass by Scally, Hofmann forces the foals to take the premiere corner on the right-hand line of the penalty area…
17
3:50 p.m
Was that a punishable offense? After Hofmann’s flat pass from the right baseline, Neuhaus, standing with his back to the goal, is in front of Hübers on the ball and then leaves after a contact on the left ankle. But neither referee Felix Zwayer nor VAR is enough for a penalty.
15
15:48
The eleven from the Lower Rhine are still hardly able to play cleanly over the center line. Cologne attacked the opposing structure early. Although this hardly results in switching situations, the first line of defense works well.
12.
15:46
Schindler with the next approach of the hosts! Hector follows up on the left offensive side and forwards to Maina, who passes low and hard in front of the near post. Schindler takes the ball directly from twelve yards out and puts the ball just over the left corner.
9.
15:42
At the end of a first successful combination of the Farke selection, Koné plays from half left to the near side of the sixteen to Stindl. Although he creates the first contact in front of Chabot, he is then run off by the defender without any problems.
6.
15:39
After a long phase of possession in the first few moments, the foals give an unsettled impression as a result of the home side’s good early opportunity and hardly get a pass to the teammate.
3.
15:37
The first chance belongs to FC! After a bad pass by Itakura in the opposing half, Maina drives the ball against colts who have moved up via the free half-left corridor to the sixteen and shifts it to Selke on the right side of the penalty area. He shoots the second contact from 14 meters in the middle of the goal. Omlin parried to the side.
1.
15:34
Cologne versus Mönchengladbach – the 96th Rheinderby in the Bundesliga has begun!
1.
15:34
game start
15:33
After some Bengal fires were lit in the guest block, there is still a lot of smoke in the air. That’s why the kick-off is delayed by a few moments.
15:29
The 22 main actors have just left the catacombs for the lawn.
15:01
The Foals won the first leg at Borussia-Park in early October thanks to goals from Friedrich (27′), Bensebainis (45’+2′, 76′), Stindl’s (47′) and Thurams (90’+1′) 5-2 decided for themselves and who have only had one away win so far this season, coach Daniel Farke makes a change after the 2-2 home draw against SV Werder Bremen. Bensebaini returns to the starting XI after a suspension and relegates Netz to the bench.
14:54
On the billy goats side, who celebrated five of their six wins of the season in front of their home crowd and won three of the most recent four prestigious comparisons with the team from the Lower Rhine, coach Steffen Baumgart has made three personnel changes compared to the 6-1 away defeat at Borussia Dortmund. Schindler, Martel and Maina take the places of Ljubicic, Olesen (both on the bench) and Adamyan (not in the squad).
14:46
Borussia Mönchengladbach is also in a lean phase. While the two guest games at 1. FSV Mainz 05 (0:4) and RB Leipzig (0:3) lost against goals, the Black-White-Greens came in their home games against SC Freiburg (0:0) and SV Werder Bremen (2:2) not more than a draw despite clear chance advantages. In terms of international rankings, nine points down on seventh place, the train has now left – the foals are stuck in the gray mediocrity and have to look down.
14:35
1. FC Köln’s derby preparations were severely disrupted by the announcement of a one-year transfer ban by FIFA; the damage caused by the penalty would already exist for the traditional club and would be enormous in the event of an unsuccessful appeal. On the lawn, the Billy Goats have recently shown a clearly declining form curve, they only drew one point from the last five encounters and are only five points ahead of the relegation zone.
14:30
Hello and welcome from Müngersdorf! The Rhenish rivals 1. FC Köln and Borussia Mönchengladbach are facing each other in the Bundesliga for the 96th time. From 3:30 p.m. billy goats and foals will be fighting for three points and a lot of prestige in the RheinEnergieStadion.