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18:34
Risky action by Horn, who lets Borré step out with his sole in his own penalty area.
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18:31
The ball rolls! Frankfurt kicked off in black jerseys, Cologne is dressed all in white.
18:24
Referee of the game is Christian Dingert. He will be assisted by Benedikt Kempkes and Timo Gerach. VAR is Sven Jablonski.
18:16
With an urgent application, the people of Cologne wanted to increase the number of spectators to 25,000 in advance. However, the association failed in doing so before the Münster Higher Administrative Court. This means that only 10,000 fans are allowed into the RheinEnergieStadion today.
18:10
Curious statistics: Compared to the previous season, Cologne currently has eleven points more than after 22 matchdays in 2020/21, while Frankfurt have eleven points less. In addition, the Adlerträger did not get a three in the last 15 Saturday games at 6:30 p.m. The last win at this kick-off time came in 2016. Opponents at the time 1-0: 1. FC Köln.
18:03
Frankfurt’s coach Glasner is also counting on three new players in the starting XI. Chandler, Kostić and Rode replace da Costa, Lenz and Kamada (all bench).
17:55
After the 1: 3 in Leipzig there are three changes in the Cologne starting eleven. Horn replaces the corona-positive Swabian in goal. In addition, Ljubicic and Uth push Duda and Thielmann onto the bench.
17:48
However, Frankfurt got off to a disappointing start in 2022 with just four points from five games. The 3-2 draw in Stuttgart was promptly followed a week ago by a bitter 0-2 at home against VfL Wolfsburg. “In the decisive moments in front of the opponent and our own goal, we are not as efficient and good as in our best phase,” said Oliver Glasner, explaining the results in the new year. The Frankfurters may also benefit from the fact that Cologne appear with a more offensive game system and there will be more space.
17:37
In the game of the current table ninth against the tenth, both teams want to keep up with the international places with a win. For Cologne, who are two points behind sixth place, there was a 1:3 defeat in Leipzig last weekend, but Effzeh under Steffen Baumgart has never lost two games in a row. “It will be a game at eye level against an opponent who will demand a lot from us. Frankfurt have a compact team, but we should pay attention to how we play football,” Cologne’s coach said beforehand at the press conference.
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