“Bookmaker Ratings” made a prediction for the match RB Leipzig vs Cologne in the 22nd round of the German Bundesliga of the 2021/22 season.
The twenty-second round of the German football championship will begin with a match in which the Red Bulls from Leipzig will host the Goats from Cologne. Future rivals are direct competitors for a place in the European Cup zone, but, despite the neighboring positions in the Bundesliga standings, bookmakers consider the future home team to be a clear favorite.
Leipzig: Halstenberg (will not play), Adams (questionable).
Cologne: no injuries.
Obviously, in the current season, Leipzig, with all their desire, will not be able to compete with Bayern in their fight for the title. At the moment, the main task of the Red Bulls is to win a place in the top 4, in the Champions League zone. While the team, from Saxony, is in seventh position in the peloton, i.е. even below the league zone of the conference. At the same time, the gap between Leipzig and Union, located in the Champions League zone, is three goals. In the last round, Leipzig lost away to Bayern Munich 2-3, but before that, the Bulls had a 4-match winning streak in two tournaments. It is also worth noting that only Bayern and Dortmund have better numbers than the Red Bulls in the Bundesliga.
After being eliminated from the German Cup by Hamburg, Cologne played two matches in the Bundesliga, a draw with Bochum 2-2 and a win in the game against Freiburg 1-0 at home. Excellent results that allow the goats to be at the top of the Bundesliga standings, and specifically, in sixth position. Cologne have 32 goals, which is a goal more than Leipzig. True, Cologne is the same home team as Leipzig. Away from home, the Goats won only two matches out of 10 with three defeats with a goal difference of 14:19.
In the past few seasons, Cologne has been a rather uncomfortable opponent for Leipzig. But, for example, in the 2019/20 season, the Red Bulls confidently beat the Goats twice: 4:1 at their home arena and 4:2 at Rein Energie. The fact that Leipzig gave the fight to Bayern, scored twice at the champion’s goal, only confirms the fact that the Bulls are doing well with the existing formation. Plus, let’s not forget that the Bulls play well at their home arena, while Cologne is experiencing difficulties with the results in away matches.
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