Koln make the trip to the Allianz Arena to take on Bayern Munich this Saturday in the Bundesliga. Bayern are firmly out of the title race but are looking to consolidate their second place spot, whereas Koln desperately need a win to get themselves out of automatic relegation.
Date: 13/04/2024
Kick off time: 14:30
Location: Allianz Arena
The race for a 12th consecutive Bundesliga title has come to a close for Bayern Munich, with Bayern just looking to close the gap to Bayer Leverkusen as much as possible. Koln, however, are looking to get out of the automatic relegation zone and close in on safety.
Bayern Munich currently sit second in the Bundesliga after 28 games. Bayern have 19 wins, three draws and six losses, leaving them on 60 points, 16 points behind top of the league Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayern have the best scoring record in the league with 80 goals in 28 games, an average of 2.86 goals a game, with top scorer Harry Kane registering 32 goals so far. However, defensively, Bayern have struggled, conceding 36 goals and keeping nine clean sheets.
Koln, on the other hand, currently sit 17th in the Bundesliga. In 28 games, Koln have four wins, ten draws and 14 losses which leaves them on 22 points, four points from safety.
In front of goal, Koln have been the worst performing team in the league. In 28 games, Koln have scored 23 goals which gives them an average of just 0.82 goals a game. Koln have been much better at the other end of the pitch, conceding 49 goals and keeping three clean sheets.
Bayern Munich and Koln have met 50 times in their histories with the first meeting coming back in 1992. Bayern have the far better record in the fixture with 34 wins in comparison to Koln’s five wins. In fact, a draw is more common than a win for Koln, happening on 11 occasions.
The last five games in this fixture have seen four wins for Bayern and one draw. Three of these last five games, however, have seen both sides on the scoresheet.