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Friday night football in Erste Bundesliga, as SV Darmstadt 1898 and 1.FC Koln will open the 14th round of the German top division.
Darmstadt started the season in pretty impressive fashion but has faded away lately. We saw this scenario a lot lately in Bundesliga, with teams like Paderbord or Ingolstadt also playing great at the beginning, only to fall into obscurity as the season progressed (thouth Ingolstadt has recovered for now). The hosts have not won any of their last 4 league matches and what`s worse, they lost 3 of them. A hard fought draw at home against Hamburg was all they could muster.
Koln is playing pretty well both lately and overall in the season, showing a lot of consistency to maintain a position in the top half of the table. The visitors have 2 draws and 1 win in their last three league matches and while at home they have been very prone to draws, they are 3-0-3 on the road (3 wins, 3 losses). Koln will surely eye this match as one they could win.
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Team news & lineups:
Ivana and Platins are unavailable for the hosts, while Koln has no injuries or suspensions and can field the best lineup.
Darmstadt: Mathenia – Garics, Sulu, Caldirola, Diaz – Heller, Niemeyer, Gondorf, Rausch – Stroh-Engel, Rosenthal
FC Köln: Horn – Olkowski, Sörensen, Heintz, Hector – Lehmann, Gerhardt – Risse, Osako, Bittencourt – Modeste
Koln is the better and more in form team, but that does not mean they will win this match. Traveling to a Darmstadt side that is becoming desperate will be tricky, as the hosts will do everything in their power to protect home court and hold on for at least a draw.
Both sides have been pretty prone to draws this season – Darmstadt has 5 and Koln has 4 in the 13 rounds elapsed. I believe an evenly matched football clash with a lot of focus on “not losing” and on the tactical side of the game should be expected. It’s hard to see Darmstadt getting three points, they aren’t playing well and the visitors can defend very well. Koln has every chance to continue its undefeated run, but a draw is more likely than a win for them. My tip will be the draw on the Koln no bet market, making the bet void if the visitors find a way to edge this. Prediction: SV Darmstadt – FC Koln 1-1.
Pick: Draw – Koln no bet
Odds: 1.95 @ Bwin
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 7.60
Event date: 27 November
