FC Köln and FSV Mainz 05 are going to take on on Saturday the 9th of April at 3:30 pm in the 29th week of the Bundesliga. The match will be played in Cologne at the RheinEnergieStadion.
FC Köln sits in the 8th position in the table with 40 points. It comes from a 1-0 loss against FC Union Berlin in its last match in the Bundesliga. Thus far, it has won 10 times, draw 10 times, and lost 8 times.
FSV Mainz 05 occupies the 10th position in the standings with 38 points. It comes from a 2-1 loss against FC Augsburg in its last match in the Bundesliga. To date, it has won 11 times, draw 5 times, and lost 12 times.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
FC Köln
FC Köln has mostly adopted the 4-1-3-2 line-up most used during the season (16 times or 57.14%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-1-3-2 (16 times), 4-2-3-1 (8 times) and 4-3-1-2 (4 times).
Steffen Baumgart is expected to play against FSV Mainz 05 with the following players: M. Schwäbe, J. Hector, J. Horn, L. Kilian, K. Ehizibue, D. Ljubicic, E. Skhiri, F. Kainz, O. Duda, M. Uth and A. Modeste.
In case that the line up is confirmed as above, the projected average age of FC Köln would be 28.09.
Steffen Baumgart will probably not be able to employ T. Horn because of injury.
B. Schmitz, S. Özcan, K. Schindler and S. Andersson will definitely miss the match.
Steffen Baumgart will not be able to have the presence of T. Hübers and J. Thielmann who are both suspended.
FSV Mainz 05
FSV Mainz 05 has mostly adopted the 3-5-2 line-up most used during the season (18 times or 64.29%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-5-2 (18 times), 3-4-2-1 (7 times), 3-4-1-2 (2 times) and 3-1-4-2 (once).
Bo Svensson is expected to play against FC Köln with the following players: R. Zentner, M. Niakhate, S. Bell, A. Hack, A. Martín Caricol, L. Barreiro Martins, A. Stach, S. Widmer, J. Boëtius, M. Ingvartsen and K. Onisiwo.
Granting that the line up is confirmed as above, the average age of FSV Mainz 05 would be 27.09.
J. St. Juste and D. Burgzorg will definitely miss the match.