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SpVgg Greuther Fürth vs. 1. FC Köln
The 24th matchday in the Bundesliga is just around the corner and on Saturday the bottom team in the table, Greuther Fürth, will host one of the surprise teams of the season so far, namely the Effzeh from Cologne. For the home side, the air in the relegation battle is getting thinner and thinner, even though they have been really solid and scoring regularly in the second half of the season. But due to the weak first half of the season, with only 5 points, the starting position is almost hopeless and the gap to the relegation place is still 9 points.
The situation is completely different in Cologne, where they are on course for Europe. Last weekend’s victory against Eintracht Frankfurt was another excellent reflection of the team’s potential and strength. As a result, they are in 8th place in the table and are even only 2 points behind the fourth place in the table. Find out whether we think the Cologne side will get the next three points in this Fürth – Cologne betting tip.
Fürth – Cologne info:
– Date & Time: 26.02.2022, 15:30 Uhr
– Venue: Sportpark Ronhof (Fürth)
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 24
– TV broadcast: Live on Sky Sport
Fürth Form & Balance Check
Mittlerweile ist die Spielvereinigung aus Fürth in der Bundesliga ankommen, doch es sieht ganz so, als das Aufbäumen zu spät kommt. In the second half of the season, they are keeping up well, but the disastrous first half of the season with only 5 points from 17 games has quickly ruined at least their realistic chances of staying in the league. Nevertheless, you have to take your hat off to the performance improvement of the Kleeblätter, because in the first 6 games of the second half of the season they have already scored 3 points more than in the entire first half of the season. They have been particularly convincing at home and have picked up 7 points in the 3 home games of the second half of the season.
Offensively there is a clear improvement
In the first half of the season, Fürth struggled extremely both defensively and offensively. While the defence is still not stable and they concede by far the most goals in the league, they can now at least develop a scoring threat. Above all, the Swedish striker Branimir Hrgota is currently the life insurance of the Fürthers. But it is probably too late and the Franconians can already prepare for the 2nd Bundesliga next year.
Fürth facts & analysis
– Fürth have yet to record a win away from home.
– They have scored the fewest goals and conceded the most goals
– Hrgota has scored 4 goals in his last 3 games
Cologne form & balance check
It is the season of the “small” teams and 1. FC Köln is one of the very big surprises in this league, along with Freiburg and also Union. After 23 matchdays they are in 8th place with 35 points and have had nothing to do with relegation since matchday 1 and that despite having to play relegation last year. They played incredibly well against Frankfurt last weekend and played the Europa League eighth-finalists to the wall. The winning goal was, of course, scored by Anthony Modeste. The striker now has 15 goals and is the Effzeh’s absolute life insurance.
Can the Effzeh reach the international competition?
Even though 4th place is only 2 points away, with all our love, we can’t imagine Cologne advancing to that spot. Because the first 4 places are occupied by Bayern, Dortmund, Leverkusen and Leipzig and at the moment we don’t believe that anything will change in this constellation. But behind them anything is possible, because the competitors are teams like Freiburg, Hoffenheim, Mainz and also Union, who are all on a par with Cologne. Accordingly, it is absolutely within the realm of possibility to finish at least 7th and play European football from the summer onwards.
Cologne facts & analysis
– They have already picked up 10 points in the second half of the season.
– Modeste has scored 15 of 35 goals in the season
– Away they have won only 2 of 11 games
Predicted line-up – last update on 24 February 2022
Both coaches actually have their regular staff together and are thus free to choose. Dudziak, who has not been able to train with the team for most of the week, will probably sit on the bench for the home side. The first alternative is Havard Nielsen. For the Effzeh, Schwäbe will return to the box and Anthony Modeste is also likely to play from the start again after initially being on the bench against Frankfurt.
Fürth – Cologne direct comparison & Statistics
The two met for the first time in the Bundesliga in the first leg, when Cologne won the home match 3:1. Cologne also often had the edge in the 2. Bundesliga. Only once has Fürth been able to win at home against Cologne, and that was in 2003 in the 2nd division.
– In the last 4 games with Fürth participation there have always been at least 3 goals.
– Modeste has scored in 4 of the 6 second-round matches so far.
– Fürth are unbeaten in 5 home games
