Cologne vs. Holstein Kiel Tip & Quoten, 26.05.2021 – 18:30
On Wednesday evening, 26.05.2021 at 18:30, the first leg of the Bundesliga delegation between FC Cologne and Holstein Kiel will take place in the Rhein-Energie-Stadion. This year, there are reverse conditions between the first and second leagues. While the club from the 1st division usually has to go into the relegation after a negative run, the second league player goes into the two games after a positive success experience. But this time it’s the other way around. The Domstädter defeated relegates Schalke 04 with the late victory goal on the weekend at home and thus avoided the direct descent. The storks missed the direct ascent due to the home defeat against Darmstadt 98 and were overtaken by Greuther Fürth.
(Status of odds: 25.05.2021, 12:48 o’clock)
Friedhelm Funkel’s team was nervous in the last season’s game against Schalke. The FC wanted to exert pressure, controlled the action, but had few chances. For the first time it became dangerous after just over a quarter of an hour (16th, Özcan). The royal blues acted out of a five-chain and did not want to do much for the offensive now. Before the break, Schmitz (23rd) and Duda and Kainz (26th each) had opportunities to lead. After the change of sides, the FC players knew that a win was enough to reach the relegation spot, as Werder Bremen was behind. Accordingly, the goats had further opportunities through Hector and Wolf (48th, 53rd). On the opposite side, the S04 now put needle stitches forward through Harit, who hit the outer net (55.). Archrival Mönchengladbach now led 3-0 on the Weser and so a game developed for the home team on one goal – Andersson scored the alleged 1-0 (71st), but was called back by the VAR. The cathedral townspeople raised power play and had chances every minute. One of them used Bornauw per head shortly before the end of the game to score 1-0 for Cologne (86th). 16th place and the relegation games were perfect.
The Funkel team lost only one of the last five league games and won three times during this period. FC Leipzig (2:1), SC Freiburg (1:4), Schalke 04 (1:0) made two of the last three home games. With three victories, five draws and nine bankruptcies in the Rhine-Energy Stadium, Cologne has the third worst home team in the upper house. Only descendants S04 scored more goals in their own four walls than the goats (31). The defensive is still one of the weakest (60 goals conceded) after 34 days of play. Again, only Schalke is more vulnerable in the back. With 34 goals in the season, the offensive is also not the most dangerous (third worst).
Sebastian Andersson will probably be out. FC coach Funkel said that the striker is probably too broken for the relegation games and takes four to five days to get really fit.
Latest games of Cologne
Cologne: 3 victories – 1 draw – 1 defeat
(Status: 25.05.2021)
The Schleswig Holsteiners initially wanted to ensure safety in their own ranks against Darmstadt and developed more and more self-confidence with increasing playing time. Consequently, Serra scored 1:0 (18th) for Holstein. The lilies had the first real chance by top stormer Dursun, who chased the leather just over the crossbar after half an hour. Otherwise, the Hesse initially did not develop a real goal hazard. Ole Werner’s team had only half chances until the break whistle by Reese (33rd, 39th), Mühling (37th) and Bartels (43rd). After the break tea, things didn’t go so well for the storks. The weak guests came 1-1 (51st) due to the equalisation of Dursun and seven minutes later went through the double pack of the Turkish even 2-1 in front (58th). The KSV was shocked and slipped to third place by the Fürther leadership. Serra missed the 2-2 shortly afterwards and had to watch Höhn extend the lead to 3-1 (75th). Holstein struggled, but only scored a 2-3 goal by Bartels shortly before the end (87th).
The Werner-Elf lost the last two league games against Karlsruhe and Darmstadt and thus lost their direct promotion. Before that, KSV won four more wins from five games (13 points). Only one of the last seven away games was won by the Kiel team (four bankruptcies, two draws). As the fourth best guest team in the 2nd division, the Holsteiners provide the best away defence (16 goals conceded). After 34 days of play, no one defends better than Kiel (35 goals conceded).
Ahmet Arslan and Stefan Thesker drop out of the FC on Wednesday due to injury. Goalkeeper Ioannis Gelios won’t be able to play either. The German-Greek is in Corona quarantine.
Recent Matches by Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel: 3 wins – 0 draws – 2 losses
1 victory Cologne – 1 draw – 0 victories Holstein Kiel
FC Köln enters the relegation game against Holstein Kiel as favourite. The Bundesliga is basically in the favourite role against a second division player and the FC has gained even more confidence with the recent success against Schalke 04. The storks played the direct ascent at the last meters in the lower house with two bankruptcies in the last two games and see the relegation more as a burden, in contrast to the goats who avoided the direct descent and get two bonus games. The Werner Elf travels to the cathedral city with the best defence of the 2nd division and will also need the defensive series in top form. We predict that the Rhinelanders will win the first leg and secure a good starting position against flat Holsteiner (twice Team Corona quarantine) for the second leg in the north.
So our choice for this Bundesliga Relegation Tip prediction on the 3-way bets Cologne wins against Kiel. The odds offered for this sports betting tip are on average around 1.65, which is quite lucrative.
Bet Tip Bundesliga trend: Cologne wins
Bet rate at Betano*: 1.70 (odds: 25.05.2021, 12:48 o’clock)
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