Will the Geißböcke end the home streak of the Kleeblätter?
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have now been unbeaten in five home games in the Bundesliga (three wins, two draws). It is the longest unbeaten streak of the Central Franconians in the top flight of German football. Now, however, 1. FC Köln will be visiting the Sportpark Ronhof, a team against whom the Kleeblätter have only won two of their 19 competitive matches.
After all, the Geißböcke are currently playing their best Bundesliga season since the introduction of the three-point rule, with 35 points from 23 league games. The bookmakers also see it that way. In the run-up to the match between Fürth and Cologne, the odds are clearly in favour of the visitors.
However, with a view to the new self-confidence of the cloverleaves, it would be a touch too negligent not to at least consider the possibility of a points’ division on the betting slip. With this in mind, we also recommend double chance X2 for Fürth against Cologne.
Fürth – Statistics & current form
SpVgg Greuther Fürth is slowly but surely getting along better and better in the Bundesliga. However, due to the dismal first half of the season, in which the Central Franconians lost 14 of their 17 games, the promoted team still holds the red lantern.
The cloverleaf is still nine points off the relegation place, which is why the situation looks bleak eleven matchdays before the end of the season. However, Stefan Leitl’s team has been boosted by their recent home record. For the first time in their Bundesliga history, the Green-Whites have won two consecutive home games.
Eleven points out of a possible 15 from the last five home games
In total, Fürth are unbeaten in five home games (three wins, two draws) and have picked up eleven of the 13 points currently on the table in the last five games at the Sportpark Ronhof.
In the most recent home games, the defensive work of the Central Franconians has been particularly impressive, and they have also managed the upward trend by conceding only two goals in the last five games in their own stadium.
Still the league’s top scorers with 61 goals conceded
However, this small sample cannot hide the big picture. In the last two away games, for example, four goals were conceded in each game, which means that the cloverleaf continues to be the undisputed shooting gallery of the Bundesliga with a total of 61 goals conceded.
With this in mind, it comes as no surprise that the Leitl eleven, despite a short home streak, are clear underdogs going into matchday 24.
Predicted line-up of Fürth:
Linde – Itter – Viergever – Griesbeck – Meyerhöfer – Christiansen – Tillman – Seguin – Nielsen – Hrgota – Leweling
Last matches played by Fürth:
1st Bundesliga
02/20 2022 – Bayern Munich 4 – 1 Greuther Fürth
02/12 2022 – Greuther Fürth 2 – 1 Hertha Berlin
02/06 2022 – Vfl Wolfsburg 4 – 1 Greuther Fürth
01/22 2022 – Greuther Fürth 2 – 1 Mainz 05
01/16 2022 – Arminia Bielefeld 2 – 2 Greuther Fürth
Cologne – Statistics & current form
Last season, 1. FC Köln only managed to stay in the league via relegation before a major upheaval took place in the summer in which hardly a stone was left unturned. The new season is looking much better, not least because Steffen Baumgart was obviously the right coach at the right time, while returnee Anthony Modeste has revitalised the attack.
Never before since the introduction of the three-point rule have the Geißböcke scored 35 points from the first 23 games in the Bundesliga. Cautiously, Cologne can therefore even dream of Europe.
Three must-win games in a row against Fürth
While it would still depend on who wins the DFB Cup. However, the current seventh place could be enough for the “Effzeh” to be able to compete in the Conference League.
The Baumgart eleven comes to the Sporthof Ronhof accordingly motivated, where the recent series against Fürth is to be continued.
The Cathedral City side have won their last three games in a row against the cloverleaf. The Cologne team, who recently picked up six out of a possible nine points from their last three games, have not had a longer series against any of the other Bundesliga teams at the moment.
Five of Cologne’s eleven away games have ended in draws
But the away game in Franconia will not be a foregone conclusion. After all, the Geißböcke have found it extremely difficult, especially away from home against promoted teams. They have only won one of their last 20 Bundesliga away games against promoted teams (eight draws, eleven defeats).
Against this background, it makes perfect sense to bet on double chance X2 for Fürth against Cologne and thus cover the possibility of a draw. After all, five of Baumgart’s eleven guest matches in the current Bundesliga season have ended in a draw.
Predicted line-up of Cologne:
Schwäbe – Hector – Hübers – Kilian – Schmitz – Özcan – Skhiri – Kainz – Uth – Ljubicic – Modeste
Last matches played by Köln:
1st Bundesliga
02/19 2022 – 1. FC Köln 1 – 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
02/11 2022 – RB Leipzig 3 – 1 1. FC Köln
02/05 2022 – 1. FC Köln 1 – 0 SC Freiburg
Club friendlies
01/27 2022 – 1. FC Köln 2 – 2 Schalke 04
1st Bundesliga
01/22 2022 – Vfl Bochum 2 – 2 1. FC Köln
Fürth – Cologne Direct Comparison / H2H Balance
Head to head: 2 – 7 – 10
There have been a total of 19 meetings between the two teams so far and with ten victories the “Effzeh” leads the direct comparison very clearly. Most recently, Cologne celebrated three wins in a row over the cloverleaf with a total of 11:1 goals. In the first leg, the Geißböcke won 3:1 at home.
Fürth – Cologne tip
For Fürth against Cologne, the overall prediction already goes in the direction of the visitors, who, however, have only drawn in five of the eleven Bundesliga guest matches this season. Also to be taken into account is the Mittelfranken’s short home streak, which most recently saw them win two Bundesliga home games in a row for the first time in history and are unbeaten in five games at the Sportpark Ronhof.
It is accordingly consistent to include the draw on the betting slip, which is why we play Double Chance X2. Since the probability of goals on both sides is also very high, the greatest value can be found in this combined tip.
