Two clubs in opposite halves of the Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between Bayern Munich and FC Koln. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich and can be live streamed here (requires free trial registration). Additional TV coverage can be found on GolTV.
What They're Saying
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola (via Pulse): "I have great respect for our opponents. Cologne is the second best away team. They have a very good defensive organization. It's always good to analyze the opponents and get to know them. I think our team is good, but naturally, we can improve."
FC Koln manager Peter Stoger (via FIFA): "If they 'suss' us out, then it's going to be hard to survive. Our task is therefore going to be to ensure they don't get any pleasure out of this game. We're going to have to put in a lot of effort and we need [goalkeeper] Timo [Horn] in top form."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery is one player needing little improvement. In 13 appearances, the 31-year-old has four goals and five assists.
Bayern Munich's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Neuer; Bernat, Badstuber, Boateng, Rafiha; Schweinsteiger; Ribery, Alaba, Gotze, Robben; Lewandowski
FC Koln's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Horn; Hector, Wimmer, Maroh, Olkowski; Lehmann; Svento, Matuschyk, Vogt, Risse; Ujah
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
FC Bayern München |
22 |
17 |
4 |
1 |
59 |
9 |
50 |
55 |
|||
|
2 |
VfL Wolfsburg |
22 |
14 |
5 |
3 |
48 |
24 |
24 |
47 |
|||
|
3 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
22 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
29 |
18 |
11 |
37 |
|||
|
4 |
Schalke 04 |
22 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
32 |
24 |
8 |
35 |
|||
|
5 |
FC Augsburg |
22 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
32 |
29 |
3 |
35 |
|||
|
6 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
22 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
36 |
29 |
7 |
33 |
|||
|
7 |
Hoffenheim |
22 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
34 |
35 |
-1 |
30 |
|||
|
8 |
Werder Bremen |
22 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
36 |
44 |
-8 |
30 |
|||
|
9 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
22 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
40 |
44 |
-4 |
28 |
|||
|
10 |
Hannover 96 |
22 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
25 |
33 |
-8 |
26 |
|||
|
11 |
FSV Mainz 05 |
22 |
5 |
10 |
7 |
30 |
31 |
-1 |
25 |
|||
|
12 |
Borussia Dortmund |
22 |
7 |
4 |
11 |
28 |
31 |
-3 |
25 |
|||
|
13 |
1. FC Köln |
22 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
20 |
25 |
-5 |
25 |
|||
|
14 |
Hamburger SV |
22 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
15 |
31 |
-16 |
24 |
|||
|
15 |
SC Paderborn |
22 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
23 |
41 |
-18 |
23 |
|||
|
16 |
SC Freiburg |
22 |
4 |
10 |
8 |
24 |
31 |
-7 |
22 |
|||
|
17 |
Hertha BSC |
22 |
6 |
3 |
13 |
27 |
42 |
-15 |
21 |
|||
|
18 |
VfB Stuttgart |
22 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
23 |
40 |
-17 |
18 |
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