Bayern Munich vs Köln Prediction & Betting Tips - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 13/04/2024, 00:57  by Kennedy Kechula in Bundesliga Predictions

Second placed Bayern Munich are set to host second from bottom FC Cologne in their next Bundesliga game, scheduled for Saturday. With league leaders Bayer Leverkusen needing just two points to win the league title, Bayern Munich are as good as dethroned. It will be the first time in 11 years that Bayern fail to win the Bundesliga title. Now they can only play for a place in the top four and you can bet the Bavarians won’t want to finish lower than second. Coming into this game, they will be favorites to win and end a run of three matches without victory. They are coming from a tough clash away to Arsenal in the Champions League quarterfinals, which ended 2-2. That game marked the fourth straight outing that Bayern conceded two or more. They’ve also scored two or more in eight of their last nine matches and it is a porous backline that will worry them. In their last 10 matches Bayern have just one clean sheet. After suffering two straight defeats in the Bundesliga, Bayern will be looking to bounce back.

You have to go back to 2011 for the last time Cologne triumphed over Bayern Munich. In the 19 meetings that have come after that, Bayern Munich emerged winners in 17, and drew two. Cologne’s most recent loss in this fixture came in their November meeting, a 1-0 home loss courtesy of Harry Kane’s lone goal. Heading into this encounter, Cologne have the chance to rise from the automatic relegation positions. Winning five points in their last four matches did good to their survival push. Their two defeats in the last five matches were inflicted by top four sides and here they will be keen to stop the bad run. In their last outing, Cologne were stunning in their comeback to beat Bochum 2-1. Both their goals came in stoppage time, Steffen Tigges and Gian-Luca Waldschmidt scoring to salvage Cologne from the jaws of defeat. Cologne are the lowest scorers in the Bundesliga this season, averaging 0.8 goals a game. However, they only failed to score in two of their last 10 Bundesliga matches, signaling an improvement on that front. They also scored in each of their last five away matches and will hope this run continues against Bayern.