Köln vs Stuttgart Prediction & Betting Tips - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 28/09/2023, 05:54  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 29/09/2023 at 16:21 in Bundesliga Predictions

In their third league match at home this season, FC Cologne will be up against VfB Stuttgart this Saturday. Stuttgart have had a good start and arrive here placed third, while Cologne are 16th in the standings. Hosts Cologne are still chasing their first win of the season in the league. They have one point after five matches. In their only win this season, Cologne had to go to extra time, before beating Osnabruck 3-1 in the DFB Pokal. Ahead of this game, Davie Selke opened their scoring against Werder Bremen but they let it slip to lose 2-1. Losing leads has become a worrying trend for Cologne this season. In three of their last four matches, they scored first but dropped points. They have no clean sheet in their six matches this season and the defence has been a major let-down. The hosts haven't won any of their last seven league games, losing five in that run. In nine league matches at home, dating back to last season, Cologne have lost six times.

Stuttgart will go into this game the more confident, after a good start to the season. After five league matches, they have 17 goals, 10 of which have been scored by Sehrou Guirassy, the league’s top scorer. So far, Stuttgart have only lost once and stand a chance to go top of the standings with a win here. They will be gunning for a fourth straight win coming into this game. In their last outing, they rose from a goal down to beat Darmstadt 3-1 at home. That was the fifth time in six matches that they scored at least three goals. They have three clean sheets in the six matches, the first of which was a DFB Pokal win over Balingen. As it is, they’ve scored in each of their six matches and each one of them produced over 2.5 goals. The last time they played away, they beat Mainz 3-1 to recover from a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Leipzig.