Cologne vs. Kaiserslautern Match Preview Article

Cologne, Recent Form

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Cologne will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 2-1 away win against Nuremberg.  They achieved 52% possession in that match and had 23 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Nuremberg's tally of 5 efforts at goal, 1 of which were on target.  

Gerhard Struber will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 7 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 6 goals and, as a result, lost some important points.  They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games; however, they have scored in 15 of their 16 played at RheinEnergieStadion this season.  

They have had a good run of form at RheinEnergieStadion recently, unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games and picking up 3 wins along the way.  

Kaiserslautern, Recent Form

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Kaiserslautern will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 2-1 winners in their home fixture against Darmstadt 98.  In that game they recorded 47 % of the possession, with 17 attempts on goal, 6 on target. Their opponents found the target on 4 of their 14 shots on goal.  

They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 7 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 10 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points.  They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games.  

They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.  

On an individual basis, Ragnar Ache will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 18 goals in Kaiserslautern's 33 league games this season.