On Sunday afternoon, relegation-threatened Koln visit Sinsheim to take on out-of-sorts Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.
Hoffenheim is in need of significant improvement for top-six bidThe side from Sinsheim has hit a serious bump in the road of late as they head into this encounter on the back of a six-game winless run in the Bundesliga.
A 2-2 draw against Wolfsburg last time out means that Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team has drawn three and lost three of their previous six matches in the German top flight.
The poor recent run of form has seen Hoffenheim slip six points adrift of the top six. Their recent games have produced lots of goals, at least with over 2.5 goals scored in seven of their last eight matches in the German top flight.
Hoffenheim are unbeaten in their last four Bundesliga games at the Pre-Zero Arena, but they have also won just one of their previous seven home matches in the league.
Billy Goats looking to build on their win over the EaglesLast time out, Koln recorded what could be a massive 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. The victory ended a six-game winless run in the Bundesliga for the visitors.
The game saw Koln pick up their first clean sheet in six matches in the German top-flight.
The win could be massive as it moved Timo Schultz’s team out of the relegation zone and up into the relegation play-off spot. They are now just three points adrift of 15th place Union Berlin.
Koln have won just once in their last 11 away games, including failure to win any of their previous three Bundesliga matches on their travels.
Their recent away games have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in their last five away outings.
What am I backing?Hoffenheim have not been great of late. However, they tend to be hard to beat on home soil, and Koln has a poor recent away record. I am backing Hoffenheim to end their winless run in the German top flight.
