Köln vs Borussia M'Gladbach Bundesliga Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Koln have lost more Bundesliga games against Borussia Manchengladbach (50 of 90) than they have against any other top-flight side.
Gladbach have won more games against Koln than they have against any other Bundesliga side. Koln have won just three of their last 17 Bundesliga games against Gladbach (D3 L11).
Last season, Koln lost both top-flight matches against the Foals for the first time since 2011/12. None of the last nine meetings between Koln and Gladbach has ended in a draw (Koln W3, Gladbach W6).
However, all of these games finished with a one-goal difference. Koln have started the Bundesliga season with back-to-back defeats for the third time in a row.
The Billy Goats have been relegated 67% of the time when they've lost their opening three matches of a Bundesliga season.
Borussia Manchengladbach have just one point from two matches. Across their last 11 seasons, they last had as few or fewer points at this stage in 2015/16 (0 after 2 games).
Koln are without a win in their last 12 Bundesliga games (D4 L8), a run that began with a 1-2 defeat in Gladbach.
Across the last 14 years, they've only once before had a longer winless run (16 games, 2017/18). Koln failed to score in a 0-1 defeat to Bielefeld last time out for the first time since 8th December (0-2 loss at Union back then).
In that time, the Billy Goats had found the back of the net in each of their previous 21 Bundesliga games.
Borussia Manchengladbach (14) had fewer shots than their opponents in a 1-1 draw against Union (15) last time out. After taking the lead, the Foals went nearly half an hour without a single shot.
Koln's head coach Markus Gisdol is without a win in 12 Bundesliga games for the first time.
In this timeframe, his side has taken just four out of a possible 36 points. Of the current Bundesliga sides, only Schalke (2) have taken fewer points.
Borussia Manchengladbach have won just one of their last five Bundesliga away games (D1 L3): a 3-1 victory against relegated Paderborn.
Koln captain Jonas Hector is on the cusp of his 150th Bundesliga appearance.
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