With the aim of adding a victory and staying firm in the fight for UEFA competition qualifying positions, this Sunday the cast of FC Colonia prepares to jump into the game field of the RheinEnergieStadion, where for the 26th day of the German Bundesliga they receive the visit of a needy Mainz 05.
FC Colonia :
Those led by Markis Gisdol suffered a rare defeat before the forced break in Bundesliga action, falling 2-1 in the Rhine Derby to Borussia Monchengladbach, thus breaking a streak of three consecutive victories, but despite this. FC Colonia fans can be very happy with their team’s progress this season.
Recall that it is a newly promoted team and the bad start to the season, losing ten of its fourteen first games, as it boded well that they would return quickly to the 2. Bundesliga, but the second half of the season has been different.
FC Cologne have now won eight of their last eleven Bundesliga games, with ten points on the last team put in relegation zone such as Fortuna Dusseldorf, and five points less than UEFA zone.
Mainz 05 :
For his part, the situation of those led by Achim Beirlorzer is different, since he is only four points away from the relegation playoff position occupied by Fortuna Dusseldord, a team that he could not beat in his last game before the break of the season, tying at goal at home.
Mainz 05 He has won just two of his last nine Bundesliga games away from home and for a change the defensive block is not among the best, receiving 53 goals in his 25 games.
For a change, for the rest of the season he will not be able to count on his star goalkeeper Robin Zentner, and then fear has begun to haunt his fans, regarding losing the category.
