PREVIEW | FC Köln vs Borussia M´gladbach - team news, lineups, predictions

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·19 Maret 2026

PREVIEW | FC Köln vs Borussia M´gladbach - team news, lineups, predictions

FC Köln and Borussia M´gladbach face each other this Saturday at the RheinEnergieStadion for round 27 of the 1. Bundesliga.

FC Köln have 25 points to their name this season and occupy 14th position in the table. In their last fixture, Lukas Kwasniok's team shared the spoils 1-1 with Hamburger SV (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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Borussia M´gladbach currently have 28 points and lie in 12th position. Last time out, Eugen Polanski's team triumphed 2-0 against FC St. Pauli (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Borussia M´gladbach winning 3-1.

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FC Köln

Timo Hübers - Knee Injury
Jan Thielmann - Muscle Injury
Malek El Mala - Muscle Injury
Joel Schmied - Muscle Injury
Denis Huseinbasic - Hip problems
Castro Montes - Muscular problems

Borussia M´gladbach

Tim Kleindienst - Knee Surgery
Marvin Friedrich - Muscular problems
Robin Hack - Torn Muscle Fiber In The Adductor Area
Kota Takai - Injury

Last starting XIs

FC Köln ( vs Hamburger SV 2026-03-14): Marvin Schwabe, Tom Krauss, Rav van den Berg, Cenk Ozkacar, Kristoffer Lund, Isak Johannesson, Eric Martel, Youssoupha Niang, Jakub Kaminski, Said El Mala, Ragnar Ache

Borussia M´gladbach ( vs FC St. Pauli 2026-03-13): Moritz Nicolas, Philipp Sander, Nico Elvedi, Kevin Diks, Joe Scally, Yannik Engelhardt, Kevin Stoger, Jens Castrop, Wael Mohya, Haris Tabakovic, Hugo Bolin

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MANAGERS

Lukas Kwasniok faced Eugen Polanski on one occasion, recording a defeat.
Eugen Polanski faced FC Köln on one occasion, recording a win.
Lukas Kwasniok faced Borussia M'gladbach on one occasion, recording a defeat.

TEAMS

Away from home, Borussia M'gladbach currently has one win in the last eight games.
Away from home, Borussia M'gladbach has conceded goals in four consecutive games.
Away from home, Borussia M'gladbach has gone seven consecutive games without a win.
Away from home, Borussia M'gladbach has suffered three consecutive defeats.
Borussia M'gladbach has scored in four consecutive games.
At home, FC Köln has scored in six consecutive games.
At home, FC Köln has conceded goals in three consecutive games.
At home, FC Köln has gone three consecutive games without a win.
FC Köln currently has two wins in the last 17 games.
FC Köln has conceded goals in six consecutive games.
FC Köln has gone six consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

FC Köln and Borussia M'gladbach have faced each other 132 times, with Borussia M'gladbach having the advantage: 61 wins, against 47 victories for FC Köln.
At the RheinEnergieStadion, there is no advantage between FC Köln and Borussia M'gladbach: each team has won 26 times in 64 matches.
In the German League, 99 matches have been played between the two teams, with FC Köln winning 28, 18 draws, and Borussia M'gladbach winning 53.