On Sunday afternoon, Koln and Monchengladbach clash at the RheinEnergieStadion, as both teams look to avoid being dragged into the relegation dogfight.
The Billy Goats head into this clash in woeful form as they are winless in their previous five matches in the Bundesliga, having picked up just one draw and suffered four defeats in the poor run.
A lack of goals has been Koln’s recent concern in the German top flight, as they have failed to score in six of their previous eight outings in the Bundesliga.
Their lack of firepower has meant that six of Koln’s last nine league matches have produced under 2.5 goals.
Stefan Baumgart’s team will be looking over their shoulders slightly nervously at the league’s bottom three, as the Billy Goats are now just six points above the relegation play-off spot.
Koln’s recent home form has not helped their situation, as they have won just two of their previous eight Bundesliga games on home soil.
The Foals are four points ahead of Koln in the Bundesliga table, but a recent form run of form in the Bundesliga will be slightly worrying. The visitors are winless in their previous four outings in the German top flight.
The main factor in Monchengladbach’s recent poor run of form is that they have conceded at least two goals in five of their last six matches.
However, at the other end of the pitch, they have also failed to score in three of their previous four games in the Bundesliga.
Gladbach have been woeful travellers lately in the German top flight, as they suffered six defeats in their last seven away games in the Bundesliga.
Forebet predicts that this clash will produce a tense and low-scoring draw, which would do little to ease the chances of the home side being sucked into the fight for survival.