FC Köln and Partizan get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa Conference League Group Stage fixture.
It's quite the trip for Partizan when visiting Köln as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.
The visiting Partizan played their last game only four days ago, a Super Liga match.
FC Köln form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what FC Köln have to build on here at RheinEnergieStadion in the Bundesliga. This match is a Europa Conference League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition.
FC Köln's last game was hosting Borussia Dortmund and winning 3-2. FC Köln goalkeeper Schwäbe did an outstanding job against Borussia Dortmund with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory.
Before that, FC Köln played out a Bundesliga draw 1-1 when visiting Bochum.The manager Baumgart will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Borussia M'gladbach in only three days.
The Köln fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches.
Partizan form and stats
Partizan's mission in Europa Conference League last season failed in the 8th finals against Feyenoord.Partizan's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Partizan collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the Super Liga. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Total Europa Conference League statistics for Partizan: 1 win, 3 draws and 0 losses.
Partizan go into this game after a win, the home game against Vojvodina that ended 4-1.
Before that, 1-1 away against Radnicki Sr. Mitrovica (after extra-time, 2-0 on penalties) in the Serbian Cup.
The schedule is very tough for Partizan now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super Liga game at Vozdovac is waiting in only three days.
Partizan have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 7 away matches. Partizan are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Natcho 8 goals |  R. Pires Gomes 8 goals |   D. Ljubicic 3 goals |
FC Köln missing players
Partizan missing players
| FC Köln | Partizan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 64 | 28 | Scored | S | 28 | 53 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Conceded | C | 17 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 72% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 7.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.5 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 43% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | ||
| 11.3 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 8.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Köln | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Partizan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Nice | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Slovácko | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Berlin | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Freiburg | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | FC Bayern München | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 15 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | FC Köln | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | Borussia M'gladbach | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | FSV Mainz 05 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 18 | Bochum | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -18 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crvena Zvezda | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 29 |
| 2 | Backa Topola | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 26 |
| 3 | Cukaricki | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Partizan | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 24 |
| 5 | Novi Pazar | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Vozdovac | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 23 |
| 7 | Vojvodina | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 8 | Kolubara | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 9 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
| 10 | Napredak | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Radnicki Nis | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 13 |
| 12 | Javor Ivanjica | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 12 |
| 13 | Spartak Subotica | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Mladost Lucani | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 9 |
| 15 | Mladost Novi Sad | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 8 |
| 16 | Radnik Surdulica | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -22 | 4 |
