International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both FC Köln and Slovácko are looking forward to this Europa Conference League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Slovácko, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
FC Köln form and stats
The total Bundesliga stats at home this season for FC Köln are 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). 1W-1D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa Conference League for FC Köln.
The FC Köln crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Union Berlin here at RheinEnergieStadion. Midfield player Skhiri got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, the max score being 10. Skhiri dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 43 successful passes (of 50 total).
In the fixture before, 1-1 away to Nice (Europa Conference League).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Köln as they are travelling to their away game against Bochum in the Bundesliga. That match is three days after this one.
From these home matches, FC Köln have conceded only 2 goals.
Slovácko form and stats
Slovácko's mission in Europa Conference League last season failed in the 2nd qualifying round against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.As the visiting team in Czech Liga matches, Slovácko have produced an overall stat of 1-3-1 so far. Total Europa Conference League statistics for Slovácko: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Mlada Boleslav in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
Preceding that, 3-3 at home against Partizan in the Europa Conference League.
A quick return to home after this game, as Slovácko are hosting Jablonec in the Czech Liga only three days away.
Slovácko are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 5 games (in the league). Slovácko's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Ljubicic 2 goals |  F. Kainz 2 goals |   M. Doski 2 goals |
FC Köln missing players
Slovácko missing players
| FC Köln | Slovácko | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 58 | 22 | Scored | S | 16 | 41 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 19 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | ||
| 6.8 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.3 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 43% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| 11.1 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Partizan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Slovácko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FC Köln | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Nice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Freiburg | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Bayern München | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 12 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Mainz 05 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 7 | FC Köln | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | Stuttgart | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 16 | Wolfsburg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Bochum | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -14 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Slavia Praha | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 |
| 2 | Viktoria Plzen | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Slovan Liberec | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Sparta Praha | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Zbrojovka Brno | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Hradec Kralove | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Bohemians 1905 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Slovácko | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Banik Ostrava | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Mlada Boleslav | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Teplice | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 9 |
| 12 | Ceske Budejovice | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 8 |
| 13 | Jablonec | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Sigma Olomouc | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Zlin | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Pardubice | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -18 | 3 |
