Freiburg v FC Koln

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Following recent back-to-back wins away from home in the German Bundesliga, Sunday afternoon's hosts, Freiburg, will be going in search of a third league win on the trot at their Europa-Park Stadion against lowly FC Cologne which they'll be hoping will be enough to lift them up into the top six pack of the division, while FC Cologne dropped down into the relegation play-off spot after a dour 0-0 draw at home with fellow strugglers Mainz.

After enduring a slightly worrying period of four games without a win in the Bundesliga which included defeats at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig, Freiburg's recent wins on the road at Mainz and Wolfsburg will have come as welcome relief for Christian Streich's side who remain in eighth place but now trail sixth placed Hoffenheim by a slender two-point margin.

Freiburg started this Bundesliga campaign in impressive fashion as the hosts posted back-to-back wins against Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen respectively but although the hosts have produced a mixed bag of results thereafter in the domestic top flight, collecting just four wins in their subsequent 12 league matches overall, these should at least give the hosts the edge over a poor-travelling FC Cologne outfit on Sunday.

FC Cologne avoided defeat in last weekend's clash with fellow strugglers, Mainz, but a 0-0 draw on home soil means that the visitors have now managed to capture just the single win from their previous six games, or if you prefer, just two wins from their last 16 league matches overall in the German top flight.

Rare victories against the likes of Borussia M'gladbach and Darmstadt have been overshadowed by eight defeats within their total of 14 league matches played so far this season and having managed to register just one win from their seven outings on the road so far in this campaign, FC Cologne look to have their work cut out if they're to even sneak a point in this upcoming fixture at the Europa-Park Stadion.

Indeed, the visitors have won just once in their last eight away games along with keeping just one clean sheet in their last 12 outings on the road which does not bode well for this upcoming encounter with Freiburg.

Freiburg v FC Cologne Verdict

Recent exchanges between Freiburg and FC Cologne suggest that the hosts hold the upper hand over their visitors heading into this Sunday's clash as Freiburg have won the last two meetings on the trot while the bigger picture shows Freiburg have won four out of the last six clashes.

Given FC Cologne's poor away form, it looks like the three points will be heading into Freiburg's back pocket here on Sunday afternoon.

Therefore, our main bet will be Freiburg win @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Freiburg win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.75

Correct Score: Freiburg 3-0 @ 15.00