Partizan vs FC Koln – Despite this being the Belgrade club’s 27th consecutive season of qualifying for Europe, Partizan has the chance to solidify their position at the top of UEFA Conference League (UECL) Group D (W1, D2) after their shocking 1-0 victory in the rematch in Germany last week. They may also be able to set up knockout football in a European competition for the first time ever!
They enter this match in strong shape, having just last week’s 1-0 victory against Cologne sandwiched between two home wins in which they netted precisely four goals. This stretch is a part of a larger trend during which they have won nine of their previous ten competitive games while losing only five, and even that lone loss came after a penalty shootout.
Despite all of that, manager Gordan Petri should temper any overconfidence in his team because Partizan has lost their past three home games during the European group stage.
Partizan vs FC Koln – Betting Analysis
Cologne’s setback to Partizan last week seems to have had a significant negative effect because they immediately followed it up with a 5-2 loss away to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Rhine derby. The fact that Florian Kainz was dismissed late in the first half didn’t help their cause, and manager Steffen Baumgart hinted at this after the game when he said that the loss wouldn’t “throw us off our path.”
Although victory here would be the best way to make up for their two losses last week, Cologne’s draw against Nice on matchday one means they still have the regrettable record of having yet to win a European road game in this century (D1, L3). Baumgart’s team has also only won two of their previous eight competitive road games (D4, L2), despite the fact that they have scored in each of those games, so regardless of the outcome, we can anticipate a very intriguing contest.
Players to keep an eye on: Despite failing to score last week, Fousseni Diabate of Partizan is the round’s second-joint-highest scorer with three UECL goals, all of which came in the second half. Due to an impending domestic suspension, Kainz of Cologne is certain to play here. In his last three competitive games, he has contributed to three goals (G2, A1).
Partizan vs FC Koln – Head To Head
Our Prediction: Home Win
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