Professionals, 18. February 2021
Record against Köln
Overall: 99 games, 34 wins, 26 draws, 39 defeats, 162:158 goal difference
In the Bundesliga: 89 games, 29 wins, 25 draws, 35 defeats, 148:145 goal difference
Looking back
The reverse fixture in Stuttgart ended in a 1-1 draw. VfB took an early lead after 24 seconds through Orel Mangala, but Sebastian Andersson equalised for Köln in the 23rd minute.
Premiere
The Billy Goats celebrated their first home win of the season in their last outing on their own turf, a 3-1 triumph over Arminia Bielefeld on Matchday 19.
Goal-filled fixture in Cologne
A total of 157 goals have been scored in the 44 matches these teams have contested in the cathedral city, at an average of 3.57 per game.
Eye for goal
Sasa Kalajdzic has scored VfB’s last four Bundesliga goals, taking the Austrian’s tally for the season to nine.
Treading the line
VfB defender Konstantinos Mavropanos is on four yellow cards going into Matchday 22.