Maybe no one on matchday one expected Tedesco’s Leipzig’s half-hearted misstep at Stuttgart. A draw that is not a defeat, of course, but more was expected from a team built to try and hold their own against the over-underdog, and obviously stronger, Bayern Munich as much as possible. Not to be able to read and write, however, in the course of the week the hosts placed the big blow in attack, bringing home the prodigal son, that Werner who, after two seasons at Chelsea, has reversed himself by returning to the club that made him known to the football that counts. A deal that was also favourable from an economic point of view. In short, a complete deal.
The player could even be on the pitch from the first minute in the match against Cologne, which is significantly closer to its first defeat in this championship. The visitors beat Schalke at home on their debut but are unlikely to move up the league table. Too clear a gap on the pitch to think they will manage to score any points.
Leipzig’s André Silva ©️LaPresse
The Prediction
A first win for Leipzig in this league is highly predictable. Tedesco’s team should not find any problems against Cologne. A match that could even give them at least three goals in total. But in any case, the three points seem to be already in the safe for the team that will play tomorrow at home.
Leipzig-Cologne matchday squad
LIPSIA (4-3-1-2): Gulacsi; Klostermann, Orban, Halstenburg; Novola, Henrics, Kampl, Raum; Olmo; Silva, Werner.
COLONIA (4-1-3-2): Schwabe; Schimtxz, Kilian, Chabot, Hector; Skhiri; Schinder, Ljubicic, Kainz; Dietz, Thielmann.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-1
