2:03
All of Cologne's goals so far this season
Münster's missing men
Münster will be without Malik Batmaz (cruciate ligament rupture), Marian Kirsch (broken finger) and Sebastian Mrowca (ruptured Achilles tendon).
Cologne absentees
The visitors will be without Luca Kilian (lack of match fitness) and Jacob Christensen (cruciate ligament rupture).
Cologne's predicted line-up
Schwäbe – Heintz, Hübers, Pauli – Thielmann, Martel, Ljubicic, Paqarada – Maina – Waldschmidt, Lemperle
Münster's predicted line-up
Schenk – ter Horst, Koulis, Frenkert, Kirkeskov – Hendrix, Preißinger – Bouchama, Mees, Makridis – Nemeth
2:14
Downs on fire
Cologne with three consecutive victories
Effzeh recently bounced back after two defeats with a series of wins: recently a 1-0 against Fürth, previously another 1-0 away at Hertha, and before that a 3-0 in the DFB Cup against Bundesliga side Kiel.
Münster unbeaten in four matches
Preußen drew three times during this run, most recently 1-1 at KSC. Before that, they secured a 1-0 victory against Düsseldorf – proving Münster can handle top opponents.
Classic rivalry
Before the Bundesliga was founded, Preußen and Cologne regularly faced each other in the Oberliga.
No further matches
Since those encounters, the two traditional clubs have never met again in a competitive match, and they have never been drawn against each other in the DFB Cup.
What happened back then?
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First time in a long time
Preußen Münster and Colgone are playing in the same league for the first time in 61 years: in 1963/64, the two clubs were founding members of the Bundesliga - Cologne became champions and Münster were relegated as the second-to-last team and never promoted back to the Bundesliga.
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