By Rich
Stuttgart’s Orel Mangala scored the fastest goal of the current season so far, but visitors Cologne came back to end the match in a 1:1 tie. Mangala’s goal came just 24 seconds into the match, and Cologne’s equalizer came in the 23rd minute from Sebastian Andersson. Stuttgart are now unbeaten in 4 matches, which they failed to do the last time they were in the 1. Bundesliga, in the 2018/19 season. The draw means that Cologne’s winless streak (20 matches) is now bested only by Schalke (21). Schalke will travel to nearby Borussia Dortmund on Saturday for another Revierderby. Dortmund have now won 3 of their last 4 Bundesliga matches, including a 1:0 win over Hoffenheim in their last away match, when Erling Haaland and Marco Reus combined to score the match’s only goal. The derby’s same fixture last season ended in a 4:0 win for Dortmund, and Haaland was represented in that score. Haaland has 22 goals in 25 competitive outings for Dortmund, while Reus has only scored once in 9 derby outings against Schalke, and that was back in February 2015. Schalke collected their first point of the season last Sunday when Eintracht Frankfurt loanee Goncalo Paciencia came off the bench to even the match against Union Berlin. Another of Saturday’s competitive matches could be that between Bayern and visiting Eintracht Frankfurt. While Bayern’s Lewandowski is now the league’s top scorer this season, Frankfurt are 1 of only 4 club still unbeaten during the current season, and a win against Bayern could move them to the top of the table. Lewandowski has scored in 12 of the last 17 matches between the 2 clubs, and that includes the 2 matches last season. Conversely, Frankfurt are on an 8-game unbeaten streak in the league, and only Augsburg goaltender Rafal Gikiewicz has made more saves this season than Frankfurt’s Kevin Trapp. Looking ahead to the rest of the weekend’s matches, Augsburg will look to continue an impressive season thus far when they travel to Leverkusen on Monday. Augsburg lost for the first time this season at home on Matchday 4 against RB Leipzig, and Leverkusen are unbeaten in their 18 Bundesliga meetings with Augsburg to date, and are another of the clubs without a loss so far this season.
Stuttgart’s Orel Mangala scored the fastest goal of the current season so far, but visitors Cologne came back to end the match in a 1:1 tie. Mangala’s goal came just 24 seconds into the match, and Cologne’s equalizer came in the 23rd minute from Sebastian Andersson. Stuttgart are now unbeaten in 4 matches, which they failed to do the last time they were in the 1. Bundesliga, in the 2018/19 season. The draw means that Cologne’s winless streak (20 matches) is now bested only by Schalke (21). Schalke will travel to nearby Borussia Dortmund on Saturday for another Revierderby. Dortmund have now won 3 of their last 4 Bundesliga matches, including a 1:0 win over Hoffenheim in their last away match, when Erling Haaland and Marco Reus combined to score the match’s only goal. The derby’s same fixture last season ended in a 4:0 win for Dortmund, and Haaland was represented in that score. Haaland has 22 goals in 25 competitive outings for Dortmund, while Reus has only scored once in 9 derby outings against Schalke, and that was back in February 2015. Schalke collected their first point of the season last Sunday when Eintracht Frankfurt loanee Goncalo Paciencia came off the bench to even the match against Union Berlin. Another of Saturday’s competitive matches could be that between Bayern and visiting Eintracht Frankfurt. While Bayern’s Lewandowski is now the league’s top scorer this season, Frankfurt are 1 of only 4 club still unbeaten during the current season, and a win against Bayern could move them to the top of the table. Lewandowski has scored in 12 of the last 17 matches between the 2 clubs, and that includes the 2 matches last season. Conversely, Frankfurt are on an 8-game unbeaten streak in the league, and only Augsburg goaltender Rafal Gikiewicz has made more saves this season than Frankfurt’s Kevin Trapp. Looking ahead to the rest of the weekend’s matches, Augsburg will look to continue an impressive season thus far when they travel to Leverkusen on Monday. Augsburg lost for the first time this season at home on Matchday 4 against RB Leipzig, and Leverkusen are unbeaten in their 18 Bundesliga meetings with Augsburg to date, and are another of the clubs without a loss so far this season.
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