Bundesliga: Watch Friday night games as BBC Sport secures rights for German top-flight matches

St. Pauli are struggling for kind as of late, having not gained a Bundesliga match for the reason that finish of February and have solely picked up two factors of their final 5 matches. Their difficulty is scoring targets, having solely scored 25 targets of their 29 video games this season and solely two of their final 5 matches.

A win for the Hamburg facet is required on Friday evening. Though the three factors would not elevate them out of the relegation play-off place (until they win by a minimum of six targets), it will put stress on these above them going into the ultimate matches of the season.

Köln, not like their opponents, have began to search out some kind. After solely managing two wins in 18 matches, René Wagner was appointed throughout the worldwide break to try to get the Billy Goats’ season again on monitor and since then have managed to earn a degree on the street to Eintracht Frankfurt in addition to get their first win in eight video games beating relegation rivals Werder Bremen 3-1 final outing.

Köln are actually on a four-match unbeaten run for the primary time this season and might be seeking to lengthen this run on Friday evening. Nevertheless, Wagner’s facet might be wanting all three factors on the street to broaden the gap between them and relegation, one thing his facet have didn’t do since October.

This match has been performed out 32 instances throughout all competitions, with Köln profitable 21 of those matches and St. Pauli solely profitable 4 of them. The Billy Goats are on a seven-match unbeaten run in opposition to their Hamburg opponents; nevertheless, the final time both facet walked away with all three factors within the Bundesliga was again in 2011 when St. Pauli gained 3-0 at residence.