FC Bayern and 1. FC Köln last faced off in the DFB Cup 22 years ago, with record cup winners Munich beating the Rhineland club, a Bundesliga 2 side back then, 8-0. Three-goal Giovane Élber, two-goal Bastian Schweinsteiger, Owen Hargreaves, Zé Roberto and Willy Sagnol found the net. A similar result is unlikely on Wednesday at 20:45 CET, but the record is in favour of Bayern. fcbayern.com has the key stats and facts.
FCB dominant away at Köln
FC Bayern have won all of their ten matches away at Köln since a 3-2 defeat in February 2011. The German record champions have enjoyed longer winning streaks on the road against only two clubs, having beaten Werder Bremen 16 consecutive times so far (since 2010) and a 13-win run against VfB Stuttgart between 2010 and 2023. Regardless of location, FCB have gone unbeaten against Köln in 20 competitive matches since the defeat in 2011, winning 18 and drawing two.
Clear trend in the cup
FC Bayern have won five of their six DFB Cup clashes with FC Köln. The only defeat dates back to the 1971/72 quarter-final return leg, a 5-1 loss in Cologne, with the Billy Goats advancing to the next round after Bayern’s 3-0 win in the first leg.
Ever-present in second round
FC Bayern is the only club to have contested the second DFB Cup round in all of the last 26 seasons. Needless to say, Bayern’s goals are more ambitious, which is why it’s so painful that Munich have been eliminated in the second round in three of the last five years. Bayern aim to avoid that on Wednesday night and progress to the last sixteen.
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