Koln vs Milan Prediction

Competition: Friendly game
Date: 16th July 2022
Time: 19:00
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion (Cologne)

Last season, Milan managed to win the title of champion of Italy after 11 long years, but the impression is that they will have a very difficult task to defend it because the main competitors Juventus and Inter have strengthened a lot. The first preparatory match will be played in Koln against the club of the same name. Unlike its opponent, this will be Koln's 4th warm-up match. This team finished the previous season in the 7th position of the Bundesliga, so after a few seasons, they will play again in some European competition. The most important thing for this team is that they managed to preserve the backbone of the team and that they strengthened themselves in the midfield and defense, so it is not unrealistic to repeat the good results in the domestic championship, as well as to achieve a placement in the Europa Conference League.

It is very difficult to predict the outcome of this match. However, this is a friendly match and the question is what line-ups the coaches will decide on. In previous matches, Koln coach Steffen Baumgart gave a chance to players with less playing time last season, so it is to be expected that against a renowned opponent such as Milan, he will field perhaps the strongest team. On the other side, for Milan, this is the first preparatory match, so we believe that Stefano Pioli will not force his holders and that he will give a slightly more chance to young players who have returned from loans from clubs all over Europe.

For this reason, as well as the advantage of the home field, we believe that the German team is closer to victory in this match. Koln to win, medium stake.