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Berlin (dpa / bb) - 1. FC Union Berlin is on the verge of securing relegation in the Bundesliga.
With a win over their favorite opponent 1. FC Köln on Saturday at the An der Alten Försterei stadium (3.30 p.m. / Sky), the seventh place in the table can score 38 points with a win.
The capitals were able to win the first leg 2-1.
INITIAL SITUATION: Union is the favorite in the match.
The team, which has 13 points more than Cologne on the account, has been unbeaten in four games.
In addition, none of the last eleven home games were lost.
The FC is still in danger of relegation.
The Rhinelander have been waiting for a win for four games.
Union has won all three Bundesliga games against Cologne so far.
STAFF: The attackers Taiwo Awoniyi (thigh injury), Sheraldo Becker (ankle problems) and Anthony Ujah (knee surgery) as well as the defenders Christopher Lenz (muscular problems) and Niko Gießelmann (broken shoulder) are absent.
Defender Florian Hübner (Infekt) also has to pass.
The Japanese Keita Endo can hope for a starting eleven after his decent performance at Arminia Bielefeld (0-0).
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QUOTE: Trainer Urs Fischer: «1. FC Köln is a very well organized team.
She works consistently against the ball and doesn't leave much room.
There is a lot of hard work waiting for us. "
SPECIAL: At Union, the ex-Cologne Anthony Ujah is missing.
The Cologne team arrive without the former Union striker Sebastian Andersson.
Both actors are absent due to knee problems.
As part of the game, Union carries out rapid corona tests on stadium employees, stewards and media representatives in order to practice the organizational processes for a hoped-for fan return to the stadium.
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