Women’s Bundesliga preview: Cologne host the world selection

On the fourth day of the women’s Bundesliga, Sunday 1. FC Köln is a guest of the FC Bayern Munich world team.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – SV Meppen (Sunday 16 October 2022, 13:01)

After the excellent performance against Hoffenheim two weeks ago, still not enough for the first point, the SV Meppen promoted will travel to Leverkusen on Sunday. There, the bottom of the Bundesliga meets the sixth in the standings. There it was enough for a 2: 2 two years ago. Sunday’s match once again sees Meppen manager Carin Bakhuis, who last worked as assistant manager in Leverkusen.

Leverkusen recently faced a severe defeat at the hands of VfL Wolfsburg. Coach Robert de Pauw therefore wants his team to have more courage. The B04 technician wants to appear hungry against Meppen. “We need immediate pressure on the opponent, on the ball and we can’t give Meppen space.” He evaluates his opponents as strong in duels and attests to good team cohesion.

Bayern Munich v 1. FC Köln (Sunday 16 October 2022, 13:01)

Looking at the table, the Munich duel should be particularly exciting. The runner-up receives the 1. FC Köln, who is lurking in fourth place and started his second season well in the 1. Bundesliga. However, last season’s two games against Monaco were clearly lost 6-0. This is why Cologne manager Sascha Glas is realistic: “Bayern have a world squad and, together with Wolfsburg, are the measure of all things in the league. We are still a long way from these clubs, but we will do everything to create a surprise. in the concerns of Monaco “.

As a manager, Glas has never won against FC Bayern, the only team in the league. But this time the Monaco team will know how to prevent it, even if there was bad news this week: Giulia Gwinn is out with a cruciate ligament injury. The 23-year-old contracted it while she was training with the national team. But the squad of coach Alexander Straus is so numerous that he can compensate for this loss.

SGS Essen – Eintracht Frankfurt (Sunday 16 October 2022, 16:01)

Eintracht Frankfurt is the favorite ahead of Sunday afternoon’s meeting at SGS Essen. In third place in the standings with seven points, Niko Arnautis’s team has already shown that the “Adlerinnen” will be a force to be reckoned with this season as well. But in the last match against Bremen, Frankfurt lost many chances and made the victory unnecessarily exciting.

There has not been a defeat against SGS Essen in the Bundesliga so far. After the victory over Meppen, SGS has at least three points on the account. Coach Markus Högner wants to use the power of the home crowd for the next points. Annalena Rieke is back in the game and Högner hopes Laureta Elmazi can play.

SV Werder Bremen – MSV Duisburg (Sunday 16 October 2022, 16:01)

In 0: 4 against FC Bayern on matchday three, MSV Duisburg, as a promoted side, held out for a surprisingly long time. The “Zebras” absolutely must not hide after this performance and on Sunday they can safely go to Bremen. SV Werder expects MSV almost entirely from the bottom of the rankings.

Captain Lina Hausicke’s team is eleventh with just one point. The top three should finally fall against Duisburg on Sunday. Of course, it’s important to be fully present from the very first minute, says Hausicke. “MSV is a good climber and can survive in the championship. We will certainly not make the mistake of underestimating our rivals.”

Those: sportschau.de