Bavarian Football Works
Location: RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
Date: Wednesday, October 29nd, 2025
Time: 8:45pm local time (3:45pm EST)
Bayern Munich is officially off to the best start in European history. After 13 consecutive wins, each upcoming match will become tenser as the streak becomes a target for opponents. Since winning consecutive DFB-Pokal titles in 2019 and 2020, Bayern has gone 2-3 in the second round of the domestic knockout tournament.
In recent years, Bayern has held a dominant advantage over Köln, winning 18 of the last 20 encounters. The other two matches ended in 1-1 draws.
Köln earned promotion back to the top flight this season after winning the second division title in 2024/25….
