Match Report
FC Köln went into the game 3rd in the table on 6 points; Arsenal sat 1st on 13 — a 7-point gap. The last five rounds placed FC Köln no better than 27th for form, against 3rd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1.33 for FC Köln and 2.33/0.67 for Arsenal (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Over the last five, FC Köln had taken 4 of 15 points to Arsenal's 10.
V. Bezborodov officiated: 79 games logged, averaging 2.3 yellow cards each. RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.