CSK got home in the match against Delhi Capitals thanks to a finishing performance from MS Dhoni. Ruturaj Gaikwad played very well and was again the saving anchor for the team while Robin Uthappa’s emergence was a pleasant surprise for everyone. However, we believe that CSK is the less-suited to the conditions in Dubai. Most probably, the match is going to be a high-scoring one and that is where CSK may falter a bit. They have all the strengths needed to win and their opening combination is in terrific form, however, the middle-order has not been convincing for quite some time now. Also, the bowling attack for CSK has struggled in recent matches. It was able to win against DC because DC just did not have the strength to keep attacking the CSK bowlers in the middle. That is not going to be the case with KKR. Deepak Chahar has a lack of wickets in the powerplay and this might be a big concern for the team. Apart from that, Dwayne Bravo has been going for runs in his previous couple of matches and will not be lost on the team either. CSK has the experience of playing and winning big matches but its team is certainly not unbeatable.
Cologne barely escaped relegation last season, having managed to maintain their Bundesliga registration thanks to a play-off victory over Holstein. There was no serious strengthening and many predicted the same fate for Steffen Baumgart’s team, but at the start of the championship, the “goats” showed great football and got points regularly. By the start of the eighth round, “Cologne” is on the sixth line in the table, having 12 points in the table. The Champions League zone is one victory away, but the goats are unlikely to set such tasks for themselves now. It is much more important that they managed to break away from the relegation zone by eight points. The 3:1 victory over Greuther Fuerth in the last round was Cologne’s third of the season and extended the league-free streak to five matches. More football match predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
