Southampton: Which Bundesliga team should Saints fans follow?

By Marc Walker | May 13, 2020

Augsburg's German forward Florian Niederlechner (2ndR) is congratulated by teammates after he scored the 1-0 during the German first division Bundesliga football match Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund in Augsburg, on January 18, 2020. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP via Getty Images) /

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Florian Kainz of 1. FC Koeln celebrates (Photo by Ralf Teerse/DeFodi Images via Getty Images) /

1. FC Koln (10th)

If it is a team with a similar style of play and similar kit colours to Saints that you want, FC Koln (Cologne) might be the choice for you.

Ralph Hasenhuttl is trying to introduce his pressing style of play at St Mary’s and is somewhere in the middle of that process, but it appears that Koln are closer to the finished product.

Via whoscored.com, we can see that they counter-attack and use set-pieces well whilst not being afraid to use a direct pass or two to get forward.

Their pressing style is highlighted by their team statistics when it comes to tackling and interceptions – 18.4 and 13.6 respectively per game puts them third and first in each category.

1. FC Koln (10th)

Next game: 1. FC Koln vs Mainz 05, Sunday 17th May, 2:30pm UK time