The trend is pointing downwards for 1. FC Köln. After the 0:2 against VfL Bochum, Cologne has been waiting for a goal for four games, but does not want to look down.

At 1. FC Köln, they don’t want to focus too intensively on the relegation battle, even after the defeat against VfL Bochum. “We don’t have to look at the table now,” said the once again luckless striker Davie Selke after the 0:2 (0:1) at the start of the 24th matchday of the Bundesliga. Defence boss Timo Hübers expressed a similar opinion.

“We would do well not to let any major doubts arise now,” said the 26-year-old, “the nice thing is that we have everything in our own hands. We’re not hiding now, we can always take something countable with us.” Cologne are still in the lower midfield of the table.

However, the defeat against Bochum, previously bottom of the table and winless for four games, joins a number of negative results in recent weeks. FC have won only one of their last eight league games, and Steffen Baumgart’s team have now waited four matches for a goal of their own.

The coach, who had already warned weeks ago to look down the table, does not see any easy solutions. “We invested a lot again, but were not good enough to win the game,” said Baumgart, “that was not the first time, it happens more often at the moment. “

To change that, there is “no special exercise. We have to make sure that we keep our heads up. That we stay with ourselves and find the way again quickly.” Without goals it will be “difficult in the long run”.

On Friday evening, only the Bochum team, who had not scored in five weeks, managed to do so. Kevin Stöger (9th) converted an early penalty kick, later Ersan Masovic (76th) increased the lead.