Borussia Dortmund will be hoping to move top of the Bundesliga when they visit FC Koln on Saturday on RheinEnergie Stadium.
Borussia Dortmund will be hoping to move top of the Bundesliga when they visit FC Koln on Saturday on RheinEnergie Stadium.
FC Koln has an odd of 3.25(bet ₹100 and wins ₹325 if FC Koln wins). Bet Now
If this match ends with a draw then the odd are 3.75(bet ₹100 and win ₹375 if the match draws). Bet Now
Dortmund has an odd of 2.10(bet ₹100 and wins ₹210 if Dortmund wins). Bet Now
Match: FC Koln vs Dortmund
Date: October 01, 2022
Time: 07:00 PM (IST)
Venue: RheinEnergie Stadium
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Despite remaining unbeaten in their first five matches of the season, Koln’s domestic form has stuttered somewhat in recent weeks, with their unbeaten record coming to an end at home against league leaders Union Berlin. Steffen Baumgart’s side were also the first team to fail to beat VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga so far this season, although Linton Maina’s 88th-minute equaliser did at least spare them the indignity of losing to a team that had been defeated in each of their opening six matches.
After Benno Schmitz’s ninth-minute own goal handed Bochum a surprise lead at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Koln pushed hard to get themselves back in the game, with 66% possession and 18 shots in total illustrating their dominance across the 90 minutes. Baumgart will have been pleased to have denied his opponents a single shot on target in the entire match, but may be concerned about his side’s lack of goal threat at times this season. Indeed, the Billy Goats have scored one goal or fewer in four of their last five league games.
Schwabe; Schmitz, Kilian, Hubers, Hector; Skhiri, Martel; Thielmann, Ljubicic, Kainz; Tigges
Dortmund, meanwhile, have enjoyed a strong start to the season, winning five of their seven matches to sit in second place, only two points behind league leaders Union Berlin. Bayern Munich’s surprise winless run of four games has allowed BVB to gain a three-point lead over their rivals ahead of hosting them at Westfalenstadion next weekend, making coming away from Saturday’s trip to Cologne with that lead in tact (or extended) vitally important.
The Yellow Wall was in fine form during the Revierderby against their fierce rivals Schalke 04 in Dortmund’s last match prior to the international break, with Edin Terzic’s side’s dominance finally rewarded when Youssoufa Moukoko bagged a 78th-minute winner. The 17-year-old ensured that he will remain a hero in Dortmund for the rest of his time at the club, although a potentially serious injury to Marco Reus during the first half did dampen the occasion to some extent.
Meyer; Meunier, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro; Bellingham, Can; Adeyemi, Hazard, Malen; Modeste
Koln has a real opportunity to pounce on Dortmund’s mounting injury crisis, with the visitors likely to rely on the return of Malen and Adeyemi to inject fresh life into them. While it would not be a surprise to see the hosts claim a positive result, we can envisage BVB snatching a tight victory and remain at least three points in front of Bayern in the table ahead of next weekend’s meeting at Westfalenstadion.
FC Koln 1-2 Dortmund, predicted by us.