Prediction: Borussia Dortmund to win 3-0
Best Odds: 9/1
Bookmaker: Betfair
Borussia Dortmund and FC Koln will face each other in the Bundesliga this coming weekend. The match between Edin Terzic’a side and Steffen Baumgart’s team will be held at Signal Iduna Park and is scheduled to kick off at 5:30pm UK time on Saturday.
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund are one of the biggest and most famous German clubs and regularly compete for the Bundesliga title. Dortmund also play in the UEFA Champions League season after season and do relatively well, and this campaign is no different. There is a distinct possibility that Dortmund could win the Bundesliga, and that they reached the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League is success enough.
Dortmund are second in the Bundesliga table at the moment with 50 points from 24 matches. Edin Terzic’a side are only two points behind leaders and defending champions Bayern Munich and five points ahead of third-placed RB Leipzig.
Die Schwarzgelben will head into the Bundesliga match against FC Koln at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday on the back of a 2-2 draw with Schalke away from home in the league. It came after 2-0 defeat to Premier League club Chelsea away from home at Stamford Bridge in London in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 and followed a 2-1 victory over RB Leipzig in front of their own fans in the league.
Team News:
Borussia Dortmund are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against FC Koln in the Bundesliga this coming weekend. Haller will lead the line for the home team and will have Malen and Bynoe-Gittens on either flank.
FC Koln
FC Koln are not having the best of seasons, and there is a distinct possibility that they could get relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of the campaign. Steffen Baumgart’s side are as low as 12th in the Bundesliga table at the moment with 27 points from 24 matches. They are seven points above the relegation zone and are not out of the woods.
Die Geißböcke will head into the match against Borussia Dortmund on the back of a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Bochum in the Bundesliga. It came after a goalless draw with Union Berlin away from home in the league and followed a 2-0 loss at the hands of Wolfsburg in front of their own fans in the Bundesliga.
Team News:
FC Koln are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Borussia Dortmund. Schwabe will be between the posts, while Selke will lead the line for the visiting team. Kainz, Maina and Ljubicic will be the three attacking midfielders.
Key Factors to Consider
- Borussia Dortmund have scored 49 goals in 24 Bundesliga matches so far this season.
- Borussia Dortmund have conceded 30 goals in 24 Bundesliga matches so far this season.
- FC Koln have lost 3 of their last 5 Bundesliga games.
- FC Koln have won just 6 out of 24 Bundesliga games so far this campaign.
- Julian Brandt has scored 8 goals and given 4 assists in 23 Bundesliga matches so fat this season.
Conclusion
FC Koln are not having the best of seasons and are also in poor form at the moment. Borussia Dortmund have a better team and are also a home. It is hard to see anything other than a win for Borussia Dortmund in this particular Bundesliga game.
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund to win 3-0
Best Odds: 9/1
Bookmaker: Betfair
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