The German Bundesliga resumes following the international break and on the 1st of October we have a meeting between 1. FC Köln and Borussia Dortmund.
The match will take place at the Rhein Energie Stadion and the hosts begin the weekend in 9th place on 2 points while the visitors are in 2nd place on 15 points.
Trotz der harten Trainingsarbeit ist die Vorfreude auf #KOEBVB in den Gesichtern der Jungs zu sehen! 👀 Wie groß ist euer Bock auf Samstag, #effzeh-Fans? 😁 pic.twitter.com/lOKgDsERpx— 1. FC Köln (@fckoeln) September 27, 2022
Trotz der harten Trainingsarbeit ist die Vorfreude auf #KOEBVB in den Gesichtern der Jungs zu sehen! 👀 Wie groß ist euer Bock auf Samstag, #effzeh-Fans? 😁 pic.twitter.com/lOKgDsERpx
FC Köln come into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw at Bochum prior to the internationals. Having fallen a goal behind after only 9 minutes, 1. FC Köln scored the equaliser with only 2 minutes remaining on the clock. However, it was a disappointing result against a team who did not have a point to their name before kick-off.
That result means 1. FC Köln have recorded only 1 win from their 4 most recent matches in all competitions. The victory came over Slovacko at home in the Europa Conference League. In terms of the Bundesliga, 1. FC Köln have won only 1 of their last 6 matches.
The win came away at Wolfsburg but despite winning only 1 league game this season, 1. FC Köln have been difficult to beat and have lost just once in 7 Bundesliga matches.
Trends show there have been under 2.5 goals scored in 3 of 1. FC Köln’s 4 most recent home Bundesliga fixtures. They have failed to score a goal in their last 2 Bundesliga games on home soil.
Borussia Dortmund travel to the Rhein Energie Stadion having previously beat Schalke 1-0 at home in the Revierderby. The only goal of the game was scored in the 78th minute and ended a run of 2 straight defeats for Borussia Dortmund.
The losses came against RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga and Manchester City in the Champions League, both of which were away matches.
Looking specifically at the Bundesliga and Borussia Dortmund have won 3 of their last 4 games in the competition.
There have been wins over Hoffenheim and Schalke at home plus a 1-0 win at Hertha Berlin. Away form shows Borussia Dortmund have won 3 of their last 4 Bundesliga fixtures.
Trends show Borussia Dortmund have not lost to 1.FC Köln in 22 of their 25 most recent games in all competitions.
Looking ahead to the team news and 1.FC Köln have five players unavailable for this game with Tim Lemperle, Timo Horn, Sebastian Andersson, Julian Chabot, and Mathias Olesen in the treatment room. There are also doubts over the fitness of Jonas Urbig.
Borussia Dortmund have a significant injury list of their own, with Salih Özcan, Marco Reus, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Mateu Morey, Mahmoud Dahoud, and Sebastien Haller all unavailable. There are also doubts over the fitness of Youssoufa Moukoko, Julian Brandt, and Raphael Guerreiro.
Both teams have injury problems ahead of this game but Borussia Dortmund look best placed to cope.
1.FC Köln usually find it tough to beat Borussia Dortmund and the fans could endure another game at home without a goal as the visitors take maximum points.