Dortmund – FC Koln : Preview & Prediction
As part of the 10th day of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, second, receives Cologne, 8th, in order to remain anchored at the top of the table. Today, Borussia Dortmund are just 1 point behind leaders Munich, and this season want to stay in touch as long as possible to try to finish German champions. Since their defeat against Mönchengladbach (1-0), Marco Rose’s men have recovered well by chaining 3 consecutive wins in the league against Augsburg (2-1), Mainz (3-1) and Arminia Bielefeld (1- 3). After a very good start in the Champions League, they were heavily defeated last week on Ajax (4-0). This week, they have quietly beaten Ingolstadt (2-0) in the German Cup before facing Cologne this Saturday with confidence.
For their part, Cologne, after a complicated past season, wanted to avoid the same headaches by taking the lead this season. Les Boucs are currently in 8th place with 13 points acquired in 9 days. Anthony Modeste’s teammates alternate good and bad, with a great victory against Greuther Fürth (3-1), a heavy defeat against Hoffenheim (5-0) and a draw last weekend against Bayer Leverkusen (2-2). It’s week they just qualified for the next round of the German Cup, beating Stuttgart (0-2) on their home turf.
Dortmund are just one point behind the championship leader.
In 4 trips this season, Cologne is not moving well with 2 draws and 2 losses.
Dortmund, in 7 home games in all competitions, it’s 7 wins.
Last year, Dortmund were surprised by Cologne (1-2)
Haaland will be absent for this match.
Borussia Dortmund should show their superiority in this game and continue their unbeaten run at home. In pursuit of the German league title, misstep is forbidden to keep pace with Bayern Munich. The Cologne team, which alternates between good and bad results, does not really have the weapons to annoy Dortmund. That’s why we’re starting with Borussia Dortmund’s victory at home.
Dortmund – FC Koln : Betting Tips
Dortmund – Win Odds: 1.45
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
