Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln prediction 18.03.2023
Borussia Dortmund
6 : 1
FC Koln
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- Competition: Bundesliga
- Date: Saturday, 18th March 2023
- Kickoff: 17:30 UK / 18:30 CET
- Venue: Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund)
After its elimination from the Champions League by Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund will focus on winning the Bundesliga title for the first time since the 2011/12 season. After 24 rounds, Borussia Dortmund are two points behind the league's leader, Bayern. They were tied before the last match, but Borussia failed to win against Schalke on the road, while Bayern won at home vs Augsburg.
This season, Borussia Dortmund are fantastic at home. In 11 rounds in Bundesliga, they won nine, drew one, and lost just once with a +19 goal difference. They won the last six home Bundesliga games and scored 23 goals - 3.83 per game.
FC Koln have been struggling this season in all competition. They were eliminated from the Cup in the first round by Jahn Regensburg, who are the leading candidates for relegation from 2. Bundesliga. In the European Conference League, FC Koln finished 3rd in the group behind Nice and Partizan Belgrade and failed to qualify for the next phase.
In Bundesliga, FC Koln are in 12th place, but with only one point in the last four matches, they put themselves just seven points away from the relegation zone. They failed to score in all of those four games.
Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln pick: Borussia Dortmund to win and cover -1AH spread
Thanks to an excellent home record, Borussia are keeping pace with Bayern. Since the winter break, Borussia Dortmund have won all five home games in all competitions. In those five home games, they scored 15 goals.
FC Koln lost three and drew one in the previous four games. This season, they have been awful on the road. During the last 12 road games, they won only once, against Slovacko in the European Conference League. In addition, they scored just one goal in the previous six road matches.
Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Borussia Dortmund
6 : 1
FC Koln
Bundesliga
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FC Koln
3 : 2
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
-
FC Koln
1 : 1
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
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Borussia Dortmund
2 : 0
FC Koln
Bundesliga
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FC Koln
2 : 2
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund Team News
Injuries have been a significant factor in Borussia's last two poor results, but there are promising signs that three key players could return to the pitch at least for limited minutes. The team's captain, Marco Reus, should return after missing the Schalke game with flu-like symptoms, and starting goalkeeper Gregor Kobel could also return after being out with a hip injury. Karim Adeyemi is also one of the three players who could be back on the field after missing some time due to a hamstring injury.
After collecting five yellow cards in the Bundesliga, Emre Can will serve his one-game suspension.
Julian Brandt, Julien Duranville, Youssoufa Moukoko, Abdoulaye Kamara, and Mateu Morey are all injured and will miss the FC Koln game.
Last matches of Borussia Dortmund
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Borussia Dortmund
6 : 1
FC Koln
Bundesliga
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Schalke 04
2 : 2
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
-
Chelsea
2 : 0
Borussia Dortmund
Champions League
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Borussia Dortmund
2 : 1
RB Leipzig
Bundesliga
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Hoffenheim
0 : 1
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund lineup
Goalkeeper
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33
Alexander Meyer
Defenders
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17
Marius Wolf
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25
Niklas Süle
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4
Nico Schlotterbeck
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26
Julian Ryerson
Midfielders
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22
Jude Bellingham
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8
Mahmoud Dahoud
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13
Raphaël Guerreiro
Forwards
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21
Donyell Malen
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9
Sébastien Haller
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11
Marco Reus
FC Koln Team News
In his latest interview, coach Steffen Baumgart spoke about the recent games. He said the team is playing better than the results suggest. "We will continue to create chances, no matter against whom. We want to score, and we are working on that", Baumgart noted. When asked about the current table standing, he said they have a tense situation, but they have everything in their hands.
FC Koln will miss Jan Thielmann, Kristian Pedersen, Mark Uth, Sebastian Andersson, and Florian Dietz for this match due to injuries.
One of the best center-defenders, Luca Kilian, is close to returning to the field after missing all nine games since the winter break. He is listed as questionable.
Last matches of FC Koln
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Borussia Dortmund
6 : 1
FC Koln
Bundesliga
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FC Koln
0 : 2
Bochum
Bundesliga
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FC Union Berlin
0 : 0
FC Koln
Bundesliga
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FC Koln
0 : 2
Wolfsburg
Bundesliga
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Stuttgart
3 : 0
FC Koln
Bundesliga
FC Koln lineup
Goalkeeper
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20
Marvin Schwäbe
Defenders
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2
Benno Schmitz
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4
Timo Hübers
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24
Julian Chabot
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14
Jonas Hector
Midfielders
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28
Ellyes Skhiri
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47
Mathias Olesen
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7
Dejan Ljubičić
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11
Florian Kainz
Forwards
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23
Sargis Adamyan
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27
Davie Selke
5 Reasons why Borussia Dortmund should win with -1AH
- Borussia Dortmund won nine of 11 Bundesliga home matches
- Borussia Dortmund scored at least two goals in the previous six Bundesliga home games
- FC Koln won one point in the previous four matches
- FC Kon failed to score in six of the last seven games
- FC Koln won just nine points in 12 road matches in Bundesliga
Main prediction Borussia Dortmund - FC Koln
AH1 (-1)
Best Odds:
Melbet
1.84
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Additional predictions
Over 2.5
Best odds:1.56
AH1 (-1.5)
Best odds:2.31
Borussia Dortmund & FC Koln current standing in Bundesliga
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 55 - 31 | +24 | 53 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 72 - 27 | +45 | 52 |
| 3 | FC Union Berlin | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 38 - 28 | +10 | 48 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 38 - 34 | +4 | 46 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 49 - 30 | +19 | 45 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 46 - 36 | +10 | 40 |
| 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 44 - 32 | +12 | 38 |
| 8 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 45 - 40 | +5 | 37 |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 40 - 36 | +4 | 37 |
| 10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 40 - 44 | -4 | 31 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 39 - 48 | -9 | 31 |
| 12 | FC Augsburg | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 32 - 45 | -13 | 28 |
| 13 | FC Köln | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 33 - 44 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 27 - 56 | -29 | 25 |
| 15 | TSG Hoffenheim | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 33 - 45 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Hertha BSC | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 30 - 48 | -18 | 21 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 - 45 | -24 | 21 |
| 18 | VfB Stuttgart | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 29 - 42 | -13 | 20 |