Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th March 2023

Borussia Dortmund go up against FC Koln at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund approach the next Bundesliga round as number two in the table, having claimed 50 points this season so far. With 24 games behind them, FC Koln amassed 27 points, placing them as number 12 before their next fixture.

Borussia Dortmund are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with FC Koln and odds favour them to pull it off.

Borussia Dortmund scored 26 goals, conceded 13 and claimed three clean sheets in their last ten outings.

FC Koln scored 11 goals, conceded 11 and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

FC Koln ran out 3-2 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are definitely planning to claim three points again this coming Saturday.

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln Prediction

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund added four points to the standings in their previous three matches, where they first beat RB Leipzig 2-1. They were then defeated 2-0 against Chelsea, before drawing 2-2 against Schalke 04. Borussia Dortmund have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Bundesliga matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 23 while conceding six goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Bundesliga across the last six games.

FC Koln Form

FC Koln were only able to take one point from their past three games. They came up short in a 0-2 defeat against Wolfsburg before drawing 0-0 with Union Berlin. They were defeated once again, when Bochum ran out 0-2 winners. FC Koln came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by eight goals to one.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Borussia Dortmund face FC Koln, and we see no reason for this to end on Saturday. The value bet lies with goals.

Borussia Dortmund scored 30 goals and conceded 16 in their last 13 games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 28 points and nine victories. FC Koln fought their way to two wins and 11 points from their last nine games against teams inside the top six. They were on target ten times in these matches, but also let in nine goals. Borussia Dortmund have a record of 16 wins, two draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Koln have six wins, nine draws and nine defeats in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln Squads

Borussia Dortmund Squad

The 40-year-old Terzic will select the starting eleven against FC Koln from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Alexander Meyer (0/6), Gregor Kobel (0/18), Luca Unbehaun (0/0), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Antonios Papadopoulos (0/0), Julian Ryerson (1/20), Mateu Morey (0/0), Mats Hummels (0/20), Nico Schlotterbeck (4/24), Nico Schulz (0/0), Niklas Suele (1/20), Raphael Guerreiro (2/18), Soumaila Coulibaly (0/0), Tom Rothe (0/1), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Emre Can (1/18), Felix Passlack (0/2), Giovanni Reyna (5/15), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (3/13), Jude Bellingham (4/23), Julian Brandt (8/23), Justin Njinmah (0/1), Mahmoud Dahoud (0/7), Marco Reus (4/15), Marius Wolf (1/17), Salih Oezcan (0/19), Thomas Meunier (0/9), Anthony Modeste (2/16), Donyell Malen (1/16), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (3/16), Sebastien Haller (1/9), Youssoufa Moukoko (6/18).

FC Koln Squad

Below is the full team squad of FC Koln. The manager Baumgart will pick his starting XI against Borussia Dortmund from these players:

Julian Roloff (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/0), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Timo Horn (0/0), Benno Schmitz (1/22), Georg Strauch (0/0), Jonas Hector (0/22), Julian Chabot (0/11), Kristian Pedersen (0/5), Luca Kilian (1/13), Nikola Soldo (0/7), Rijad Smajic (0/0), Timo Huebers (1/19), Dejan Ljubicic (3/17), Denis Huseinbasic (3/15), Dimitrios Limnios (0/0), Ellyes Skhiri (5/23), Eric Martel (0/20), Florian Kainz (5/22), Jan Thielmann (1/14), Joshua Schwirten (0/0), Kingsley Schindler (0/19), Linton Maina (2/23), Mathias Olesen (0/11), Tim Lemperle (0/10), Davie Selke (1/20), Florian Dietz (1/11), Justin Diehl (0/2), Mark Uth (0/3), Sargis Adamyan (1/21), Sebastian Andersson (0/0), Steffen Tigges (5/21).

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln Team News

Borussia Dortmund are sweating on the fitness of no less than nine players before their match on Saturday.

Emre Can, Thomas Meunier, Mats Hummels, Anthony Modeste, Marius Wolf, Tom Rothe, Abdoulaye Kamara, Mateu Morey and Sebastien Haller are missing from the squad, Borussia Dortmund will field against FC Kolnthis coming Saturday.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for FC Koln, who are looking at seven players nursing various problems.

Davie Selke, Luca Kilian, Sargis Adamyan, Jan Thielmann, Mark Uth, Florian Dietz and Sebastian Andersson all face a spell on the sidelines for FC Koln due to various injuries.

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln Lineups

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday. Borussia Dortmund hold a 5-3-2 advantage against FC Koln from their latest encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/2.

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln Results

The past ten matches between Borussia Dortmund and FC Koln have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/7 with the bookies.

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln Betting Tips

Ellyes Skhiri shows decent form right now for FC Koln, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Borussia Dortmund, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Julian Brandt also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Borussia Dortmund did great recently at Signal Iduna Park, winning eight of their last 10 home games across all tournaments. They also drew one while losing one. FC Koln won one of their last 10 away games, while drawing three and losing six in this streak. Both teams scored in six of the last 10 home league matches for Borussia Dortmund. Both teams also found the back of the net four times in the previous 10 league games away for FC Koln.

In the past ten encounters between Borussia Dortmund and FC Koln over 2.5 goals came out seven times, with Borussia Dortmund scoring an average of 2.4 goals per game. FC Koln averaged 1.2 goals, while both teams scored seven times. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Borussia Dortmund’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 2.1 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that FC Koln played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process.