A quick look at the Bundesliga standings shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's a lot more data to take in. Read our Borussia Dortmund - FC Köln preview!
- Borussia Dortmund is in the best form (5-1-0) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Bundesliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Borussia Dortmund have been very solid at home in the Bundesliga so far, with 28 points collected from 11 matches (9-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. After failing to beat FC Augsburg here at Signal-Iduna-Park, Borussia Dortmund has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Borussia drew their last game, 2-2 away at Schalke 04 (placed 17th). Midfielder Guerreiro was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.83 (out of ten) in that game. Guerreiro scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 47 successful passes (of 53 total).
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Chelsea in the Champions League.
Borussia Dortmund are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Signal-Iduna-Park in their league games, having scored an impressive 30 goals in 11 matches.
FC Köln form and stats
FC Köln have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 1-6-5 (12 played).
FC Köln are looking to quickly end their 364 minutes long goal drought in the Bundesliga.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Bochum with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Selke, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.25. Selke dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, FC Köln travelled to Union Berlin and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.Take note: 8 of the latest 10 league matches featuring this club have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other before in this season, with the match result FC Köln - Borussia 3-2 entered in the official records. Data for the last ten meetings involving these two contenders are: five wins for Borussia Dortmund, three draws and two wins for FC Köln. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Brandt 8 goals |  Y. Moukoko 6 goals |  G. Reyna 5 goals |
Borussia Dortmund missing players
FC Köln missing players
| Borussia Dortmund | FC Köln | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 49 | 30 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 32 |
| 30 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 24 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 83% | 83% |
| 79% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | 79% |
| 62% | 73% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 42% | 46% |
| 42% | 55% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 33% | 33% |
| 29% | 45% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 50% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 45% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 17% | 21% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 46% |
| 6.6 | 6.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| 4.8 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 14.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 9.8 | 11.9 |
| 6.1 | 5.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 34% | 48% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 34% |
| 12.9 | 10.2 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 14.2 | 12 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
- Borussia Dortmund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Köln have scored away.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Borussia Dortmund is in the best form (5-1-0) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FC Köln have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 52 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 45 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 42 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 40 |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | FC Köln | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -6 | 27 |
| 13 | FC Augsburg | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -13 | 27 |
| 14 | Bochum | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 35 | -30 | 22 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 21 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -12 | 20 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -24 | 20 |
| 18 | Hoffenheim | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 19 |
