There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Borussia Dortmund leading Köln by 15 points.
- Borussia Dortmund has the most clean sheets (5) in Bundesliga
- Köln have yet to win a game.
Borussia have less rest than Köln in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Champions League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Signal-Iduna-Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Köln have had more rest.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Borussia Dortmund, who have the most clean sheets (5) in Bundesliga, have collected 9 points from their Bundesliga home games so far after 3-0-1.
A nice win for Borussia Dortmund last time playing, versus Club Brugge. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Erling Braut Haaland (2) and Jadon Sancho scoring for the victors. Before that match, a Bundesliga win away at Hertha BSC.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Champions League game versus Lazio in only four days. This game is also played here at Signal-Iduna-Park.
Borussia are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Signal-Iduna-Park in their league games, having scored an impressive 12 goals in 4 matches. Borussia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Signal-Iduna-Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Köln form and stats
The Bundesliga season is young and Köln have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far. Two points from the last two away games for Köln, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Köln's previous game was their home loss versus Union Berlin (1-2). Before that, Köln travelled to Werder Bremen and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
The attacking power of Köln when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. 3 goals have been conceded by Köln in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Borussia Dortmund wins - draws - Köln wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 10 goals |  M. Hummels 3 goals |  M. Reus 2 goals |
Borussia Dortmund missing players
Köln missing players
| Borussia Dortmund | Köln | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | 12 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 88% |
| 62% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 88% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.8 | 14 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.7 | 10.5 |
| 6.4 | 6 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 39% | 50% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 32% |
- All of Borussia Dortmund's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Borussia Dortmund has the most clean sheets (3) at home in Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund has the most clean sheets (5) in Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund has the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Bundesliga
- 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.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored more than double the goals of Köln.
- Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Köln have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Köln have yet to win a game.
- Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 19 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Stuttgart | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Freiburg | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 6 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -11 | 4 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -12 | 4 |
| 17 | Köln | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | -19 | 3 |