Bundesliga: FC Köln - Borussia Dortmund pre-match thoughts and numbers

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion (50000 seats)

Top-ranking Borussia Dortmund land at FC Köln after their 1-0-result vs FSV Mainz 05. Get out our thorough preview!

Insights:
  • FC Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Bundesliga. That game, against FSV Mainz 05, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Borussia Dortmund.

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FC Köln form and stats

When playing at home in the Bundesliga, FC Köln have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 13 games.

Köln enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Bayer Leverkusen's place. The match ended 1-0 with Schindler scoring. Hector, defender, was given a rating of 8.11/10 in that game, top of the team. Hector hit one key pass and won 6 of 10 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Hoffenheim that was lost 0-1.

The FC Köln fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Köln have conceded 16 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Borussia Dortmund form and stats

Playing away, Borussia Dortmund have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Bundesliga this season.

192 minutes! That's how long the Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Borussia Dortmund play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting FSV Mainz 05 (placed 10th). Defender Can was the best team player with a rating of 7.8. Can won 5 of 6 duels.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against DSC Arminia Bielefeld.

19 goals have been conceded by Borussia in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

FC Köln and Borussia Dortmund have duelled before this season: Borussia Dortmund - FC Köln 2-0. Head to head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Köln won one game, four matches ended with a draw and Borussia Dortmund have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

Borussia DortmundE. Håland
E. Håland
16 goals
FC KölnA. Modeste
A. Modeste
15 goals
Borussia DortmundM. Reus
M. Reus
9 goals

FC Köln missing players

Borussia Dortmund missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Köln Borussia Dortmund
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 5 13 26
10 7 1 Won W 4 7 18
9 3 2 Drew D 1 2 2
7 3 2 Lost L 0 4 6
37 20 4 Scored S 11 26 66
39 16 8 Conceded C 4 19 37
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 85% 88%
50% 54% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 69% 77%
46% 46% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 46% 54%
15% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 31% 42%
65% 54% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 77% 73%
15% 23% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 15% 23%
19% 23% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 4%
 
4.8 5.3 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 8.6 6 5.6
5.3 5 7.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 4 4.3
1.9 1.8 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.7 15.3 14.6 Shots (avg) S ( 15.4 13.1 14.4
4.8 5.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.6 5.5 5.9
30% 27% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 43%
 
12.9 12.5 16.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.6 11.9 10.8
4.6 4.5 6.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.4 4.4
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • FC Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC 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 26 19 3 4 77 28 13 10 1 2 38 12 13 9 2 2 39 16 49 60
2 Borussia Dortmund 26 18 2 6 66 37 13 11 0 2 40 18 13 7 2 4 26 19 29 56
3 Bayer Leverkusen 26 13 6 7 64 41 13 7 2 4 33 20 13 6 4 3 31 21 23 45
4 RB Leipzig 26 13 5 8 57 30 13 9 1 3 35 15 13 4 4 5 22 15 27 44
5 Freiburg 26 12 8 6 43 29 13 7 4 2 24 14 13 5 4 4 19 15 14 44
6 Hoffenheim 26 13 5 8 49 37 13 8 3 2 28 14 13 5 2 6 21 23 12 44
7 FC Köln 26 10 9 7 37 39 13 7 3 3 20 16 13 3 6 4 17 23 -2 39
8 Union Berlin 26 10 8 8 33 34 13 7 4 2 18 14 13 3 4 6 15 20 -1 38
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 10 7 9 39 38 13 4 4 5 16 17 13 6 3 4 23 21 1 37
10 FSV Mainz 05 25 10 4 11 35 30 13 8 3 2 24 8 12 2 1 9 11 22 5 34
11 Bochum 26 9 5 12 28 37 13 7 3 3 19 12 13 2 2 9 9 25 -9 32
12 Wolfsburg 26 9 4 13 29 40 13 5 2 6 14 17 13 4 2 7 15 23 -11 31
13 Borussia M'gladbach 26 8 6 12 36 51 13 6 3 4 23 21 13 2 3 8 13 30 -15 30
14 Augsburg 25 6 8 11 27 41 12 4 4 4 17 19 13 2 4 7 10 22 -14 26
15 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 26 5 10 11 22 34 13 2 7 4 12 17 13 3 3 7 10 17 -12 25
16 Stuttgart 26 5 8 13 32 48 13 4 3 6 22 26 13 1 5 7 10 22 -16 23
17 Hertha BSC 26 6 5 15 26 60 13 4 3 6 17 27 13 2 2 9 9 33 -34 23
18 Greuther Furth 26 3 5 18 24 70 13 3 4 6 13 24 13 0 1 12 11 46 -46 14

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  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 26 19 3 4 77 28 13 10 1 2 38 12 13 9 2 2 39 16 49 60
2 Borussia Dortmund 26 18 2 6 66 37 13 11 0 2 40 18 13 7 2 4 26 19 29 56
3 Bayer Leverkusen 26 13 6 7 64 41 13 7 2 4 33 20 13 6 4 3 31 21 23 45
4 RB Leipzig 26 13 5 8 57 30 13 9 1 3 35 15 13 4 4 5 22 15 27 44
5 Freiburg 26 12 8 6 43 29 13 7 4 2 24 14 13 5 4 4 19 15 14 44
6 Hoffenheim 26 13 5 8 49 37 13 8 3 2 28 14 13 5 2 6 21 23 12 44
7 FC Köln 26 10 9 7 37 39 13 7 3 3 20 16 13 3 6 4 17 23 -2 39
8 Union Berlin 26 10 8 8 33 34 13 7 4 2 18 14 13 3 4 6 15 20 -1 38
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 10 7 9 39 38 13 4 4 5 16 17 13 6 3 4 23 21 1 37
10 FSV Mainz 05 25 10 4 11 35 30 13 8 3 2 24 8 12 2 1 9 11 22 5 34
11 Bochum 26 9 5 12 28 37 13 7 3 3 19 12 13 2 2 9 9 25 -9 32
12 Wolfsburg 26 9 4 13 29 40 13 5 2 6 14 17 13 4 2 7 15 23 -11 31
13 Borussia M'gladbach 26 8 6 12 36 51 13 6 3 4 23 21 13 2 3 8 13 30 -15 30
14 Augsburg 25 6 8 11 27 41 12 4 4 4 17 19 13 2 4 7 10 22 -14 26
15 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 26 5 10 11 22 34 13 2 7 4 12 17 13 3 3 7 10 17 -12 25
16 Stuttgart 26 5 8 13 32 48 13 4 3 6 22 26 13 1 5 7 10 22 -16 23
17 Hertha BSC 26 6 5 15 26 60 13 4 3 6 17 27 13 2 2 9 9 33 -34 23
18 Greuther Furth 26 3 5 18 24 70 13 3 4 6 13 24 13 0 1 12 11 46 -46 14

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