Tuesday , 21 July 2026

Borussia Dortmund vs 1. FC Köln, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2021-22
Borussia Dortmund
2 – 0
Full Time
1. FC Köln
Sat 30 Oct 2021 · 13:30 UTC Signal Iduna Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Benno Schmitz
Thomas Meunier 51' Y
Y 56' Timo Hubers
Y 82' Salih Ozcan
Jude Bellingham 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Borussia Dortmund vs 1. FC Köln — Bundesliga at Signal Iduna Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Wessel
  • Referee Alexander Sather
  • Referee Frank Willenborg
  • Referee Martin Petersen
  • Referee Markus Schuller
  • Referee Markus Schmidt

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Köln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

Head-to-Head

8
2
2
Borussia Dortmund 12 games · Avg 3.5 goals 1. FC Köln
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-30 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 1. FC Köln 2021-03-20 1. FC Köln 2–2 Borussia Dortmund 2020-11-28 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 1. FC Köln 2020-01-24 Borussia Dortmund 5–1 1. FC Köln 2019-08-23 1. FC Köln 1–3 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct 1. FC Köln H 2–0 W
26 Oct FC Ingolstadt 04 H 2–0 W
23 Oct Arminia Bielefeld A 3–1 W
19 Oct AFC Ajax A 0–4 L
16 Oct 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 3–1 W
02 Oct FC Augsburg H 2–1 W
1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct Borussia Dortmund A 0–2 L
27 Oct VfB Stuttgart A 2–0 W
24 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–2 D
15 Oct TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 0–5 L
01 Oct SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 H 3–1 W
25 Sep Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Borussia Dortmund 1. FC Köln
#2 Position #14
73 Points 32
34 Played 34
22 / 7 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 11 / 16
70 Scored 49
34 Conceded 63
+36 GD -14
2.15 PPG 0.94
65% Win % 21%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Borussia Dortmund are 2nd (73 pts). 1. FC Köln are 14th (32 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Borussia Dortmund and 1. FC Koln has kicked off!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Borussia Dortmund in their trying to find a way past 1. FC Koln's compact .
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Borussia Dortmund and 1. FC Koln are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 11' Controversy at the stadium! Benno Schmitz argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 16' 1. FC Koln are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steffen Baumgart will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thorgan Hazard, as he is very good at scoring at Signal Iduna Park with 9 goals in the last 8 games.
  • 31' Anthony Modeste, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' 1. FC Koln seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 40' Assisted by Jude Bellingham with the perfectly-timed delivery and Thorgan Hazard makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Borussia Dortmund side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 50' It looks surprising Borussia Dortmund does not make any changes. Gregor Kobel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thomas Meunier on 51.
  • 56' Timo Hubers picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Borussia Dortmund team. Thorgan Hazard is replaced by Donyell Malen on 58 minute.
  • 59' A change in the 1. FC Koln ranks — Ondrej Duda exits the field as Florian Kainz enters on 59.
  • 64' Another substitution for 1. FC Koln to replace Timo Hubers by Rafael Czichos on 64 minute.
  • 64' GOAL! Steffen Tigges scores on 64. Assisted by Julian Brandt
  • 69' Luca Kilian has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' Borussia Dortmund make a change. Marius Wolf trudges off to be replaced by Felix Passlack on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Borussia Dortmund looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 81' Louis Schaub is replacing Dejan Ljubicic for the 1. FC Koln side.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Salih Ozcan.
  • 87' Ansgar Knauff is replacing Julian Brandt for the Borussia Dortmund side.
  • 88' Jude Bellingham has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
  • The points are shared — Borussia Dortmund 2-0 1. FC Koln. Honours even.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steffen Baumgart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marco Reus 5
Erling Haaland 4
Donyell Malen 4
Sebastien Haller 3
Raphael Guerreiro 2
Thorgan Hazard 2
Ellyes Skhiri 2
Davie Selke 2

Head to Head

2021-10-30 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 1. FC Köln 2021-03-20 1. FC Köln 2–2 Borussia Dortmund 2020-11-28 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 1. FC Köln 2020-01-24 Borussia Dortmund 5–1 1. FC Köln 2019-08-23 1. FC Köln 1–3 Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund Form

2021-10-30 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 1. FC Köln W 2021-10-26 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 FC Ingolstadt 04 W 2021-10-23 Arminia Bielefeld 1–3 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-10-19 AFC Ajax 4–0 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-10-16 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2021-10-02 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 FC Augsburg W

1. FC Köln Form

2021-10-30 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 1. FC Köln L 2021-10-27 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 1. FC Köln W 2021-10-24 1. FC Köln 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2021-10-15 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 5–0 1. FC Köln L 2021-10-01 1. FC Köln 3–1 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 W 2021-09-25 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 1. FC Köln D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.53 Borussia Dortmund xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 1. FC Köln xG
I would bet for: Borussia Dortmund to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund69% Draw19% 1. FC Köln12%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw
87%
Draw or 1. FC Köln
31%
Borussia Dortmund or 1. FC Köln
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund53% Draw37% 1. FC Köln10%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
9%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
5.7%
4 – 1
4.8%
0 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.2%
1 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push 1. FC Köln covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 21% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 21% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.