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

Bundesliga · 2021-22
Sat 30 Oct 2021 · 13:30 UTC Signal Iduna Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Borussia Dortmund vs 1. FC KolnBundesliga at Signal Iduna Park.

Match Details

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

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct 1. FC Koln 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
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 Koln
#5 Position #17
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

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

Borussia Dortmund are 5th (0 pts). 1. FC Koln are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Borussia Dortmund is hosting 1. FC Koln for another epic battle.
  • 5' The 26-year-old Luca Kilian has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 11' Benno Schmitz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 16' Mats Hummels is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for 1. FC Koln so far.
  • 21' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 26' Thorgan Hazard is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Borussia Dortmund tonight.
  • 31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' Thorgan Hazard makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Borussia Dortmund are in front.
  • 45' Sebastian Andersson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 50' Florian Kainz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 51' The referee has no hesitation. Thomas Meunier is booked for Borussia Dortmund — Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' 1. FC Koln player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Donyell Malen. He replaces Thorgan Hazard on 58 minute.
  • 59' The 1. FC Koln manager makes a substitution. Ondrej Duda departs to be replaced by Florian Kainz.
  • 64' Rafael Czichos is replacing Timo Hubers for the 1. FC Koln side.
  • 64' Steffen Tigges is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 69' 1. FC Koln fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' Felix Passlack gets the nod from Borussia Dortmund. He replaces Marius Wolf and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' It looks surprising 1. FC Koln does not make any changes. Kingsley Ehizibue has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' Switzerland international Manuel Akanji has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 81' A tactical swap from 1. FC KolnLouis Schaub on, Dejan Ljubicic off on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Salih Ozcan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Borussia Dortmund! Ansgar Knauff comes on to replace Julian Brandt.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jude Bellingham.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.18 Borussia Dortmund xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.41 1. FC Koln xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Borussia Dortmund55% Draw31% 1. FC Koln14%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 47%
53%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Borussia Dortmund or Draw
86%
Draw or 1. FC Koln
45%
Borussia Dortmund or 1. FC Koln
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Borussia Dortmund33% Draw59% 1. FC Koln8%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.8%
1 – 0
22.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.6%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 2
2%
4 – 0
1.5%
0 – 2
1.5%
2 – 2
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Borussia Dortmund

Handicap Borussia Dortmund covers Push 1. FC Koln covers
-2.5 8% 92%
-2 8% 16% 76%
-1.5 24% 76%
-1 24% 29% 46%
-0.5 54% 46%
+0.5 89% 11%
+1 89% 9% 2%
+1.5 98% 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
66%
1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet
32%

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