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Bundesliga | Gameweek 1
Aug 19, 2023 at 5.30pm UK
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Dortmund
1 - 0
FC Koln

Malen (88')
Malen (90+1')
FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Bundesliga clash between Borussia Dortmund and FC Koln, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Osnabruck 1-3 FC Koln
Monday, August 14 at 7.45pm in DFB-Pokal

We said: Borussia Dortmund 3-1 FC Koln

Given that Borussia Dortmund suffered a solitary defeat in 19 home league games last season - scoring 55 goals while conceding just 17 - we expect BVB to kick-start their Bundesliga campaign with a comfortable victory over FC Koln. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Borussia Dortmund win with a probability of 54.65%. A win for FC Koln had a probability of 24.28% and a draw had a probability of 21.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Borussia Dortmund win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.1%) and 1-0 (6.81%). The likeliest FC Koln win was 1-2 (6.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.11%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Borussia Dortmund would win this match.

Result
Borussia DortmundDrawFC Koln
54.65% (-0.168 -0.17) 21.06% (0.079999999999998 0.08) 24.28% (0.085000000000001 0.09)
Both teams to score 64.55% (-0.199 -0.2)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.43% (-0.30200000000001 -0.3)33.57% (0.299 0.3)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.62% (-0.345 -0.34)55.38% (0.341 0.34)
Borussia Dortmund Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.55% (-0.14999999999999 -0.15)12.44% (0.148 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.63% (-0.309 -0.31)38.37% (0.307 0.31)
FC Koln Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.73% (-0.10300000000001 -0.1)26.27% (0.099999999999998 0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.61% (-0.137 -0.14)61.38% (0.134 0.13)
Score Analysis
    Borussia Dortmund 54.65%
    FC Koln 24.28%
    Draw 21.06%
Borussia DortmundDrawFC Koln
2-1 @ 9.49% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
2-0 @ 7.1% (0.03 0.03)
1-0 @ 6.81% (0.068 0.07)
3-1 @ 6.59% (-0.028 -0.03)
3-0 @ 4.93% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-2 @ 4.41% (-0.031000000000001 -0.03)
4-1 @ 3.43% (-0.035 -0.03)
4-0 @ 2.57% (-0.018 -0.02)
4-2 @ 2.3% (-0.029 -0.03)
5-1 @ 1.43% (-0.022 -0.02)
5-0 @ 1.07% (-0.014 -0.01)
4-3 @ 1.02% (-0.016 -0.02)
5-2 @ 0.96% (-0.018 -0.02)
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 54.65%
1-1 @ 9.11% (0.065000000000001 0.07)
2-2 @ 6.34% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
0-0 @ 3.27% (0.051 0.05)
3-3 @ 1.96% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 0.38%
Total : 21.06%
1-2 @ 6.09% (0.026000000000001 0.03)
0-1 @ 4.37% (0.056 0.06)
0-2 @ 2.92% (0.029 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.83% (-0.012 -0.01)
1-3 @ 2.71% (0.004 0)
0-3 @ 1.3% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
2-4 @ 0.95% (-0.006 -0.01)
1-4 @ 0.91% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.22%
Total : 24.28%

How you voted: Dortmund vs FC Koln

Borussia Dortmund
90.5%
Draw
7.9%
FC Koln
1.6%
63
Head to Head
Mar 18, 2023 5.30pm
Gameweek 25
Dortmund
6-1
FC Koln
Guerreiro (15'), Haller (17', 69'), Reus (32', 70'), Malen (36')
Selke (42')
Oct 1, 2022 2.30pm
Gameweek 8
FC Koln
3-2
Dortmund
Kainz (53'), Tigges (56'), Ljubicic (71')
Brandt (31'), Schmitz (78' og.)
Mar 20, 2022 6.30pm
Gameweek 27
FC Koln
1-1
Dortmund
Andersson (36')
Ozcan (67'), Duda (76')
Wolf (8')
Wolf (30'), Witsel (43'), Can (47')
Oct 30, 2021 2.30pm
Gameweek 10
Dortmund
2-0
FC Koln
Hazard (40'), Tigges (64')
Meunier (51'), Bellingham (88')

Schmitz (11'), Hubers (56'), Ozcan (82')
Mar 20, 2021 2.30pm
Gameweek 26
FC Koln
2-2
Dortmund
Duda (35' pen.), Jakobs (65')
Jakobs (90+2')
Braut Haaland (3', 90')
Bellingham (34')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CBayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen32266082235984
2Bayern MunichBayern32223790414969
3Stuttgart32214773393467
4RB Leipzig32196774363863
5Borussia DortmundDortmund32179664402460
6Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt32111294847145
7Freiburg32118134355-1241
8Hoffenheim32117145664-840
9Augsburg32109134957-839
10Heidenheim32911124553-838
11Werder Bremen32108144352-938
12Wolfsburg32107154051-1137
13Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach32712135562-733
14VfL BochumVfL Bochum32712134165-2433
15Union BerlinUnion Berlin3286182954-2530
16Mainz 05Mainz32514133350-1729
17FC Koln32412162454-3024
RSV Darmstadt 98Darmstadt3238213076-4617


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