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Koln and Borussia Dortmund meet at the RheinEnergieStadion in a match of the 14th round of the Bundesliga. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 games. Indeed, the last time they faced in this stadium was in 19-12-2015, in a game by the Bundesliga that finished with the victory of the Colony by (2-1). The goals of the match were scored by A. Modeste (90 ‘) and S. Zoller (82’) for Cologne and S. Papastathopoulos (18 ‘) for Borussia Dortmund. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Koln
The home team is currently in 7th place with 22 points earned after 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home to Augsburg by (0-0). In the last match, lost out to Hoffenheim by (4-0). This is a team that has curiously been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; Against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. For the championship, the Cologne won 14 points in 18 chances, after 4 wins and 2 draws in the last 6 games that played in his stadium.
In this competition, you do not lose in your stadium there are 6 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 13 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 2 turns on the scoreboard. There are 1 highlights in the last 7 home games in all competitions: he scored 4 of his 10 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).
In their last clash, the Colony lost playing away from home by the 4×0 score for Hoffenheim and seeking recovery in the league in this home game. Having Dortmund as an adversary makes life very difficult for Cologne, who will have to put a very strong mark on a team with a lot of speed and agility, which comes very well in the season. The team must come from the same base as the last game and have no new casualties on the team.
Borussia Dortmund
After 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is in 6th place, having won 24 points. In the last match, they beat Borussia Mönchengladbach at home (4-1), having lost out in a game against Eintracht Frankfurt (2-1) in the last match. This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; Against 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the last game they played for the UEFA Champions League, tied with Real Madrid away by (2-2). In the last 6 away games, Borussia Dortmund have won 2, 1 draw and 3 defeats, having won 7 points out of 18. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of his last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 6 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. There are 1 highlights in the last 15 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 6 of his 16 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘).
The BVB after a very tactical game against Real Madrid by the league of champions, shows that also has the strength to look for something more in the Bundesliga and should come to surprise the team of the house. In his last bundesliga clash, he won from Mönchengladbach 4-1 at home and in this showdown he has no known new lows, but he must change the team compared to what he faced Real Madrid for the league of champions.
Prediction: over 2.5 goals @ 1.67