Dortmund vs Koln: Borussia Dortmund eye a fourth consecutive win in the Bundesliga when they face FC Koln in their next match on Saturday.
Match Details:
Teams: Dortmund vs Koln
Venue: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany
Date: Saturday 30th October, 2021
Time: 07:00 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Dortmund heads into this after a 2-0 home win in the DFB Pokal 2nd round match against Ingolstadt on Tuesday.
Int the Bundesliga, BVB continued their good form with a 3-1 away win against Arminia Bielefeld where Can, Hummels and Bellingham found the back of the net.
This sent Dortmund to 2nd in the table with 21 points from 9 matches and keep pressure on the defending champions, Bayern Munich.
On the other hand, Koln beat Stuttgart in mid-week during their DFB Pokal clash and get into this with confidence.
Koln drew their last Bundesliga match 2-2 against Leverkusen on Sunday, which saw them continue their inconsistent run.
Modeste’s second half brace cancelled out Schick and Bellarabi’s first half efforts.
With that point, Koln is in 8th place with 13 points from 9 matches having won only 1 of their previous 6 Bundesliga clashes.
Both sides last met in the Bundesliga in March earlier this year, where it finished 2-2.
Form Guide
Dortmund: WWLWW
Koln: DWLDW
Last Matches of both teams:
Dortmund 2-0 Ingolstadt
Stuttgart 0-2 Koln
The top scoring teams in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season:
1️⃣ Bayern Munich: 33 goals
2️⃣ Liverpool: 27 goals
3️⃣ Borussia Dortmund: 25 goals pic.twitter.com/gGnRjczsit— Goal (@goal) October 27, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Dortmund vs Koln in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV.
Team News
Håland, Reyna, Dahoud, Schmelzer, Morey, Schulz and Guerreiro are ruled out of contention for Dortmund.
Skhiri and Horn miss out due to injuries for Koln while Hauptmann’s illness keeps him out of this clash.
Dortmund possible 11:
Kobel, Akanji, Hummels, Meunier, Can, Bellingham, Witsel, Hazard, Brandt, Reus and Malen
Koln possible 11:
Horn, Schmitz, Kilian, Czichos, Hector, Ozcan, Ljubicic, Kainz, Duda, Modeste and Uth
Prediction: Dortmund 2-1 Koln
We expect a tight affair given both sides requirement to keep the pressure with the teams so evenly matched.
Dortmund is set to miss the services of Håland for a while due to his injury and will consistently need to show character to gain wins.
Koln have won only 1 of their last 6 Bundesliga matches but with a strong defence, they should put the hosts under pressure.
But we see BVB nicking this clash due to the extra quality they pose in their squad.
Players to watch out for: Malen, Hazard, Uth and Modeste.
