Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln Prediction: Title race is still on

Borussia Dortmund are playing at home against FC Koln in this Bundesliga fixture. The team had a few poor results in the previous week and they will be working hard to move forward. First, they were knocked off the Champions League by Chelsea in London and then they played a draw with Schalke 04 in the last Bundesliga match. Many might wonder whether there is decline in the horizon or the team will be back to their best. Either way, Dortmund need a response and a positive one. FC Koln are in shambles at the moment and they are desperate for some good results. But Dortmund might not be too generous.

Dortmund have been excellent throughout the season until recent weeks when their 1-0 lead was brushed off by Chelsea in the return leg of the UEFA champions league to send Dortmund packing. Dortmund turned back to the Bundesliga title, but were pegged to a draw by Schalke 04. In their last 5 matches they recorded 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. 

In the 2-2 draw against Schalke, Borussia Dortmund were totally dominant with 66% possession, 8 shots on target and 6 corner kicks.

Dortmund are 2nd on the table, with 50 points from 24 matches and just 2 points away from league leaders Bayern Munich.

Team Streak: - without a clean sheet (3), first to score (9/10), first half winners (⅘), less than 10.5 corners (⅘).

FC Koln are far from a decent team and they seem to have hit rock bottom in recent times. FC Koln have not won a game in their last 4 matches. Their last match ended in a 2-0 defeat against Bochum. And in their last 5 matches, they recorded 1 win, 3 losses and 1 draw. Against Bochum, Koln were dominant in possession, taking 63% possession, with 5 shots on target and 10 corner kicks. But they failed to capitalise on all the efforts.

Koln are 12th, with 27 points from 24 matches. They won 6, drew 9 and lost 9. 

Team streaks: - No wins (4), No goals scored (4), Less than 2.5 goals (6/8).

20 matches have been played between these two teams. Dortmund have 10 wins, while Koln have 4 wins and 6 ended in a draw.

• Koln are without clean sheet in 9 meetings
• More than 2.5 goals were scored in 7/9 meetings.
• Both teams scored in ⅞ meetings.
• Borussia Dortmund scored first in ⅚ meetings.

Dortmund were unlucky against Schalke 04 last time out. They are 2 points away from the top spot and I think they will keep pushing their luck until the final day. so I expect Dortmund to go all out to finish the job here.

• Bet on Home Win at 1.87 Odds
• Bet on Over 2.5 Goals at 1.73 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 3-0 at 8.2 Odds