Borussia Dortmund vs FC Köln - German Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Köln
Bundesliga : 10th Round
Date : 22 October, 2011
Stadium : Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund will host 1. FC Köln on Saturday for the 10th Round in German's football Bundesliga (22 October 2011, 15:30 CET). Last year's champion Dortmund have won the previous six meetings against Köln. Also this time Klopp's side will be favourites.

Last year's champion Borussia Dortmund becomes stronger and stronger. Klopp's side have won their previous three Bundesliga games - 2:1 against Mainz (a), 4:0 against Augsburg (h), 2:0 against Werder Bremen (a). In the table they are third but already 6 points behind leader Bayern München. Borussia Dortmund have lost only 1 of their previous 20 Bundesliga home matches (15 wins, 4 draws, 1 defeat). Against Köln BVB-manager Klopp will miss Ivan Perisic (booked) und Patrick Owomoyela (injured).

After the bad season start also 1. FC Köln becomes stronger in the last weeks. Köln have won three of the previous four Bundesliga matches and hence they have left the relegation zone. Currently they are on table rank 10 and just three points behind the upcoming opponent Dortmund. The last round brought a 2:0 at home over Hannover 96 through two goals from Lukas Podolski. Not in the squad against Dortmund are the injured players Pedro Geromel, Andrézinho and Petit.

Head to Head :
Last Meeting : 04.03.2011 - Borussia Dortmund vs FC Köln 1:0
Wins Borussia Dortmund : 33
Wins FC Köln : 27
Draws : 20

Recent Performance :
Borussia Dortmund - Lose / Win / Lose / Win / Win
FC Köln - Lose / Win / Win / Lose / Win

Possible Line-Ups :
Borussia Dortmund : Weidenfeller - Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer, S. Bender, Gündogan, M. Götze, Kagawa, Großkreutz, Lewandowski.
FC Köln : Rensing - Brecko, Sereno, Jemal, Eichner, Lanig, Riether - Chihi, Jajalo, Peszko, Podolski.

Betting Tip/Prediction :
Borussia Dortmund have won the previous six meetings against 1. FC Köln. Dortmund will proceed this run and win the match on Saturday. Home win Dortmund.