Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln Prediction: A win is expected for Dortmund

The Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Koln is scheduled for Saturday at the Westfalenstadion.

After defeating Schott Mainz in the DFB-Pokal first round, Borussia Dortmund enters this match on a winning streak. FC Koln also defeated Osnabruck in the DFB-Pokal's opening round. Although both are coming into this fixture with a win, Dortmund are the strong favourite and a win is expected for the home team. A lot of goals are expected in this game. 

The home side will be eager to right the wrongs after narrowly missing out on the Bundesliga championship last season. And when Borussia Dortmund plays FC Koln, who had a respectable performance last season and are trying to build on it, they'll want to put their best foot forward.

Right up to the end of the season, Dortmund had the lead in the title battle. All they had to do was win the season's last league game, but they were forced to play Mainz to a draw instead.

As a consequence, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich both ended with the same number of points, but the Reds won the championship due to their superior goal differential. The yellow and black squad will be keen to do better this time and win the championship.

The home team played in seven preseason games in all, and they prevailed in six of them. They defeated Schott Mainz in the first round of the DFB-Pokal Cup with six goals in their first game of the year. Dortmund will thus be going into this match with a lot of confidence.

The visitors enjoyed a respectable campaign last year, finishing 11th in the standings. They ended up scoring 42 points throughout the course of their 34 games. They ended up giving up 54 goals while scoring 49 goals during the season.

They weren't truly at their best, despite finishing in the middle table, and will be expecting a better campaign this time. Koln has participated in a total of four preseason friendly and has not lost any of them, winning two of them and drawing the other two.

They defeated Vfl Osnabruck in their first official game of the season, which was the first round of the DFB-Pokal. They will be confident going into this challenging away game against Dortmund and will be hoping for a win. The Hard Tackle, meanwhile, examines the situation more closely and makes an attempt to anticipate the possible strategies.

Dortmund has been in incredible form in the 2023 calendar year, despite their failure to win the league on the final day of the 2022-23 season. The yellow and black team hasn't missed a beat, and their preseason play has been outstanding as well. In order to ensure that they can once again fight Bayern Munich for the league crown, they have recruited a few players to their already-strong team.

On the other hand, Steffen Baumgart has been able to get the greatest performance out of the players at his disposal, and 1. FC Koln has performed admirably in 2023. Despite their best efforts, they might not have enough left in the tank to defeat Dortmund on the road. Due to the significant disparity in talent between the two sides, a victory for the home side is expected with 2 goal margin.