Week 10 brings us a match on Oct 30th, where Borussia Dortmund plays host to Köln in a meeting of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Borussia Dortmund is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Ingolstadt. Thorgan Hazard struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 72nd minute, then Thorgan Hazard added another in the 81st minute In the end, Ingolstadt couldn’t muster any offence and Borussia Dortmund ran away with the shutout win. Borussia Dortmund is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Köln is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen. Patrik Schick scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 15th minute, then Karim Bellarabi added another in the 17th minute. Köln is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Köln won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Köln is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ellyes Skhiri and Anthony Modeste each having 3 goals in their last 5. For Borussia Dortmund, their top scorers are Erling Braut Håland and Thorgan Hazard, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Marco Rose’s Borussia Dortmund squad will be without Erling Braut Håland, Mate Morey, Raphaël Guerreiro, Nico Schulz, Mahmoud Dahoud, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Marcel Schmelzer, Giovanni Reyna, Moukoko and Soumaula Coulibaly, while Steffen Baumgart’s Köln squad will be without Ellyes Skhiri.