PREVIEW | Borussia Dortmund vs FC Köln - team news, lineups, predictions

In partnership with

Playmakerstats

·23 October 2025

PREVIEW | Borussia Dortmund vs FC Köln - team news, lineups, predictions

Borussia Dortmund and FC Köln clash this Saturday at the Signal Iduna Park for round eight of the 1. Bundesliga. The match will be broadcast live at 17:30 on Sky Sports Football.

Borussia Dortmund currently have 14 points and lie in 4th position. In their last match, Niko Kovac's team prevailed 2-4 against FC Kobenhavn (UEFA Champions League 2025/26).

OneFootball Videos

FC Köln have 11 points to their name this season and occupy 6th position in the table. In their last game, Lukas Kwasniok's team drew 1-1 with FC Augsburg (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Borussia Dortmund winning 4-0.

Unavailable

Borussia Dortmund

Patrick Drewes - No Eligibility
Julien Duranville - Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation
Emre Can - Adductor Pain

FC Köln

Rav van den Berg - Shoulder Injury

Last starting XIs

Borussia Dortmund ( vs FC Kobenhavn 2025-10-21): Gregor Kobel, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini, Yan Couto, Jobe Bellingham, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson, Julian Brandt, Serhou Guirassy, Maximilian Beier

FC Köln ( vs FC Augsburg 2025-10-18): Marvin Schwabe, Joel Schmied, Timo Hübers, Dominique Heintz, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Isak Johannesson, Eric Martel, Kristoffer Lund, Luca Waldschmidt, Jan Thielmann, Jakub Kaminski

Did you know...by playmaker stats

MANAGERS

Niko Kovac has faced FC Köln on nine occasions, recording six wins, one draw, and two losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, FC Köln currently has one loss in the last five games.
Away from home, FC Köln has scored in five consecutive games.
FC Köln has scored in eight consecutive games.
FC Köln has gone two consecutive games without losing.
At home, Borussia Dortmund has scored in four consecutive games.
At home, Borussia Dortmund has gone four consecutive games without losing.
Borussia Dortmund currently has one loss in the last 11 games.
Borussia Dortmund has scored in eleven consecutive games.
Borussia Dortmund has conceded goals in four consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Borussia Dortmund and FC Köln have faced each other 128 times, with Borussia Dortmund having the advantage: 53 wins, against 41 wins for FC Köln.
At Signal Iduna Park, Borussia Dortmund has the advantage in duels against FC Köln: 35 wins in 64 games. FC Köln has ten wins.
In the German League, there have been 96 matches between the two teams, with Borussia Dortmund winning 42, drawing 25, and FC Köln winning 29.