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

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·5 March 2026

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

FC Köln host Borussia Dortmund this Saturday at the RheinEnergieStadion for round 25 of the 1. Bundesliga.

FC Köln have picked up 24 points and currently lie in 13th position. In their last game, Lukas Kwasniok's team lost 2-0 against FC Augsburg (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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Borussia Dortmund have won 52 points to date and are placed in 2nd position. In their last encounter, Niko Kovac's team were beaten 2-3 by Bayern München (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Borussia Dortmund winning 1-0.

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FC Köln

Timo Hübers - Knee Injury
Jan Thielmann - Muscle Injury
Sebastian Sebulonsen - Muscle Injury
Linton Maina - Ill
Malek El Mala - Muscle Injury
Joel Schmied - Muscle Injury
Denis Huseinbasic - Hip problems
Castro Montes - Muscle Injury

Borussia Dortmund

Niklas Sule - Hamstring Strain
Emre Can - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Carney Chukwuemeka - Muscular problems

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FC Köln ( vs FC Augsburg 2026-02-27): Marvin Schwabe, Rav van den Berg, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Cenk Ozkacar, Jakub Kaminski, Tom Krauss, Eric Martel, Kristoffer Lund, Luca Waldschmidt, Ragnar Ache, Marius Bulter

Borussia Dortmund ( vs Bayern München 2026-02-28): Gregor Kobel, Emre Can, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Yan Couto, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson, Maximilian Beier, Fábio Silva, Karim Adeyemi

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MANAGERS

Lukas Kwasniok faced Niko Kovac on one occasion, recording a loss.
Niko Kovac faced FC Köln on ten occasions, recording seven wins, one draw, and two losses
Lukas Kwasniok faced Borussia Dortmund on one occasion, recording a loss.

TEAMS

Away from home, Borussia Dortmund currently has four losses in the last 19 games.
Away from home, Borussia Dortmund has gone four consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Borussia Dortmund has gone three consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Borussia Dortmund has gone two consecutive games without a win.
Borussia Dortmund currently has five losses in the last 22 games.
Borussia Dortmund currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
Borussia Dortmund has gone seven consecutive games scoring goals.
Borussia Dortmund has gone three consecutive games conceding goals.
Borussia Dortmund has gone three consecutive games without a win.
Borussia Dortmund has gone two consecutive games with losses.
At home, FC Köln has gone five consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, FC Köln has gone two consecutive games without a win.
FC Köln currently has two wins in the last 15 games.
FC Köln has gone four consecutive games conceding goals.
FC Köln has gone four consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

FC Köln and Borussia Dortmund have faced each other 129 times, with Borussia Dortmund having the advantage: 54 wins, against 41 victories for FC Köln.
At the RheinEnergieStadion, FC Köln has an advantage in duels against Borussia Dortmund: 31 wins in 64 games. Borussia Dortmund has 18 victories.
In the German League, there have been 97 matches between the two teams, with FC Köln winning 29, 25 draws, and 43 victories for Borussia Dortmund.