Cologne vs Borussia Dortmund Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 German Bundesliga
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THE FACTS
When is Cologne vs Borussia Dortmund on and what time does it start? Cologne vs Borussia Dortmund will take place on Saturday 20th January, 2024 – 14:30 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Cologne vs Borussia Dortmund? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What channel is Cologne vs Borussia Dortmund on in the UK? Sky Sports have the rights to German Bundesliga matches in the UK so it is worth checking their schedule for Cologne vs Borussia Dortmund
Where can I stream Cologne vs Borussia Dortmund in the UK? If televised on Sky Sports, Cologne vs Borussia Dortmund can be streamed live on the Sky Go app
THE TEAM NEWS
COLOGNE
Cologne welcome Borussia Dortmund to the RheinEnergie Stadion with several injury concerns in attack as Davie Selke is joined on the sidelines by the likes of Luca Waldschmidt and Mark Uth.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Schwabe; Carstensen, Hubers, Chabot, Finkgrafe; Martel, Huseinbasic; Thielmann, Kainz, Maina; Tigges
UNAVAILABLE: Selke (Injured), Waldschmidt (Injured), Uth (Injured)
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BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Borussia Dortmund have lots of absentees this weekend with Remy Bensebaini and Sebastian Haller away at the Africa Cup of Nations and experienced duo Marco Reus and Mats Hummels missing through illness. The likes of Nico Schlotterbeck, Felix Nmecha, Karim Adeyemi and Julian Ryerson remain out injured, too.
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Kobel; Meunier, Can, Morey, Maatsen; Brandt, Ozcan, Sabitzer; Sancho, Fullkrug, Malen
UNAVAILABLE: Bensebaini (International duty), Haller (International duty), Reus (Illness), Blank (Injured), Schlotterbeck (Injured), Hummels (Illness), Adeyemi (Injured), Ryerson (Injured), Nmecha (Injured), Duranville (Injured)
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THE PREDICTION
The home team come into this one on the back of a 1-1 draw at home to Heidenheim in their most recent outing, last weekend. Cologne are winless in four matches as they begin this weekend sitting in the bottom two and the automatic relegation places with Timo Schultz replacing Steffen Baumgart over the winter break. They now face a Borussia Dortmund side that took advantage of RB Leipzig’s defeat at home to Eintracht Frankfurt by hammering Darmstadt by closing the gap on the top four. Borussia Dortmund should make it back-to-back victories as they build after the winter break.
TIP: BORUSSIA DORTMUND TO WIN
