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Match preview · Bundesliga

1. FC Köln – Borussia Dortmund

1. FC Köln 13th in Bundesliga Home 1.48 projected goals by the model
Borussia Dortmund 1st in Bundesliga Away 1.45 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.48 1.45
1. FC Köln Borussia Dortmund
1. FC Köln
36%
Draw
29%
Borussia Dortmund
35%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
1. FC Köln Draw Borussia Dortmund
Fair odds 2.75 3.46 2.88
Total goals
2.93
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams to score
65%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

36% 1. FC Köln to win

Attack
7th vs 1st
1. FC Köln attack v Borussia Dortmund defence
Defence
9th vs 8th
1. FC Köln defence v Borussia Dortmund attack
Recent xG form
-0.39 vs +1.00
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.48 – 1.45
1. FC Köln v Borussia Dortmund
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: 1. FC Köln and Borussia Dortmund compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading 1. FC Köln Borussia Dortmund
xG / match (better) 1.97 · 7th from 4 matches 1.66 · 12th from 4 matches
xGA / match 1.98 · 10th from 4 matches (better) 0.93 · 3rd from 4 matches
xGD / match -0.01 · 8th from 4 matches (better) +0.73 · 5th from 4 matches
xPts / match 1.40 · 8th from 4 matches (better) 1.95 · 4th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match -0.39 (better) +1.00

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

1. FC Köln clean sheet
21%
1. FC Köln 2+ goals
45%
Under 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams to score: no
35%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.0%
2:1
9.7%
1:2
9.4%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
1. FC Köln sample
20 matches
Borussia Dortmund sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · 1. FC Köln
2 matches
Away xG sample · Borussia Dortmund
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.