Cologne vs. Dortmund Tip & Quoten, 20.03.2021 – 15:30
FC Köln will welcome the Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon, 20.03.2021 at 3:30 pm, at the local Rhine-Energy Stadium Borussia Dortmund on the 26th match day. The goats did not score any points last match day at Union Berlin and ranked 14th with 22 points. The gap to relegation rank 16 or the first direct relegation place is only one meter. In the event of a home defeat of the Rhinelanders against Borussia, the days for head coach Markus Gisdol in Cologne are said to be numbered. The FC board is already in negotiations with potential successors. Last weekend, the Westphalia hosted Hertha BSC and did not let anything burn against the capitals. The BVB ranks fifth with 42 points and is fully back in the race for a Champions League place.
(Status of quotas: 18.03.2021, 10:05 a.m.)
Markus Gisdol’s team had a lot of possession of the Alte Försterei at the beginning, but did not know how to start. Unlike the capitals, who were now better at it and had first opportunities through Prömel (4th) and Musa (6th, 9th). In the middle of the first round, FC suddenly had the huge chance – Özcan failed free-standing due to Union goalie Prömel (23rd). Five minutes later, on the opposite side Katterbach cleared a header from Schlotterbeck to the bar (28th). In the aftermath, the Domstädter went through a converted foul meter of Duda with 1:0 in the lead (45th +2). After the break tea, the referee pointed to the point again. This time for the home team and Kruse scored for sure 1:1 (48.). As a result, the Rhinelanders were good at it, but were unable to score. Different from the Berliners, who took their next chance to lead 2-1 through Trimmel (67th). The Irons now had the ball and opponents under control, yet the guests had chances of equalization through Rexhbecaj (69th) and Wolf (72nd). In the last minutes Pohjanpalo gave the decision (77th) and Cologne missed the late equalisation by Ehizibue (93rd).
The Gisdol elf has been without victory for five league games and has lost four times in this period. After all, the FC can still score some points at home and scored five points from the last four home appearances. Nevertheless, only Schalke FC is weaker in their own stadium. The FC offensive is the third worst in the league, scoring 23 goals in the season. The defensive is also not suitable for the Bundesliga with 44 goals. Only two teams defend worse.
Jannes Horn (Gelbsperre) as well as the injured actors Florian Kainz, Sebastiaan Bornauw and Sebastian Andersson will be out on the weekend.
Latest games of Cologne
Cologne: 0 victories – 1 draw – 4 defeats
(Status: 17.03.2021)
In the first round, the black-yellows found it extremely difficult to create chances against defensive Herthanes. While the Old Lady had no chance, the BVB came up with two – Reus hit the crossbar by free kick (18th) and Bellingham missed a huge chance because Hertha-Keeper Jarstein pared strongly (36th). In the second 45 minutes, the capitals stood further in the back, but then had the first opportunity to lead through Zeefuik (53rd). In return, the Borussia then struck and led through Brandt’s goal with 1:0 (54th). After just over an hour, Edin Terzic’s team missed the 2-0 – a flank of Dahoud was deflected to the bar (61st). In the final phase, Jarstein saved Cans’ header (77th) with his second shiny parade. Although the Berliners tried a little more, they found no offensive means. In the final phase Darida also had to go down with red prematurely (80th) and in excess Dortmund then scored in the overtime to the 2-0 final by Moukoko (91st).
The Terzic team lost only one of the last five league games and was the winner three times in this period. This one defeat occurred in the last away game with the Bavarians (2:4). In the last few weeks, except for the 4-0 victory in the Revierderby auf Schalke, things didn’t go well with the stranger – BVB has lost four of the last five guest appearances. With 52 goals in the season, the offensive works well. Only FC Bayern Munich is even better ahead.
Axel Witsel, Marcel Schmelzer and Jadon Sancho fail in the cathedral city due to injury.
Latest games from Dortmund
Dortmund: 3 victories – 1 draw – 1 defeat
2 wins Cologne – 4 draws – 4 wins Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund is a favourite for the victory at FC Köln, but BVB will still have to stretch out in the cathedral city to take the three points home. The black-and-yellows have come under the wheels in a decent way (four bankruptcies from the last five guest games). In recent weeks, however, FC’s performance has been even worse, with four losses from the past five league games (1 point). We anticipate a goal-rich duel in the Rhine-Energy Stadium and a close victory for Westphalia. For this reason we recommend for this Bundesliga tip forecast also the 3-way bets Dortmund wins. For this tip forecast, the sports betting providers have betting odds in the range around 1.45.
Bet Tip Bundesliga trend: Dortmund wins
Bet rate at Betano*: 1.47 (odds: 18.03.2021, 10:05 o’clock)
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