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1. FC Köln vs Borussia Dortmund - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Bundesliga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

Bundesliga - Gameweek 18

Saturday, 20 Jan 2024 • 15:30

1. FC Köln

0 : 4

Borussia Dortmund

Goals

12'
0 : 1
Donyell Malen
0 : 1
Donyell Malen12'
58'
0 : 2
Niclas Fullkru...
0 : 2
Niclas Fullkrug58'
61'
0 : 3
Donyell Malen
0 : 3
Donyell Malen61'
90'
0 : 4
Youssoufa Mouk...
0 : 4
Youssoufa Moukoko90'

Lineups

1. FC Köln

PosPlayer
GK
Marvin Schwabe
DEF
Julian Chabot
DEF
Timo Hübers
DEF
Rasmus Carstensen
DEF
Max Finkgräfe
MID
Florian Kainz
MID
Jan Thielmann
MID
Dejan Ljubičić
MID
Linton Maina
MID
Eric Martel
MID
Denis Huseinbasic

Substitutes

62'Faride Alidoufor Dejan Ljubičić
74'Jacob Christensenfor Florian Kainz
87'Sargis Adamyanfor Jan Thielmann
87'Benno Schmitzfor Rasmus Carstensen

Borussia Dortmund

PosPlayer
GK
Gregor Kobel
DEF
Thomas Meunier
DEF
Niklas Sule
DEF
Nico Schlotterbeck
DEF
Ian Maatsen
MID
Marcel Sabitzer
MID
Salih Özcan
FWD
Niclas Fullkrug
FWD
Julian Brandt
FWD
Jadon Sancho
FWD
Donyell Malen

Substitutes

66'Marco Reusfor Julian Brandt
66'Jamie Bynoe-Gittensfor Jadon Sancho
74'Youssoufa Moukoko
for Niclas Fullkrug
74'Giovanni Reynafor Salih Özcan
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
5Borussia Dortmund189633725+1233
L
D
D
W
W
171. FC Köln1825111133-2211
D
L
L
D
L

Last Games

1. FC Köln

vsFC Heidenheim
1 - 1
@Union Berlin
0 - 2
@SC Freiburg
0 - 2
vsFSV Mainz 05
0 - 0
@Darmstadt
1 - 0

Borussia Dortmund

@Darmstadt
3 - 0
vsFSV Mainz 05
1 - 1
@FC Augsburg
1 - 1
vsRB Leipzig
2 - 3
@Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1 - 1

Head-to-Head

07 Mar 2026
1. FC Köln1 - 2Borussia Dortmund
07 Mar 20261. FC Köln
1 - 2
Borussia Dortmund
25 Oct 2025
Borussia Dortmund1 - 01. FC Köln
25 Oct 2025Borussia Dortmund
1 - 0
1. FC Köln
20 Jan 2024
1. FC Köln0 - 4Borussia Dortmund
20 Jan 20241. FC Köln
0 - 4
Borussia Dortmund
19 Aug 2023
Borussia Dortmund1 - 01. FC Köln
19 Aug 2023Borussia Dortmund
1 - 0
1. FC Köln

Bundesliga

Gameweek 18

20 Jan • 15:30
SC Freiburg
1899 Hoffenheim
3 - 2
20 Jan • 15:30
1. FC Köln
Borussia Dortmund
0 - 4
20 Jan • 15:30
VfL Bochum
VfB Stuttgart
1 - 0
20 Jan • 15:30
FC Heidenheim
VfL Wolfsburg
1 - 1
20 Jan • 15:30
Darmstadt
Eintracht Frankfurt
2 - 2
20 Jan • 18:30
RB Leipzig
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2 - 3
21 Jan • 15:30
FC Bayern München
Werder Bremen
0 - 1
21 Jan • 17:30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
FC Augsburg
1 - 2
07 Feb • 18:30
FSV Mainz 05
Union Berlin
1 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.