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

Bundesliga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 1

Bundesliga - Gameweek 1

Saturday, 19 Aug 2023 • 18:30

Borussia Dortmund

1 : 0

1. FC Köln

Goals

Donyell Malen
1 : 0
88'
88'Donyell Malen
1 : 0

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund

PosPlayer
GK
Gregor Kobel
DEF
Mats Hummels
DEF
Niklas Sule
DEF
Ramy Bensebaini
MID
Emre Can
MID
Marco Reus
MID
Marcel Sabitzer
MID
Julian Ryerson
FWD
Julian Brandt
FWD
Donyell Malen
FWD
Sebastien Haller

Substitutes

59'Youssoufa Moukokofor Sebastien Haller
59'Felix Nmechafor Emre Can
69'Karim Adeyemifor Marco Reus
83'Marius Wolffor Ramy Bensebaini
84'Thorgan Hazardfor Julian Ryerson

1. FC Köln

PosPlayer
GK
Marvin Schwabe
DEF
Benno Schmitz
DEF
Julian Chabot
DEF
Timo Hübers
DEF
Leart Paçarada
DEF
Rasmus Carstensen
MID
Florian Kainz
MID
Dejan Ljubičić
MID
Eric Martel
FWD
Davie Selke
FWD
Luca Waldschmidt

Substitutes

52'Sargis Adamyanfor Davie Selke
66'Mathias Olesenfor Florian Kainz
90'Luca Kilianfor Rasmus Carstensen
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
7Borussia Dortmund110010+13
W
131. FC Köln100101-10
L

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 1

18 Aug • 20:30
Werder Bremen
FC Bayern München
0 - 4
19 Aug • 15:30
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
RB Leipzig
3 - 2
19 Aug • 15:30
VfL Wolfsburg
FC Heidenheim
2 - 0
19 Aug • 15:30
1899 Hoffenheim
SC Freiburg
1 - 2
19 Aug • 15:30
FC Augsburg
Borussia Mönchengladbach
4 - 4
19 Aug • 15:30
VfB Stuttgart
VfL Bochum
5 - 0
19 Aug • 18:30
Borussia Dortmund
1. FC Köln
1 - 0
20 Aug • 15:30
Union Berlin
FSV Mainz 05
4 - 1
20 Aug • 17:30
Eintracht Frankfurt
Darmstadt
1 - 0

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.