Koln take on the visitors Borussia Dortmund in the round 8 match of German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Saturday, October 1st at RheinEnergieStadion (Cologne).
Koln were, if not a sensation, then a pleasant discovery last season. Under the guidance of a new mentor, Steffen Baumgart, it turned out to be transformed from a fighter for survival into a participant in European competitions. But now, it seems, the “goats” simply can’t handle the struggle on 2 fronts. No, there will not be such a negative scenario as during the last rise in European competitions (then everything ended with relegation to the Bundesliga 2). But, performing well in the Conference League (passed in the qualifications of Fehervar and scored 4 points in the group with Nice and Slovacko), the glorious club shows very satisfied results in the national championship. Moreover, the start in the summer was still quite good: 2 wins and 3 draws. But then followed the defeat of the Berlin "Union" at home. Yes, and 1-1 with the current Bochum, even on the road, cannot be considered as an asset.
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Borussia Dortmund are betting on Edin Terzic for the 2nd time in less than a couple of years. But if in the season before last he was "interim" manager (and in the end proved to be very worthy!), Now he already has the full status of the successor to Marco Rose. The young specialist accepted the "black and yellow" in difficult conditions. There is an active renewal of the squad, first of all, the departure of Erling Haalland, and the epidemic of injuries familiar to Dortmund. As a result, a rather controversial start. On the one hand, the "bumblebees" clearly added to the defense, and this allowed them to win 5 of the 7 first matches of this Bundesliga (including the "Ruhr derby" with "Schalke", which was held after a year's pause). On the other hand, there have already been several painful slaps in the face: 2-3 with Werder Bremen, 0-3 with RB Leipzig. Well, with Manchester City, the reserve goalkeeper, Mayer, blurted out that he conceded 2 goals in the end, which turned the prestigious 1-0 into 1-2. However, Copenhagen was beaten. And to reach the playoffs, it is enough to be stronger than the current Sevilla, who are clearly not at its peak.
In the last 4 head-to-head matches, the clubs have equal achievements - 1 win with a couple of draws. Bookmakers are waiting for the victory of the visitors from Dortmund in a bright duel. But now both clubs are not bad, and not least in defense, so we will focus on the option of betting on “less than 3.5 goals scored”.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 scored goals.
