28 October 2021, 16:42 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
Kicking off on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 14:30 (GMT+1), alongside a host of other fixtures such as Union Berlin vs. Bayern Munich and Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. Wolfsburg, Dortmund takes on FC Köln at the Signal Iduna Park, aiming to switch places with first-placed Bayern Munich at the end of Matchday 10. Taking you back to images from Matchday 9. Bayern Munich crushed Hoffenheim in a 4-0 win last Saturday to maintain a narrow one-point lead at the top of the table. Lewandowski’s goal at the half-hour mark in that game [against Hoffenheim] saw him bag a haul of 10, leaving Erling Haaland behind (9), on the Bundesliga top scorers’ list. Meanwhile, Hoffenheim’s Andrej Kramarić and Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz are locked in a head-to-head battle on the assists’ list with 6 assists apiece, while Freiburg’s Mark Flekken and Bochum’s Manuel Riemann have the highest numbers of clean sheets so far, 4. Meanwhile, Bundesliga newcomers Greuther Fürth remain at the bottom of the league table with only a point.
Preview Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga, Oct 30, 2021
Preview Borussia Dortmund return from a DFB-Pokal second-round fixture which saw the Black & Yellows bag a comfortable 2-0 win over FC Ingolstadt 04, thanks to a brace from Thorgan Hazard (72’ & 81’). Dortmund were also on the winning end last weekend, having picked up a 3-1 win on the road over Arminia Bielefeld. The win saw Dortmund leave Bielefelder Alm with three victories in a row: WLWWW, and 21 points after 7W, 0D, & 2L. An impressive 2.78 goals per game should see a potent Dortmund enter this contest of ninety minutes with the confidence of picking up three points. Dortmund has scored 25 goals in nine Bundesliga games and conceded 15 goals, leaving the club with a G.D. of +10. Marco Rose will be without a few key players when he lines up the attacking 3—4—2—1 formation which could see Tigges at the top of the design. The Dortmund boss gave an injury update after Tuesday's win over Ingolstadt. Mo Dahoud may become an option in the next few days, the 45-year-old said. Meanwhile, Raphael Guerreiro still needs some time, while Donyell Malen wasn’t feeling well enough for the DFB-Pokal fixture against Die Schanzer. In addition, Erling Haaland has been ruled out for two months and will not be available for this fixture alongside Raphael Guerreiro and Gio Reyna.
Preview 1. FC Köln Bundesliga, Oct 30, 2021
Preview The Billy Goats picked up a 2-0 win in Wednesday’s DFB-Pokal match against VfB Stuttgart. Back in the Bundesliga, Köln dropped one step from 7th to 8th place following the 2-2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen, having picked up 13 points from 3W, 4D, & 2L. Having only one victory in five games, DDWLD, ahead of this Matchday 10 fixture against Dortmund, Steffen Baumgart will aim for at least a point on Saturday when his side visits Signal Iduna Park. Die Geißböcke could appear with the 4—1—3—2 formation on Matchday 10, which could see Anthony Modeste and Uth in attack once again.