1. FC Köln played a moderate first season leg. After 17 rounds they are on rank 12 and only two points ahead VfL Bochum (16.). So Köln could be involved in the struggle against relegation. Their biggest weakness is the offensive. The Soldo men scored in the 17 matches of the autumn round only 10 goals, DFB forward Lukas Podolski scored 1 goal. FC Köln won 2 of their 9 home games at the RheinEnergieStadium (2 wins, 2 draws, 5 defeats).

Borussia Dortmund started very bad in the Bundesliga season 2009/10. After matchday 7 they were on table rank 15 (1 win, 3 draws, 3 defeats) but then Dortmund become stronger and stronger. Borussia Dortmund won 7 of the following 10 matches (7 wins and 3 draws) and finished the first season leg as fifth - 5 points behind leader Bayer Leverkusen. Dortmund has lost only 1 of their 8 away games (3 wins, 4 draws, 1 defeat). Best goal scorer is Lucas Barrios with 9 season goals so far.

1. FC Köln and Borussia Dortmund met 73-times in the Bundesliga. Köln won 25 games, Dortmund won 29 duels and 19 matches ended drawn.

1. FC Köln vs Borussia Dortmund
German Bundesliga: Matchday 18
Sunday, 17.01.2010, 5:30 pm CET
Cologne, RheinEnergieStadium

Not in squad:
1. FC Köln: Wilfried Sanou (Africa Cup)
Borussia Dortmund: Sebastian Kehl, Markus Feulner, Dimitar Rangelov, Damien Le Tallec, Bajram Sadrijaj, Tamás Hajnal, Yasin Öztekin (all injured), Mohamed Zidan (Africa Cup)

Head-to-Head:
08.08.2009 - Bor. Dortmund vs 1.FC Köln 1:0
11.04.2009 - Bor. Dortmund vs 1.FC Köln 3:1
29.10.2008 - 1.FC Köln vs Bor. Dortmund 0:1
12.02.2006 - 1.FC Köln vs Bor. Dortmund 0:0
11.09.2005 - Bor. Dortmund vs 1.FC Köln 2:1
22.02.2004 - Bor. Dortmund vs 1.FC Köln 1:0
23.08.2003 - 1.FC Köln vs Bor. Dortmund 1:0
20.04.2002 - Bor. Dortmund vs 1.FC Köln 2:1
01.12.2001 - 1.FC Köln vs Bor. Dortmund 0:2

My tip: Borussia Dortmund starts perfect in the spring season and wins the away game against FC Köln.

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