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Bundesliga · Matchweek 16

1. FC Köln

FCK

Borussia Dortmund

DOR

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Köln31%
Draw31%
Dortmund38%

Expected goals

1.02 – 1.15

Over 2.5

37%

Both to score

45%

Fair handicap

0.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 1–113.5%
  • 0–113.3%
  • 0–012.9%
  • 1–011.6%
  • 1–27.7%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

56%Possession55%
42%Territory41%
37%From set plays32%
0.09Chance quality0.08
4.7%Directness4.3%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Köln, 3 for Dortmund. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 23 of 72 matches, not the full season.