The Bundesliga 1 match at RheinEnergieStadion on Saturday sees home side Cologne up against the visiting Borussia Dortmund. Here is an update on the latest predicted line ups and news on player availability.
Cologne prepare for this fixture following a 1-1 Bundesliga 1 tied result against Heidenheim. We are thinking that Köln will probably kick off with a 4-3-1-2 system this time, beginning the first half with Marvin Schwabe, Rasmus Carstensen, Timo Hübers, Julian Chabot, Max Finkgräfe, Denis Huseinbašić, Eric Martel, Dejan Ljubicic, Linton Maina, Jan Thielmann and Steffen Tigges.
Cologne boss Timo Schultz will be grateful to have no fitness concerns to speak of before this match thanks to a fully injury-free group ready to go.
Possible Cologne team against Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund come into this meeting after a 0-3 Bundesliga 1 win with the defeat of Darmstadt in their most recent game. We believe Dortmund seem most likely to utilise a 4-1-2-3 system with a starting lineup of Gregor Kobel, Thomas Meunier, Niklas Süle, Emre Can, Marius Wolf, Salih Özcan, Marcel Sabitzer, Julian Brandt, Donyell Malen, Niclas Füllkrug and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
Dortmund manager Edin Terzić has some current player fitness concerns. Julien Duranville (Muscle injury), Felix Nmecha (Hip problems), Sébastien Haller (Ankle injury), Karim Adeyemi (Syndesmosis ligament tear) and Julian Ryerson (Inner ligament injury) can’t be considered.
Probable Borussia Dortmund team
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