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1. FC Köln vs Borussia Dortmund — match prediction
· Kicks off in 1463h 36m
Home advantage: 1. FC Köln
Lean
The prediction
Win probability
Full-time / regulation result. Sums to 100%.
1. FC Köln 18%, draw 22%, Borussia Dortmund 60%.
Model comparison
1.10Expected goals2.12
34%Projected control66%
Expected goals and control are derived estimates from the model's ratings — indicative leans, not measured match stats.
Goals lean
Over 2.5 goals: 62% · Under 2.5: 38%.
At a glance
- Tempo
- high
- Confidence
- Moderate
Why this number
Why this number
- Elo ratings: 1. FC Köln 1429 vs Borussia Dortmund 1604 (gap ~175).
- 1. FC Köln gets a home-venue bump.
- high data quality — 1. FC Köln 72 matches of history, Borussia Dortmund 106. Both clubs have a full record in this competition, so the ratings are well-established. The result is still inherently uncertain.
- Built from locked pre-match data: long-run team ratings, nudged only within tight caps by real, confirmed factors (never a guess) — see every one below.
Tactical read
Tactical read
AI-generatedDortmund arrive as clear favourites with superior attacking threat and midfield control. Köln will need discipline and precision on the counter; they've earned this home fixture and won't lie down. A volatile game where one defensive slip could settle it.
Key matchup
Dortmund's creative midfield against Köln's compact defensive shape and transition speed.
Biggest factor
Dortmund's commanding Elo edge and shot quality — but Köln's home ground and organised structure keep the door open.
AI-generated context based on a statistical model. Full-time/regulation result only. Not betting advice; no specific current team-news is used.
Context
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Confirmed lineups
via FlashscoreContext only — these confirmed lineups are not used in the prediction above. By kick-off, public team news is already reflected in any market line.
Lineups not available. We only show a confirmed starting XI when we can match this exact fixture to a Flashscore event — we never guess or invent one.
Venue
Venue not available. We only show a stadium when it comes from a source we can tie to this exact fixture — our scheduled-venue data, the club's registered home ground, or a matched Flashscore event. We never guess one.
Venue is shown for information only and is not used in the prediction.
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Sources & freshness
- Fixtures: football-data.org (live)
- Model: Elo + margin-of-victory, chronological replay with season boundary (re-centre, regress, league-changer shrink) — club-tuned FairPlay model
- Ratings generated: 2026-09-21
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- Scope: full-time / regulation
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