Added on February 1, 2018 Category Football Tips

In search of a reaction that avoids the relegation to the Second Division, the Colony receives the Borussia Dortmund this Friday, 2 of February. At the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne, the match opens the twenty-first round of the German Championship in its 2017/2018 season. The beginning is scheduled for 17:30 (Brasília time).

The recent performance of Koln

After a disastrous first half of the season, the Cologne managed to take advantage of the stoppage period of the German Championship due to the strong winter the country and managed to remain undefeated in the first rounds of the second round reaching seven of nine points.
With that, he managed to score more points than in the first round, jumping from six to 13 (three wins, four draws and 13 losses). As the initial performance was very poor, it was not enough for the team to leave the eighteenth and last position of the Bundesliga. However, the difference for Mainz, fifteenth placed and first out of the relegation zone, was reduced from 11 to seven points.
It is still relatively large even considering that there are still 16 days left to play, but the significant improvement in the performance was enough to rekindle the hopes of the fans. In addition, there is still ‘Plan B’. In the German Championship, who finishes in sixteenth place is not demoted directly. He has the right to play in the third qualifying round of the Bundesliga 2. In this case, the Cologne side’s disadvantage for Werder Bremen, who holds the position, is four points.
If the scenario changed in relation to the results, there was no change in the medical problems. Coach Stefan Ruthenbeck still suffers from severe limitations in scoring the team due to injuries. The defenders Nikolas Nartey (a match in the 2017/2018 Spanish Championship without a goal) and João Queirós (without performances) are in injury treatment; Leonardo Clemens (eight games, one goal), Tim Handwerker (nine games, no goal), Marco Hoger (nine games, no goal) and Marcel Risse (four games without a goal) ); and striker Jhon Cordoba (eight games, no goal).
Another drawdown is sure to face the Dortmund team. Defender Lukas Klunter (18 games, one goal) is suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards.

The current form of Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund also did not lose in 2018. However, their performance is lower than that of Cologne in the period. There were three draws, two of them at home. This compromised the team in the battle to reach the runner-up. With 31 points (eight wins, seven draws and five losses), he fell to sixth place. It closes the classification block for European tournaments, but has the same number of points of Borussia Monchengladbach, who only gets the seventh place when the tie-break criteria are used.
Coach Peter Stoger also has bruising problems to run before Friday’s game, but fewer than his rival. They are in the ward the reserve keeper Dominik Reimann (without performances in season 2017/2018 of the Spanish Championship); defenders Marcel Schmelzer (nine games, no goal) and Erik Durm (no performances); the midfielder Maximilian (11 games, six goals); and striker Andriy Yarmolenko (16 games, three goals).
With Bayern Munich taking the lead, the fight for the runners-up is what has kept the interest in the tournament. She is very fierce. Between the second place, Bayer Leverkusen, and the seventh, the Monchengladbach, the difference is only three points. That gives a bit of optimism to the Dortmund fans. After all, the team has two consecutive clashes against teams that are in the relegation zone. After the Cologne, you’re going to Hamburg.
This week, the team got rid of what had been a big problem. Top scorer and best athlete of the team in the last two seasons, Pierre-Emerich Aubameyang was sold to Arsenal in a triangulation. The Gunners sent Oliveir Girou to Chelsea who handed Michy Batshuayi to Dortmund, who still received a financial compensation from Arsenal. The Belgian has already been registered by the club and should be related to the match on Friday.

History of the bouts between Cologne and Borussia Dortmund
In the first round, Borussia Dortmund took advantage of the moment of instability of the Cologne and applied a thrashing of 5 to 0. Thus ended a series of seven matches in defeating the rival. In that period, there were four draws and three successes of the Colony.

Many finalizations, few goals. This has been the hallmark of the last Dortmund games. Batshuayi is hoping to resolve this situation. However, what he showed at Chelsea is not able to thrill. The upward phase and the home factor open the possibility of a higher risk bet on the Cologne, which has a price of 4.33 on Bet365. Draw draws 3.60 and Borussia’s return to success is 1.85. Quotes were in effect at 10:55 am 1/2/2018.