1. FC Köln vs Borussia Dortmund prediction | 12 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


1. FC Köln
Ranking: #59 overall, #9 in Germany

73.2 → 76.0 (+2.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 25 Apr Leverkusen (H) 76.0 +1.3
2-2 02 May Union Berlin (A) 76.7 +0.7
1-3 10 May Heidenheim (H) 76.2 -0.5
5-1 16 May Bayern Munich (A) 76.1 -0.1
3-2 29 Aug Hoffenheim (H) 76.0 -0.1
Borussia Dortmund
Ranking: #16 overall, #2 in Germany

85.3 → 84.6 (-0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-0 26 Apr Freiburg (H) 85.2 +0.4
1-0 03 May Gladbach (A) 83.8 -1.4
3-2 08 May Frankfurt (H) 83.9 +0.1
0-2 16 May Bremen (A) 84.8 +0.9
2-0 29 Aug Hamburg (H) 84.6 -0.2

1. FC Köln vs Borussia Dortmund: by the numbers

Borussia Dortmund sit 43 places above 1. FC Köln in our European rankings, and 7 places above them in Germany.

Over their last 10 matches 1. FC Köln have moved +2.8 rating points, against -0.7 for Borussia Dortmund.

1. FC Köln lost 0.1 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 7 Mar 2026.

The best xGtoday rating 1. FC Köln have ever held is 80.3, first set on 27 Jul 2017.

The highest Borussia Dortmund have ever stood in our European rankings is #4, first reached on 25 Sep 2019.