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


1. FC Köln
Ranking: #67 overall, #10 in Germany

74.7 → 75.7 (+1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-2 29 Aug Hoffenheim (H) 76.0 -0.1
4-1 04 Sep Stuttgart (A) 75.9 -0.1
1-1 12 Sep Bremen (H) 76.0 +0.1
2-1 19 Sep Hamburg (A) 75.9 -0.1
2-1 11 Oct Gladbach (H) 75.7 -0.2
Borussia Dortmund
Ranking: #11 overall, #2 in Germany

83.8 → 85.2 (+1.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-2 08 Sep Villarreal (H) 85.2 +0.4
3-0 12 Sep Paderborn 07 (H) 85.3 +0.1
0-1 19 Sep Stuttgart (A) 85.6 +0.3
2-2 09 Oct Bremen (H) 85.7 +0.1
1-0 14 Oct Bodø/Glimt (A) 85.2 -0.5

1. FC Köln vs Borussia Dortmund: by the numbers

Borussia Dortmund sit 56 places above 1. FC Köln in our European rankings, and 8 places above them in Germany.

Over their last 10 matches Borussia Dortmund have moved +1.4 rating points, against +1.0 for 1. FC Köln.

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

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

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