German Bundesliga
2025-10-24 - Borussia Dortmund vs Koln
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; Germany: Bundesliga
Signal Iduna Park - Dortmund
Saturday, 24th October 2025 - kickoff 18:30 CET
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund had only one setback this football season, and that’s the 2-1 Bundesliga defeat to Bayern Munich last week.
Apart from that single defeat, they played fantastic football in most games, winning four of their seven Bundesliga matches and remaining unbeaten in three Champions League matches.
Borussia Dortmund responded well after Bayern Munich’s loss by winning 2-4 away at FC Copenhagen last Tuesday night. Felix Nmecha scored twice in that game, and new signing Fabio Silva scored his debut goal.
It was a pleasing performance, and luckily, no one got injured. However, their coach, Niko Kovac, is a big fan of rotation wherever he has worked, and he said after the game that he will surely rotate some players for this home game.
Interestingly, after this home game against Koln on Saturday evening, Borussia Dortmund will start a series of four straight matches at away stadiums.
Regarding their duels against Koln, Borussia Dortmund have beaten them four times in the last six duels, and twice in their most recent games in the 2023/24 Bundesliga season. Borussia Dortmund won 1-0 at home and 0-4 away at the time.
Koln
Koln is doing a pretty good job sitting sixth in the Bundesliga before this round. That’s excellent considering they just got promoted, but we’ll see if they can keep up the tempo.
Last week, Koln drew 1-1 at home against Augsburg, despite having some good chances to win the game before the end. Three wins and two draws in seven Bundesliga games is not bad, so Koln has no big concerns before this trip.
Despite being solid, they are still leaking goals. Koln has conceded in six of their eight competitive games so far this season.
The Betting Verdict
Borussia Dortmund has no other option but to win this game, especially after losing against Bayern Munich last week. Even the smallest setback affects the title race in Germany, and I don’t expect Borussia Dortmund to drop many points, if any, until the end of this year.
Koln will likely defend deeper in this game, trying to hold on to the draw as long as possible. Any open play from them will likely be immediately punished.
Considering the form and strength of sides, I would go with a combination bet of Borussia Dortmund to win and over 2.5 goals scored.
The Pick :
Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Koln
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take Borussia Dortmund to win & over 2.5 goals at odds of 1.80 at Bet365
