Borussia Dortmund vs 1. FC Köln

Borussia Dortmund

1 - 0

1. FC Köln

🕒 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Brand 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Borussia Dortmund 2 · 1. FC Köln 14

Referee Stats

Benjamin Brand

15 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.67
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.40
Over 4.5 cards	27%
Home wins	40%
Draws	27%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Borussia Dortmund outshot their opponent (27-5).
Borussia Dortmund controlled possession (70%).
Borussia Dortmund had the sharper finishing (9-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Borussia Dortmund (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-2-2

Goals For / Against

40 / 16

Avg: 2.35 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

1. FC Köln (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-7-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 33

Avg: 1.12 / 1.94

Points

Avg: 0.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.41

PPG

0.76

2.35

1.12

0.94

1.94

59%

O2.5

53%

41%

BTTS

71%

65%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Borussia Dortmund rank2nd

1. FC Köln rank14th

Borussia Dortmund points73

1. FC Köln points32

Borussia Dortmund: #2 · 73 pts · GD +36

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 30 pts above the play-off edge. 41 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1. FC Köln: #14 · 32 pts · GD -14

41 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

41-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Borussia Dortmund last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals12-5

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

1. FC Köln last 5 away

L D D D D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals7-11

Record0-4-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Borussia Dortmund trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

1. FC Köln trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Borussia Dortmund score at home94%

Borussia Dortmund clean sheet at home53%

1. FC Köln score away82%

1. FC Köln clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Borussia Dortmund score first65%

Borussia Dortmund win after scoring first91%

1. FC Köln score first24%

1. FC Köln win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Borussia Dortmund 75% · 1. FC Köln 38%

Avg first goal minute: Borussia Dortmund 32.9' · 1. FC Köln 36.0'

Vs league average

Borussia Dortmund score at home2.35 vs 1.78

Borussia Dortmund concede at home0.94 vs 1.46

1. FC Köln score away1.12 vs 1.46

1. FC Köln concede away1.94 vs 1.78

Borussia Dortmund score 32% above league average, while 1. FC Köln score 23% below league average.

Defensive side: Borussia Dortmund are 35% below league average at home, and 1. FC Köln are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Borussia Dortmund goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 8

46-60 7

0-15 6

61-75 6

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

1. FC Köln goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

16-30 4

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

31-45 8

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 3

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

70%

30%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

603

260

Passes Accurate

534

198

Passes %

89%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

44'

44' Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

45'

45' S. Sebulonsen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Bülter

1st substitution · For: T. Krauß

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ C. Özkacar

2nd substitution · For: D. Heintz

63'

63' S. Guirassy

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ C. Chukwuemeka

1st substitution · For: M. Beier

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ P. Groß

2nd substitution · For: M. Sabitzer

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

3rd substitution · For: J. Schmied

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. El Mala

4th substitution · For: L. Maina

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ D. Huseinbašić

5th substitution · For: R. Ache

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ K. Adeyemi

3rd substitution · For: Fábio Silva

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ F. Nmecha

4th substitution · For: J. Bellingham

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ D. Svensson

5th substitution · For: J. Brandt

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Beier

Normal Goal · Assist: Fábio Silva

90+2'

90+2' M. Beier

Borussia Dortmund vs 1. FC Köln 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Borussia Dortmund beat 1. FC Köln 1-0 on Saturday, 25 October 2025 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Benjamin Brand.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 44'. S. Sebulonsen received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 45'.

Second half: 1. FC Köln made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Bülter replacing T. Krauß. 1. FC Köln made their 2nd substitution at 56', with C. Özkacar replacing D. Heintz. S. Guirassy received a yellow card for Borussia Dortmund at 63'. Borussia Dortmund made their 1st substitution at 68', with C. Chukwuemeka replacing M. Beier. Borussia Dortmund made their 2nd substitution at 68', with P. Groß replacing M. Sabitzer. 1. FC Köln made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson replacing J. Schmied. 1. FC Köln made their 4th substitution at 72', with S. El Mala replacing L. Maina. 1. FC Köln made their 5th substitution at 72', with D. Huseinbašić replacing R. Ache. Borussia Dortmund made their 3rd substitution at 79', with K. Adeyemi replacing Fábio Silva. Borussia Dortmund made their 4th substitution at 85', with F. Nmecha replacing J. Bellingham. Borussia Dortmund made their 5th substitution at 85', with D. Svensson replacing J. Brandt. Borussia Dortmund took the lead at 90' when M. Beier scored, with the assist credited to Fábio Silva, making the score 1-0. M. Beier received a yellow card for Borussia Dortmund at 90+2'.

Borussia Dortmund used 5 substitutions while 1. FC Köln used 5 substitutions. Borussia Dortmund got 2 yellow cards, while 1. FC Köln got 2 yellow cards.