Borussia Dortmund winger Henrikh Mkhitaryan. (Photo : Getty Images)
Middling club FC Cologne (5-5-6, 21 points) is set to meet second-running team Borussia Dortmund (12-2-2, 38 points) in a 2015-2016 Bundesliga season match at the RheinEnergieStadion on Saturday, December 19.
Cologne is coming off a 1-1 draw with lowly team Werder Bremen at the Weserstadion last Saturday for their fifth winless game in six tries, as per ESPN.
Bremen defender Jannik Vestergaard scored the opening goal right at the fourth minute of the contest to give Peter Stöger's men the early pressure, but Die Geissböcke's Slovakian midfielder Dusan Svento was able to tie the count at the 79th minute in the second half to salvage a point for Cologne.
It was the fourth draw game for the Billy Goats in their last six outings as the team is currently at the 10th spot in the league table.
Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund gained their third consecutive victory by thrashing reeling squad Eintracht Frankfurt, 4-1, at their home field of Signal Iduna Park last Sunday, via Goal.
Four Dortmund players scored a goal, namely Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mats Hummels, and Adrián Ramos at the 24th, 57th, 61st, and 86th minutes respectively on the way to the lopsided win.
Die Borussen is trailing league leader Bayern Munich by five points in the overall standings as of the moment.
The prediction is a 3-0 romp for Borussia Dortmund. The Big three up front, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang, and Marco Reus, will again lead Thomas Tuchel's men in this contest.
Cologne starting lineup (4-1-4-1 formation): Wiedwald; Selassie, Galvez, Vestergaard, Garcia; Bargfrede; Bartels, Fritz, Grillitsch, Oztunali; Ujah
Borussia Dortmund starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Burki; Piszczek, Bender, Hummels, Schmelzer; Gundogan, Weigl, Castro; Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang, Reus
