Contending squads FC Cologne (6-3-4, 22 points) and Borussia Dortmund (7-3-3, 24 points) are set to face one another in a 2016-2017 Bundesliga season match on Dec. 10, Saturday at the RheinEnergieStadion.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:30 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Cologne has been playing inconsistently as of late with two wins, three losses, and one draw in their last six outings. The team is currently in the 7th spot of the German top flight table, comfortably 14 points above the bottom three relegation area and only two points below Dortmund.
The Billy Goats were demolished by fourth-running team Hoffenheim, 4-0, on the road at the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena last Saturday, as per SkySports.
Head coach Peter Stoger's squad was not able to respond with any goals against Die Kraichgauer, who completed a four-goal masterpiece courtesy of a brace by forward Sandro Wagner in the eighth and 67th minutes and one goal each from defender Jeremy Toljan and forward Mark Uth.
The loss snapped a two-game unbeaten run by Cologne, who defeated Borussia Monchengladbach two rounds ago and settled to a goalless draw with Augsburg in their previous fixture.
Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund continued their climb up the Bundesliga standings with a 4-1 rout of Borussia Monchengladbach at their home stadium of Signal Iduna Park also last Saturday, Daily Mail Online reported.
Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang led head coach Thomas Tuchel's side with a brace in the seventh and 68th minutes while Polish defender Lukasz Piszczek and French winger Ousmane Dembélé each scored a goal in the 15th and 64th minutes respectively.
Monchengladbach scored the opening goal in the sixth minute with a right-footed shot by Brazilian forward Raffael before the Borussians opened the floodgates to score the next four goals.
Dortmund is currently at the sixth place in the standings and holding the final qualifying berth in the Europa League next season. They are nine points below current league leaders RB Leipzig.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-1 win by Borussia Dortmund.
Cologne starting lineup (4-4-1-1 formation): Kessler; Rausch, Heintz, Sorensen, Mavraj; Zoller, Hector, Risse, Ozcan; Modeste; Osako
Borussia Dortmund starting lineup (3-4-3 formation): Weidenfeller; Bartra, Papastathopoulos, Ginter; Schmelzer, Sahin, Castro, Piszczek; Reus, Dembélé, Aubameyang