1. FC Köln and Borussia Dortmund are preparing for their 86th Bundesliga meeting on Friday evening (kick-off 20:30 CET). Here are the most important facts on the all-Westphalian clash in Müngersdorf.

Match facts

  • Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in four matches against 1. FC Köln. The first three ended in stalemate, while BVB claimed a 5-0 victory in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
  • Each of the last three BVB wins over Köln were by a margin of at least five goals (5-0 earlier this term, plus 6-1 and 5-0 wins in the 2011/12 season).
  • There have only been three dismissals in 85 Bundesliga meetings between Köln and Dortmund (Jörg Heinrich, Olaf Janßen and, in the same fixture last season, Salih Özcan).
  • BVB never won at Köln in the 1970s and 1980s, suffering defeat on 13 occasions and drawing three times. But there was a reversal in fortunes at the start of the 1990s, since when the Black & Yellows have won twice as many games (10) as they have lost (5) in Müngersdorf.
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1. FC Köln facts

  • Bottom club Köln have won three of their last four games, drawing one. The last defeat was by 1-0 scoreline in Munich on 13 December 2017.
  • The Billy Goats have only lost one of their last four home games – a 4-3 defeat by Freiburg on 10 December 2017.
  • They have the lowest goals tally in the division (15) and the third-worst defensive record (34).
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BVB facts

  • Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in five matches, having last lost 2-1 against Werder Bremen on 9 December 2017. However, the last three outings have all ended in stalemate.
  • Only Eintracht Frankfurt have suffered fewer away defeats (one) than Borussia Dortmund (two).
  • Only FC Bayern have scored more goals (49) than BVB (42). And only the Bavarians have more clean sheets (10/7).
  • Matches involving the Black & Yellows this season have been the highest-scoring in the Bundesliga. There have been 69 goals in total – an average of 3.5 a game.
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Compiled by Boris Rupert
(with data from Deltatre AG)