45.
7:16 p.m
End of 1st half
45.
7:16 p.m
Özkaçar pushes Adeyemi into Martel from a high ball. In the penalty area, this little push is not enough for a penalty.
45.
7:16 p.m
Addition time: 1 minute will be added.
45.
7:15 p.m
Yellow card for Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln)
Shortly afterwards, it is Sebulonsen who puts his leg out against Adeyemi and thus stops his run.
44.
19:13
Yellow card for Ísak Jóhannesson (1. FC Köln)
Jóhannesson works a lot on Groß’s upper body during a running duel during a promising Dortmund counterattack and sees yellow for the tactical foul.
44.
19:13
El Mala wins the ball in the opponent’s half. Bensebaini finally stops his advance.
43.
19:13
In the last few minutes the guests were able to record longer periods of possession of the ball. However, they are not as dangerous with these as they are with counterattacks after winning the ball.
41.
19:12
Schwäbe is a little too careless when building up the game and plays a pass that is too short to Özkaçar. He wants to hit the ball away under pressure, but Adeyemi keeps his foot in between and deflects the ball to his teammates. They can’t capitalize on winning the ball so much.
40.
19:11
Adeyemi is again the winner when dribbling against Özkaçar, but his cross finds no follow-up. A few seconds later, Bensebaini tries it from a distance, but lets the ball slip too much over the instep and hits it clearly over it.
39.
7:09 p.m
After a harmless long throw from Cologne, the home team had some space to counter. On the left side, however, the action ultimately fizzles out with Svensson.
37.
7:07 p.m
Guirassy makes a cross pass for Nmecha. He tries taking it directly from the second row. The powerful shot whizzed just half a meter past the right post.
35.
7:07 p.m
On the other hand, El Mala runs towards Dortmund after a bad pass from Ryerson. He moves past Schlotterbeck at speed and then chases the ball too frantically over the goal from the edge of the penalty area.
34.
7:05 p.m
Strong individual action from Adeyemi! On the right side of the penalty area, he sprints past Özkaçar from a standing start, appearing in front of Schwäbe from an acute angle. But the FC keeper spreads out and makes a strong save with his foot.
33.
19:04
Ryerson and Groß together over the right again. The former Unioner’s cross almost finds Guirassy, but Martel gets his head to the ball in front of the BVB striker.
32.
7:03 p.m
After a few minutes another Cologne counterattack. El Mala demonstrates his speed advantages over Anton on the left touchline. When the 19-year-old moves inside, Anton retaliates and separates him from the ball.
29.
7:00 p.m
So far there is more going on on the right side of Dortmund, especially Groß and Ryerson get along well. Now, however, a cross from their co-production brings in nothing.
28.
6:59 p.m
Nmecha wants to set Groß up with a lob into the penalty area. Schwäbe thinks for himself and picks up the ball.
27.
18:58
Ryerson throws a throw-in to Groß, who lets the ball smack, immediately starts deep to the baseline and receives Ryerson’s pass there. His cross drops to Chukwuemeka, who heads it clear over Schwäbe’s goal.
26.
18:56
Lund crosses from the left half of the field too close to the Dortmund goal, Kobel is the recipient of the cross. The Westphalians want to counter, but Huseinbašić fouls Nmecha on the halfway line. The referee leaves it with warning words.
25.
6:55 p.m
Groß finds Ryerson’s path on the right edge of the penalty area. He crosses from the baseline to the second post. There, Sebulonsen defends cleverly against Svensson.
22.
18:53
Adeyemi takes a high pass on the right flank with great technical skill, moves inside into the penalty area and places the ball just behind it for Groß. Its direct take flies over the crossbar on the right.
21.
18:52
In these first twenty minutes, Kwasniok’s team was able to create danger again and again through quick counterattacks.
19.
6:50 p.m
El Mala just missed the lead! After a harmless Cologne free kick with a harmless header from Hübers, things initially went the other way, but Adeyemi didn’t play the counterattack well. Bülter keeps his foot in when Dortmund crosses the ball and can initiate the counterattack. With a deep pass he sends El Mala on his way. The young talent runs towards Kobel alone and enters the penalty area on the left. He takes a little too much time, gets pressure from the opposition and puts the ball flat just past the far corner.
18.
6:48 p.m
After a courageous start in Cologne, BVB took a little more control. And now the Westphalians are able to recapture the possible counterattack more quickly after losing the ball.
15.
6:45 p.m
Guirassy throws in with his chest too big. He lifts the ball high on the right behind the Cologne defense and into Guirassy’s path. From a slightly acute angle, the striker doesn’t hit the ball correctly when attempting to volley.
13.
18:44
El Mala needs short treatment after a midfield challenge. He returns to the field, still limping slightly, but he can apparently walk out.
11.
18:43
The Cologne team clear the next corner with their heads out of the penalty area. On the left, the ball comes to Adeyemi, who wants to attempt a volley but doesn’t hit the ball properly.
10.
18:42
Svensson takes the next corner on the left and it leads to first big chance to score of the game. Again, many players are milling about directly in front of Schwäbe, Martel clears a ball that was brought to goal by Chukwuemeka by chance with his high leg in front of the line. Anton comes to the end a few stops later, which Hübers deflects over the goal.
9.
6:40 p.m
There’s a lot going on in front of Schwäbe at the corner kick. Guirassy doesn’t hit the header correctly and heads backwards. Adeyemi hits a mix of cross and shot across the box on the right side of the penalty area.
8.
6:38 p.m
Shortly later it is Ryerson who brings the ball quite hard in front of the goal. At the second post, Hübers clears the ball into his own goal in front of Guirassy.
7.
6:38 p.m
Groß finds Guirassy on the edge of the penalty area with a sharp, flat cross from the right. The striker doesn’t receive the ball cleanly enough.
6.
6:37 p.m
With this, Bülter only slightly changes the trajectory of the cross. At the second post, Schlotterbeck maneuvers the ball towards his own goal in a close duel – into the hands of Kobel.
6.
6:36 p.m
However, the more dynamic advances are recorded by the Effzeh. El Mala again moves away on the left side in the counterattack and again takes a corner kick.
5.
6:35 p.m
Otherwise it’s a quiet start at the Westfalenstadion. Both teams usually neutralize each other at the beginning.
3.
18:34
When the corner kick is due, Martel heads the ball, but nods the ball clearly over the goal.
3.
6:33 p.m
The first shot on goal goes to the Domstadt team, who capture the ball in the opponent’s half. Kamiński passes through to El Mala on the left, who tries it from a tight angle. Schlotterbeck deflects the ball into the side netting.
2.
6:31 p.m
Benjamin Brand will referee the game and Pascal Müller will be the video referee.
1.
6:31 p.m
Let’s start the top game! BVB plays in yellow, Effzeh plays in the red and white home jersey.
1.
6:30 p.m
Game start
18:27
At Effzeh, the celebrated talent Saïd El Mala is allowed to start from the start after the joker goal against Augsburg in the Westfalenstadion, while Thielmann moves to the bench. In addition, Bülter is responsible for a significantly changed offensive department in place of Waldschmidt. Huseinbašić and Özkaçar start for Schmied and Heintz, which should move Martel back.
6:25 p.m
BVB coach Niko Kovač rotates his starting eleven four times after the English week with the 4-2 away win in Copenhagen. The three-man chain remains in place. Ryerson acts as a right rail player in place of Yan Couto, while Groß plays for Bellingham in midfield. Adeyemi and Chukwuemeka, in the starting eleven for the first time this Bundesliga season, rotate in for Beier and Brandt in the attack.
6:19 p.m
The last victory in a direct comparison was celebrated by Effzeh a little over three years ago in October 2022. Kainz, Tigges and Ljubicic scored three goals within 18 minutes in the second half and thus ensured a 3-2 home win. BVB won the last three duels with a remarkable goal difference of 11:1 – at home with 6:1 and 1:0 and away with 4:0.
18:12
In the Champions League, BVB regained self-confidence during the week: a Nmecha brace, a Bensebaini penalty and Fabio Silva’s debut goal gave the Westphalians a 4-2 win in Copenhagen. With seven points from three games, Dortmund is doing brilliantly in the premier class.
6:06 p.m
Despite a good overall start to the season, Borussia slipped to fourth place and is already well behind leaders Munich. A slip-up at St. Pauli (3:3), the manageable 1-1 draw against Leipzig and the defeat in Munich are enough because Bayern have performed flawlessly so far.
5:59 p.m
Dortmund were unbeaten in 14 league games across all seasons and nine games in all competitions in the fresh season before suffering their first defeat in the classic against Bayern. Dortmund lost the game in a very passive and weak first half, but showed the right reaction in the second half and at least left Munich trembling again at 1:2 in the final phase.
17:54
Real weeks of tradition now await the Effzeh. Today it’s against Dortmund, on Wednesday Bayern are waiting in the second round of the cup. The derby against Gladbach is coming up in November, as well as games against the traditional clubs HSV, Frankfurt and Bremen.
5:48 p.m
There are 11 points from seven games so far. It is the best start to the season by a promoted team in eight years. At the same time in 2017/18, Hannover 96 already had twelve points in their account.
5:43 p.m
Effzeh’s strong start with seven points from three games was followed by defeats at Leipzig (1:3) and against VfB Stuttgart (1:2). In Hoffenheim, Cologne celebrated their next win before the international break (1-0), and the Rhinelanders shared the points with FC Augsburg after the break (1-1).
5:37 p.m
In the NRW duel on the eighth matchday, the fourth-placed team will face the sixth-placed team, something that hardly anyone would have expected before the season. Three points separate BVB and Cologne, who started surprisingly well.
5:29 p.m
Good evening and welcome to the top Bundesliga game on Saturday evening! Borussia Dortmund welcomes 1. FC Köln in the Westkracher. The ball rolls in the Westfalenstadion from 6:30 p.m.