By Rich
Borussia Dortmund came from behind on Friday for a 3:1 win over hosts 1. FC Köln. Köln scored the match’s 1st goal in the 29th minute, when Dominick Drexler headed in a kick from the corner from Ellyes Skhiri, and the goal was Köln’s 1st goal at home in the Bundesliga since May 5, 2018 against Bayern. The rest of the match, however, belonged to Dortmund, who received goals from Jadon Sancho in the 70th minute, Achraf Hakimi in the 86th minute, and Paco Alcacer late in extra time. Dortmund have now scored on their last 9 Bundesliga visits to Köln, including 21 goals since 2006, and the win puts them 3 full points ahead of Leipzig, Freiburg, Düsseldorf, Leverkusen, Wolfsburg, and Frankfurt going into the rest of the weekend’s matches. One of Saturday’s key contests will be that between local rivals Düsseldorf and Leverkusen. Poland striker Dawid Kownacki, who missed Matchday 1 with a thigh complaint, is set to return on Saturday, and will be joined by USA goalkeeper Zack Steffen, filling in for fellow, injured, goalkeeper Michael Rensing. Düsseldorf will have to contend with a powerful Leverkusen squad led by Kai Havertz, Kevin Volland, and Leon Bailey. Leverkusen have lost only 1 of their last 12 encounters with Düsseldorf: in August 1996, 3 years before Havertz was born. Later on Saturday, summer signing Philippe Coutinho could make his Bundesliga debut when FC Bayern München’s squad heads to Gelsenkirchen to take on Schalke. Schalke came away from last weekend’s contest against Borussia Mönchengladbach with a respectable 1:1 draw, while Bayern were frustrated with their 2:2 draw last weekend against Hertha. Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski has scored 15 goals in 20 career matches against Schalke, including at least 1 in each of the last contests against Schalke in all competitions, and Bayern have won 7 of their last 8 Bundesliga contests in Gelsenkirchen. A further key match will be that between hosts RB Leipzig and visitors Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Leipzig began the season under new coach Julian Nagelsmann with a 4:0 rout of league newcomers Union Berlin last weekend, including goals from Timo Werner and Marcel Halstenberg. Frankfurt also won last weekend, with a 1:0 win thanks to a 1st-minute goal from Martin Hinteregger, and the club has won all 6 of its competitive outings so far this season. Finally, watch Wolfsburg try to hold off Hertha Berlin Sunday: Wolfsburg are unbeaten in their last 4 Bundesliga meetings with Hertha, but Hertha have managed to avoid defeat in their 1st home game in each of their seasons since promotion in 2013.
Borussia Dortmund came from behind on Friday for a 3:1 win over hosts 1. FC Köln. Köln scored the match’s 1st goal in the 29th minute, when Dominick Drexler headed in a kick from the corner from Ellyes Skhiri, and the goal was Köln’s 1st goal at home in the Bundesliga since May 5, 2018 against Bayern. The rest of the match, however, belonged to Dortmund, who received goals from Jadon Sancho in the 70th minute, Achraf Hakimi in the 86th minute, and Paco Alcacer late in extra time. Dortmund have now scored on their last 9 Bundesliga visits to Köln, including 21 goals since 2006, and the win puts them 3 full points ahead of Leipzig, Freiburg, Düsseldorf, Leverkusen, Wolfsburg, and Frankfurt going into the rest of the weekend’s matches. One of Saturday’s key contests will be that between local rivals Düsseldorf and Leverkusen. Poland striker Dawid Kownacki, who missed Matchday 1 with a thigh complaint, is set to return on Saturday, and will be joined by USA goalkeeper Zack Steffen, filling in for fellow, injured, goalkeeper Michael Rensing. Düsseldorf will have to contend with a powerful Leverkusen squad led by Kai Havertz, Kevin Volland, and Leon Bailey. Leverkusen have lost only 1 of their last 12 encounters with Düsseldorf: in August 1996, 3 years before Havertz was born. Later on Saturday, summer signing Philippe Coutinho could make his Bundesliga debut when FC Bayern München’s squad heads to Gelsenkirchen to take on Schalke. Schalke came away from last weekend’s contest against Borussia Mönchengladbach with a respectable 1:1 draw, while Bayern were frustrated with their 2:2 draw last weekend against Hertha. Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski has scored 15 goals in 20 career matches against Schalke, including at least 1 in each of the last contests against Schalke in all competitions, and Bayern have won 7 of their last 8 Bundesliga contests in Gelsenkirchen. A further key match will be that between hosts RB Leipzig and visitors Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Leipzig began the season under new coach Julian Nagelsmann with a 4:0 rout of league newcomers Union Berlin last weekend, including goals from Timo Werner and Marcel Halstenberg. Frankfurt also won last weekend, with a 1:0 win thanks to a 1st-minute goal from Martin Hinteregger, and the club has won all 6 of its competitive outings so far this season. Finally, watch Wolfsburg try to hold off Hertha Berlin Sunday: Wolfsburg are unbeaten in their last 4 Bundesliga meetings with Hertha, but Hertha have managed to avoid defeat in their 1st home game in each of their seasons since promotion in 2013.
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