1. FC Köln vs SC Freiburg
Ref: Tobias Reichel, GermanyRheinEnergieSTADION, Köln · 50,076 cap
Match recap
1. FC Köln beat SC Freiburg 4–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Kamiński, Bülter, Thielmann, and El Mala scored for 1. FC Köln; Eggestein replied for SC Freiburg. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.11 for 1. FC Köln versus 0.91 for SC Freiburg. 1. FC Köln sit 14th in the Bundesliga table while SC Freiburg are 7th.
First Half
29'
Manzambi
Yellow Card
⚽
Kamiński
Assist: Bülter
Martel
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Dinkçi
⇄
Hübers
⚽
Bülter
Assist: Thielmann
Schmied
Yellow Card
⚽
Thielmann
Assist: Bülter
⇄
Huseinbašić
⇄
Thielmann
⇄
Lund
69'
⇄
Grifo
69'
⇄
Suzuki
⇄
Bülter
⚽
El Mala
84'
⚽
Eggestein
Assist: Günter
85'
⇄
Höler
85'
⇄
Kübler
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 6 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
| 8 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 44 |
| 13 |  Hamburger SV | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 38 |
| 14 |  1. FC Köln | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
1. FC KölnSC Freiburg
6Won
Statistical edge
6–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.11VS0.91
Attack4 · 2 won
18
Shots
12
6
Shots on target
2
12
Shots in the box
8
6
Shots outside box
4
7
Shots off goal
8
3
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
39%
Possession
61%
353
Total passes
554
278
Accurate passes
473
79%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline1 · 2 won
12
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
2
-1.31
Goals prevented
-1.31
1. FC Köln
4-2-3-1
SC Freiburg
4-2-3-1
1. FC Köln
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Marvin SchwäbeG
- 4Timo Bernd HübersD
- 6Eric MartelM
- 8Denis HuseinbašićM
- 16Jakub Piotr KamińskiF
- 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 28Sebastian Søraas SebulonsenD
- 29Jan Uwe ThielmannM
- 30Marius BülterM
- 32Kristoffer Lund HansenD
- 33Rav van den BergD
Substitutes
- 2Joël Pascal SchmiedD
- 5Tom KraußM
- 7Gian-Luca WaldschmidtF
- 9Ragnar Prince Friedel AcheF
- 13Said El MalaM
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 25Jusuf GazibegovićD
- 37Linton MainaM
- 39Cenk ÖzkacarD
SC Freiburg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Noah AtuboluG
- 3Philipp LienhartD
- 8Maximilian EggesteinM
- 9Lucas HölerF
- 14Yuito SuzukiM
- 17Lukas KüblerD
- 18Eren Sami DinkçiM
- 28Matthias Lukas GinterD
- 30Christian GünterD
- 32Vincenzo GrifoM
- 44Johan ManzambiM
Substitutes
- 5Anthony JungD
- 7Derry Lionel ScherhantF
- 20Junior Chukwubuike AdamuF
- 21Florian Lorenz MüllerG
- 22Cyriaque Kalou IriéF
- 27Nicolas HöflerM
- 29Philipp TreuD
- 33Jordy Makengo BasambunduD
- 34Merlin RöhlM
1. FC Köln
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marius Bülter | M | 76 | 9.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Jan Thielmann | M | 68 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Jakub Kamiński | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1/1 |
| Rav van den Berg | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Martel | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Denis Huseinbašić | M | 59 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Lund | D | 68 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Marvin Schwäbe(C) | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Hübers | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Cenk Özkaçar | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linton Maina | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Waldschmidt | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Said El Mala | M | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Jusuf Gazibegović | D | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ragnar Ache | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tom Krauß | M | 31 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Joel Schmied | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
SC Freiburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Eggestein | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Noah Atubolu | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vincenzo Grifo | M | 69 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Johan Manzambi | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lukas Kübler | D | 85 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Höler | F | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Eren Dinkçi | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Matthias Ginter | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Philipp Lienhart | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Günter(C) | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Yuito Suzuki | M | 69 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Florian Müller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derry Scherhant | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordy Makengo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cyriaque Irié | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Jung | D | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nicolas Höfler | M | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Philipp Treu | D | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Merlin Röhl | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Junior Adamu | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |