1. FC Köln vs Union Berlin
Ref: Christian Dingert, GermanyRheinEnergieSTADION, Köln · 50,076 cap
Match recap
Union Berlin beat 1. FC Köln 1–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Schäfer scored for Union Berlin. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.55 for 1. FC Köln versus 1.26 for Union Berlin. 1. FC Köln sit 14th in the Bundesliga table while Union Berlin are 11th.
First Half
Sebulonsen
Yellow Card
40'
Trimmel
Yellow Card
Second Half
Krauß
Yellow Card
⇄
Ache
64'
⇄
Jeong Woo-Yeong
⇄
Krauß
⇄
Thielmann
72'
⇄
Ansah
72'
⇄
Burke
73'
⇄
Trimmel
80'
Kemlein
Yellow Card
van den Berg
Red Card
84'
⇄
Kemlein
⇄
Heintz
⇄
Kamiński
88'
Schäfer
Yellow Card
90+4'
Juranović
Yellow Card
90+8'
Rønnow
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Schäfer
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 10 |  FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 40 |
| 11 |  Union Berlin | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 38 |
| 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 KölnUnion Berlin
12Won
Statistical edge
12–4
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.55VS1.26
Attack4 · 2 won
13
Shots
11
2
Shots on target
3
9
Shots in the box
8
4
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
524
Total passes
306
452
Accurate passes
238
86%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline3 · 1 won
9
Fouls
18
2
Yellow cards
5
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
6
Blocked shots
4
0.11
Goals prevented
0.11
1. FC Köln
4-2-3-1
Union Berlin
3-4-2-1
1. FC Köln
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Marvin SchwäbeG
- 3Dominique HeintzD
- 5Tom KraußM
- 6Eric MartelM
- 9Ragnar Prince Friedel AcheF
- 16Jakub Piotr KamińskiM
- 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 28Sebastian Søraas SebulonsenD
- 29Jan Uwe ThielmannM
- 32Kristoffer Lund HansenD
- 33Rav van den BergD
Substitutes
- 8Denis HuseinbašićM
- 11Florian KainzM
- 13Said El MalaM
- 17Alessio Daniel Castro-MontesM
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 30Marius BülterF
- 37Linton MainaM
- 39Cenk ÖzkacarD
- 40F. SchentenF
Union Berlin
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Frederik Riis RønnowG
- 4Diogo LeiteD
- 5Danilho Raimundo DoekhiD
- 6Aljoscha KemleinM
- 7Oliver Jasen BurkeF
- 8Rani KhediraM
- 10Ilyas AnsahF
- 11Jeong Woo-YeongF
- 14Leopold QuerfeldD
- 28Christopher TrimmelM
- 39Derrick Arthur KöhnM
Substitutes
- 9Livan BurcuF
- 13András SchäferM
- 17David PreuF
- 18Josip JuranovićD
- 21Tim SkarkeM
- 23Andrej IlićF
- 31Matheo RaabG
- 34Stanley Pierre NsokiD
- 41Oluwaseun God Power Osaro OgbemudiaD
1. FC Köln
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Heintz | D | 86 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jan Thielmann | M | 68 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Eric Martel | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Krauß | M | 68 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jakub Kamiński | M | 86 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Marvin Schwäbe(C) | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rav van den Berg | D | 82 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ragnar Ache | F | 58 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kristoffer Lund | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alessio Castro-Montes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Kainz | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fynn Schenten | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linton Maina | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marius Bülter | F | 32 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Said El Mala | M | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Denis Huseinbašić | M | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cenk Özkaçar | D | 12 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Union Berlin
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopold Querfeld | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Christopher Trimmel(C) | M | 73 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Frederik Rønnow | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derrick Köhn | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Diogo Leite | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Danilho Doekhi | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aljoscha Kemlein | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Woo-Yeong Jeong | F | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rani Khedira | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ilyas Ansah | F | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Oliver Burke | F | 72 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Stanley N'Soki | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheo Raab | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Preu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oluwaseun Ogbemudia | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| András Schäfer | M | 13 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tim Skarke | M | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andrej Ilić | F | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Livan Burcu | F | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Josip Juranović | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |