1. FC Köln vs VfL Wolfsburg
Ref: Martin Petersen, GermanyRheinEnergieSTADION, Köln · 50,076 cap
Match recap
1. FC Köln beat VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Maina scored for 1. FC Köln. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.26 for 1. FC Köln versus 1.15 for VfL Wolfsburg. 1. FC Köln sit 14th in the Bundesliga table while VfL Wolfsburg are 16th.
First Half
⚽
Maina
Assist: Krauß
Second Half
46'
⇄
Majer
46'
⇄
Souza
Ache
Yellow Card
66'
Eriksen
Yellow Card
⇄
Bülter
71'
Shiogai
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Fischer
74'
⇄
Wimmer
⇄
Maina
⇄
Kamiński
80'
Jenz
Yellow Card
⇄
Ache
⇄
Lund
90+1'
⇄
Gerhardt
90'
Gerhardt
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 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 |
| 16 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
| 17 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
1. FC KölnVfL Wolfsburg
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.26VS1.15
Attack2 · 3 won
15
Shots
14
3
Shots on target
3
11
Shots in the box
9
4
Shots outside box
5
7
Shots off goal
8
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
42%
Possession
58%
320
Total passes
466
230
Accurate passes
370
72%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline3 · 0 won
8
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
4
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
3
-0.07
Goals prevented
-0.07
1. FC Köln
4-4-2
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1
1. FC Köln
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Marvin SchwäbeG
- 5Tom KraußM
- 6Eric MartelM
- 9Ragnar Prince Friedel AcheF
- 16Jakub Piotr KamińskiM
- 17Alessio Daniel Castro-MontesD
- 28Sebastian Søraas SebulonsenD
- 30Marius BülterF
- 32Kristoffer Lund HansenD
- 37Linton MainaM
- 39Cenk ÖzkacarD
Substitutes
- 7Gian-Luca WaldschmidtF
- 8Denis HuseinbašićM
- 13Said El MalaM
- 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 29Jan Uwe ThielmannM
- 33Rav van den BergD
- 38Y. NiangF
- 40F. SchentenF
VfL Wolfsburg
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Kamil Mieczysław GrabaraG
- 2Kilian FischerD
- 3Denis VavroD
- 5Vinicius SouzaM
- 10Lovro MajerM
- 15Moritz JenzD
- 17Dženan PejčinovićF
- 24Christian Dannemann EriksenM
- 27Maximilian ArnoldM
- 31Yannick GerhardtD
- 39Patrick WimmerM
Substitutes
- 4Konstantinos KoulierakisD
- 7Kento ShiogaiF
- 11Adam DaghimF
- 19Jesper Grænge LindstrømM
- 25Aaron ZehnterD
- 26Saël Kumbedi NsekeD
- 29Marius MüllerG
- 32Mattias Olof SvanbergM
- 37P. HenselM
1. FC Köln
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Krauß | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Linton Maina | M | 75 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Kristoffer Lund | D | 86 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Marvin Schwäbe(C) | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marius Bülter | F | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Ragnar Ache | F | 86 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jakub Kamiński | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Cenk Özkaçar | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eric Martel | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luca Waldschmidt | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Huseinbašić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fynn Schenten | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Said El Mala | M | 15 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4/4 |
| Rav van den Berg | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | M | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Youssoupha Niang | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Thielmann | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
VfL Wolfsburg
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamil Grabara | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kilian Fischer | D | 74 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Eriksen | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Denis Vavro | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maximilian Arnold(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dženan Pejčinović | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Patrick Wimmer | M | 74 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3/6 |
| Moritz Jenz | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Majer | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Vinícius Souza | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Yannick Gerhardt | D | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Pharell Hensel | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marius Müller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mattias Svanberg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Konstantinos Koulierakis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Zehnter | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Lindstrøm | M | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Adam Daghim | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 |
| Saël Kumbedi | D | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kento Shiogai | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |