1. FC Köln vs Werder Bremen
Ref: Tobias Reichel, GermanyRheinEnergieSTADION, Köln · 50,076 cap
Match recap
1. FC Köln beat Werder Bremen 3–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. El Mala, Ache, and Backhaus scored for 1. FC Köln; Schmid replied for Werder Bremen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.33 for 1. FC Köln versus 0.99 for Werder Bremen. 1. FC Köln sit 14th in the Bundesliga table while Werder Bremen are 15th.
First Half
⚽
El Mala
Penalty
24'
Friedl
Red Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Sugawara
⇄
Lund
46'
⇄
Grüll
VAR
Goal cancelled
⚽
Ache
⇄
El Mala
⇄
Thielmann
Ache
Yellow Card
74'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
75'
⚽
Schmid
Penalty
⇄
Ache
78'
Bittencourt
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Agu
Simpson-Pusey
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
Bittencourt
⇄
Sebulonsen
Martel
Yellow Card
⚽
Backhaus (OG)
90'
Pieper
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 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
1. FC KölnWerder Bremen
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.33VS0.99
Attack6 · 0 won
25
Shots
6
8
Shots on target
2
16
Shots in the box
2
9
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
3
8
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
493
Total passes
352
437
Accurate passes
280
89%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 2 won
16
Fouls
7
3
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
11
Blocked shots
1
0.24
Goals prevented
0.24
1. FC Köln
4-4-2
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1
1. FC Köln
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Marvin SchwäbeG
- 6Eric MartelM
- 9Ragnar Prince Friedel AcheF
- 13Said El MalaF
- 16Jakub Piotr KamińskiM
- 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD
- 28Sebastian Søraas SebulonsenD
- 29Jan Uwe ThielmannM
- 32Kristoffer Lund HansenD
- 39Cenk ÖzkacarD
Substitutes
- 5Tom KraußM
- 7Gian-Luca WaldschmidtF
- 8Denis HuseinbašićM
- 17Alessio Daniel Castro-MontesM
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 27Felipe Marlon ChávezM
- 30Marius BülterF
- 33Rav van den BergD
- 37Linton MainaM
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Olivier DemanD
- 3Yukinari SugawaraD
- 5Amos PieperD
- 10Leonardo Jesus Loureiro BittencourtM
- 11Justin Gideon NjinmahF
- 14Senne Maaike LynenM
- 17Marco GrüllM
- 20Romano Christian SchmidM
- 27Felix AguM
- 30Mio BackhausG
- 32Marco FriedlD
Substitutes
- 4Niklas StarkD
- 7Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula TshifundaF
- 19Jovan MiloševićF
- 23Isaac Osa's SchmidtD
- 24Patrice ČovićM
- 25Markus KolkeG
- 29S. MusahF
- 31Abdoul Karim CoulibalyD
- 33Mick SchmetgensD
1. FC Köln
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Kamiński | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kristoffer Lund | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Cenk Özkaçar | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Eric Martel | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jan Thielmann | M | 67 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/5 |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Marvin Schwäbe(C) | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | D | 86 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Said El Mala | F | 67 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/5 |
| Ragnar Ache | F | 76 | 6.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rav van den Berg | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Huseinbašić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Chávez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linton Maina | M | 23 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Luca Waldschmidt | F | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Marius Bülter | F | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tom Krauß | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mio Backhaus | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Njinmah | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Amos Pieper | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Romano Schmid | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Senne Lynen | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Felix Agu | M | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Olivier Deman | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marco Grüll | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | M | 84 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Marco Friedl(C) | D | 24 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Patrice Čović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mick Schmetgens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Stark | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Markus Kolke | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Mbangula | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salim Musah | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jovan Milošević | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Isaac Schmidt | D | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karim Coulibaly | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |