Borussia Mönchengladbach vs 1. FC Köln
Ref: Deniz Aytekin, GermanyBORUSSIA-PARK, Mönchengladbach · 54,057 cap
Match recap
Borussia Mönchengladbach beat 1. FC Köln 3–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Sander, Diks, and Tabaković scored for Borussia Mönchengladbach; Waldschmidt replied for 1. FC Köln. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.98 for Borussia Mönchengladbach versus 2.22 for 1. FC Köln. Borussia Mönchengladbach sit 12th in the Bundesliga table while 1. FC Köln are 14th.
First Half
Reitz
Yellow Card
34'
Huseinbašić
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Sander
Second Half
46'
⇄
El Mala
46'
⇄
Kainz
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Diks
Penalty
⇄
Sander
⚽
Tabaković
Assist: Honorat
67'
⇄
Lund
67'
⇄
Özkacar
75'
Ache
Yellow Card
Diks
Yellow Card
⇄
Neuhaus
75'
Sebulonsen
Yellow Card
⇄
Honorat
80'
⇄
Bergmann Jóhannesson
⇄
Reitz
90'
⚽
Waldschmidt
Penalty
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 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
Borussia Mönchengladbach1. FC Köln
3Won
Statistical edge
3–12
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.98VS2.22
Attack0 · 6 won
9
Shots
19
4
Shots on target
5
8
Shots in the box
12
1
Shots outside box
7
3
Shots off goal
6
2
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
36%
Possession
64%
343
Total passes
598
278
Accurate passes
530
81%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
8
0.26
Goals prevented
0.26
Borussia Mönchengladbach
5-3-2
1. FC Köln
3-5-2
Borussia Mönchengladbach
5-3-2Starting XI
- 4Kevin Diks BakarbessyD
- 6Yannik EngelhardtM
- 9Franck HonoratF
- 10Florian Christian NeuhausM
- 15Haris TabakovićF
- 16Philipp SanderD
- 26Lukas UllrichD
- 27Rocco ReitzM
- 29Joseph Michael ScallyD
- 30Nico ElvediD
- 33Moritz NicolasG
Substitutes
- 5Marvin FriedrichD
- 7Kevin StögerM
- 13Giovanni Alejandro ReynaM
- 18Shuto MachinoF
- 20Luca NetzD
- 22Oscar Luigi FrauloM
- 36Wael MohyaM
- 40Jan UrbichF
- 42Tiago Pereira CardosoG
1. FC Köln
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1Marvin SchwäbeG
- 2Joël Pascal SchmiedD
- 6Eric MartelD
- 8Denis HuseinbašićM
- 11Florian KainzM
- 13Said El MalaF
- 16Jakub Piotr KamińskiM
- 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 30Marius BülterF
- 32Kristoffer Lund HansenM
- 39Cenk ÖzkacarD
Substitutes
- 3Dominique HeintzD
- 5Tom KraußM
- 7Gian-Luca WaldschmidtF
- 9Ragnar Prince Friedel AcheF
- 17Alessio Daniel Castro-MontesM
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 25Jusuf GazibegovićD
- 28Sebastian Søraas SebulonsenD
- 37Linton MainaM
Borussia Mönchengladbach
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipp Sander | D | 63 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Franck Honorat | F | 76 | 8.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Kevin Diks | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Moritz Nicolas | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yannik Engelhardt | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Haris Tabaković | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Nico Elvedi | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rocco Reitz(C) | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Florian Neuhaus | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Joseph Scally | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Lukas Ullrich | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tiago Pereira Cardoso | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Stöger | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Netz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wael Mohya | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Urbich | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shuto Machino | F | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Giovanni Reyna | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Friedrich | D | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Fraulo | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1. FC Köln
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marius Bülter | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Joel Schmied | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Said El Mala | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Cenk Özkaçar | D | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | M | 80 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Eric Martel | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Denis Huseinbašić | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jakub Kamiński | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marvin Schwäbe(C) | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Kainz | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Lund | M | 67 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ron-Robert Zieler | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominique Heintz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jusuf Gazibegović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Krauß | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Waldschmidt | F | 23 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linton Maina | M | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Ragnar Ache | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |