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
- 4K. DiksD
- 6Y. EngelhardtM
- 9F. HonoratF
- 10F. NeuhausM
- 15H. TabakovićF
- 16P. SanderD
- 26L. UllrichD
- 27R. ReitzM
- 29J. ScallyD
- 30N. ElvediD
- 33M. NicolasG
Substitutes
- 5M. FriedrichD
- 7K. StögerM
- 13G. ReynaM
- 18S. MachinoF
- 20L. NetzD
- 22O. FrauloM
- 36W. MohyaM
- 40Jan UrbichF
- 42T. Pereira CardosoG
1. FC Köln
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1M. SchwäbeG
- 2J. SchmiedD
- 6E. MartelD
- 8D. HuseinbašićM
- 11F. KainzM
- 13S. El MalaF
- 16J. KamińskiM
- 18Í. Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 30M. BülterF
- 32K. LundM
- 39C. ÖzkacarD
Substitutes
- 3D. HeintzD
- 5T. KraußM
- 7L. WaldschmidtF
- 9R. AcheF
- 17A. Castro-MontesM
- 20R. ZielerG
- 25J. GazibegovićD
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 37L. 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 |