Union Berlin vs 1. FC Köln
Ref: Daniel Schlager, GermanyStadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin · 22,467 cap
Match recap
Union Berlin and 1. FC Köln drew 2–2 in their Bundesliga fixture. Rothe and Burcu scored for Union Berlin; Bülter and El Mala replied for 1. FC Köln. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.15 for Union Berlin versus 1.75 for 1. FC Köln. Union Berlin sit 11th in the Bundesliga table while 1. FC Köln are 14th.
First Half
31'
Martel
Yellow Card
33'
⚽
Bülter
Assist: Waldschmidt
Diogo Leite
Yellow Card
Second Half
55'
Simpson-Pusey
Yellow Card
⇄
Juranović
⇄
Schäfer
⇄
Ansah
61'
⚽
El Mala
Assist: Lund
62'
⇄
Waldschmidt
⇄
Nsoki
71'
⇄
El Mala
71'
⇄
Bülter
71'
⇄
Kamiński
⚽
Rothe
Assist: Trimmel
80'
⇄
Lund
⇄
Khedira
88'
Schwäbe
Yellow Card
⚽
Burcu
Burcu
Yellow Card
| # | 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
Union Berlin1. FC Köln
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.15VS1.75
Attack4 · 2 won
13
Shots
8
3
Shots on target
4
9
Shots in the box
6
4
Shots outside box
2
6
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
464
Total passes
335
352
Accurate passes
247
76%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
0
-0.22
Goals prevented
-0.22
Union Berlin
3-5-2
1. FC Köln
4-2-3-1
Union Berlin
3-5-2Starting XI
- 4Diogo LeiteD
- 5Danilho Raimundo DoekhiD
- 6Aljoscha KemleinM
- 7Oliver Jasen BurkeF
- 8Rani KhediraM
- 10Ilyas AnsahF
- 13András SchäferM
- 15Tom Alexander RotheM
- 18Josip JuranovićM
- 25Carl Friedrich Georg KlausG
- 34Stanley Pierre NsokiD
Substitutes
- 9Livan BurcuF
- 14Leopold QuerfeldD
- 19Janik HabererM
- 21Tim SkarkeM
- 23Andrej IlićF
- 28Christopher TrimmelD
- 33Alex KrálM
- 39Derrick Arthur KöhnD
- 48Tom WisbereitG
1. FC Köln
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Marvin SchwäbeG
- 5Tom KraußM
- 6Eric MartelM
- 7Gian-Luca WaldschmidtM
- 13Said El MalaF
- 16Jakub Piotr KamińskiM
- 22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD
- 28Sebastian Søraas SebulonsenD
- 30Marius BülterM
- 32Kristoffer Lund HansenD
- 39Cenk ÖzkacarD
Substitutes
- 2Joël Pascal SchmiedD
- 3Dominique HeintzD
- 8Denis HuseinbašićM
- 17Alessio Daniel Castro-MontesM
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 27Felipe Marlon ChávezM
- 29Jan Uwe ThielmannM
- 37Linton MainaM
- 38Y. NiangF
Union Berlin
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Alexander Rothe | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Carl Klaus | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Leite | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| András Schäfer | M | 58 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Oliver Burke | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Josip Juranović | M | 58 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanley Nsoki | D | 67 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Danilho Doekhi | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aljoscha Kemlein | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Rani Khedira(C) | M | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ilyas Ansah | F | 58 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tom Wisbereit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janik Haberer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derrick Köhn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leopold Querfeld | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christopher Trimmel | D | 32 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Livan Burcu | F | 32 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Alex Král | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Skarke | M | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrej Ilić | F | 32 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
1. FC Köln
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Said El Mala | F | 71 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Marius Bülter | M | 71 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cenk Özkaçar | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Tom Krauß | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Luca Waldschmidt | M | 62 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/4 |
| Kristoffer Lund | D | 80 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Eric Martel | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jakub Kamiński | M | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Marvin Schwäbe(C) | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Denis Huseinbašić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominique Heintz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Chávez | M | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Uwe Thielmann | M | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssoupha Niang | F | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Linton Maina | M | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Joel Schmied | D | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |