Werder Bremen vs 1. FC Köln
Ref: Bastian Dankert, GermanyWeserstadion, Bremen · 42,100 cap
Match recap
Werder Bremen and 1. FC Köln drew 1–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Friedl scored for Werder Bremen; El Mala replied for 1. FC Köln. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.17 for Werder Bremen versus 0.94 for 1. FC Köln. Werder Bremen sit 15th in the Bundesliga table while 1. FC Köln are 14th.
First Half
12'
⇄
Heintz
⚽
Friedl
Assist: Stage
39'
Castro-Montes
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Pieper
46'
⇄
Bergmann Jóhannesson
46'
⇄
Castro-Montes
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Topp
74'
⇄
Özkacar
Stark
Yellow Card
75'
Thielmann
Yellow Card
78'
Martel
Yellow Card
⇄
Cameron Puertas
82'
⇄
Martel
Stark
Red Card
Stark
Yellow Card
90+6'
Bülter
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
El Mala
Assist: Lund
| # | 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
Werder Bremen1. FC Köln
8Won
Statistical edge
8–7
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.17VS0.94
Attack6 · 0 won
17
Shots
10
4
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
7
7
Shots outside box
3
8
Shots off goal
6
4
Corners
0
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
479
Total passes
511
400
Accurate passes
437
84%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline1 · 2 won
11
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
4
1
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
2
-0.39
Goals prevented
-0.39
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1
1. FC Köln
3-4-3
Werder Bremen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Y. SugawaraD
- 5A. PieperD
- 6J. StageM
- 9K. ToppF
- 14S. LynenM
- 17M. GrüllM
- 18Cameron PuertasM
- 20R. SchmidM
- 30M. BackhausG
- 31Abdoul Karim CoulibalyD
- 32M. FriedlD
Substitutes
- 4N. StarkD
- 7S. MbangulaF
- 10L. BittencourtM
- 11J. NjinmahF
- 13K. HeinG
- 23I. SchmidtD
- 24P. ČovićM
- 28S. AlveroM
- 44V. BonifaceF
1. FC Köln
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1M. SchwäbeG
- 3D. HeintzD
- 6E. MartelM
- 13S. El MalaF
- 16J. KamińskiF
- 17A. Castro-MontesM
- 18Í. Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 29J. ThielmannM
- 30M. BülterF
- 39C. ÖzkacarD
Substitutes
- 5T. KraußM
- 7L. WaldschmidtF
- 8D. HuseinbašićM
- 11F. KainzM
- 20R. ZielerG
- 25J. GazibegovićD
- 32K. LundD
- 33R. van den BergD
- 37L. MainaM
Werder Bremen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Stage | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Marco Grüll | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3/7 |
| Amos Pieper | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Friedl(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Karim Coulibaly | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romano Schmid | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1/5 |
| Cameron Puertas | M | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Senne Lynen | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mio Backhaus | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keke Topp | F | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Karl Hein | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrice Čović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Schmidt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Skelly Alvero | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Njinmah | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Okoh Boniface | F | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Samuel Mbangula | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Stark | D | 51 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
1. FC Köln
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Said El Mala | F | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5/9 |
| Marvin Schwäbe(C) | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Martel | M | 82 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Dominique Heintz | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jan Thielmann | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marius Bülter | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Cenk Özkaçar | D | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jakub Kamiński | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Denis Huseinbašić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linton Maina | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jusuf Gazibegović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Lund | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Rav van den Berg | D | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Kainz | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Krauß | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Waldschmidt | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |