1. FC Köln vs Union Berlin — DFB Pokal

DFB Pokal Tue, 27 Oct 2026 Finished
1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln
5 0
Finished
Union Berlin Union Berlin

Match facts

Kick-off
Tue 27 Oct, 21:45 UTC
Competition
DFB Pokal · Germany
Round
Round of 32
Stadium
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Referee
Sven Jablonski

Key events

1. FC Köln Timeline Union Berlin

  1. Said El Mala

    Linton Maina

    32'
  2. 45'

    Tom Rothe

    Derrick Köhn

  3. 48'

    Leopold Querfeld

    Yellow card

  4. Linton Maina

    Said El Mala

    51'
  5. 57'

    Tim Skarke

    Livan Burcu

  6. 58'

    Mekhi Gray

    Emmanuel Latte Lath

  7. Said El Mala

    Marius Bülter

    60'

  8. Alessio Castro-Montes

    Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen

    63'
  9. 68'

    András Schäfer

    Aljoscha Kemlein

  10. Linton Maina

    Jan Thielmann

    71'

  11. Mikey Moore

    Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson

    72'
  12. 75'

    Woo-Yeong Jeong

    Marin Ljubičić

  13. 77'

    Marin Ljubičić

    Yellow card

  14. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson

    Marius Bülter

    78'

  15. Borna Sosa

    Gideon Mensah

    81'

  16. Said El Mala

    Reigan Heskey

    81'

  17. Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen

    Yellow card

    84'

  18. Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen

    Reigan Heskey

    88'
  19. 90'

    Livan Burcu

    Yellow card

Lineups

1. FC Köln 3-4-2-1

Starting lineup

  • 1 M. Schwäbe G
  • 2 J. Schmied D
  • 22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey D
  • 5 T. Krauß D
  • 17 A. Castro-Montes M
  • 23 Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler M
  • 47 M. Moore M
  • 3 B. Sosa M
  • 37 L. Maina M
  • 10 S. El Mala M
  • 30 M. Bülter F

Substitute players

  • 20 R. Zieler G
  • 7 L. Waldschmidt F
  • 29 J. Thielmann M
  • 28 S. Sebulonsen D
  • 14 G. Mensah D
  • 24 L. Lochoshvili D
  • 8 Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson M
  • 11 Reigan Heskey F
  • 19 M. El Mala F
Union Berlin 4-2-2-2

Starting lineup

  • 31 M. Raab G
  • 19 J. Haberer D
  • 4 Z. Van Den Bosch D
  • 14 L. Querfeld D
  • 15 T. Rothe D
  • 13 A. Schäfer M
  • 8 R. Khedira M
  • 11 Jeong Woo-Yeong M
  • 20 M. Aebischer M
  • 32 M. Gray F
  • 21 T. Skarke F

Substitute players

  • 9 Livan Burcu F
  • 5 M. Friedrich D
  • 30 K. Imeri M
  • 6 A. Kemlein M
  • 17 D. Köhn D
  • 29 E. Latte Lath F
  • 27 M. Ljubičić F
  • 1 F. Rønnow G
  • 28 C. Trimmel D

Match statistics

1. FC Köln Union Berlin
3.04 expected_goals 1.1
416 Passes accurate 320
12 Shots insidebox 14
2 Shots outsidebox 3
1 Blocked Shots 7
15 Free Kicks 8
8 Shots on Goal 4
4 Goalkeeper Saves 3
5 Shots off Goal 6
484 Total passes 393
14 Total Shots 17
1 Yellow Cards 3
3 Corner Kicks 4
0 Offsides 1
8 Fouls 16
0 Red Cards 0
55% Ball Possession 45%

Player ratings

Union Berlin

  1. 7.2 M. Aebischer 90'
  2. 6.7 T. Skarke 57'
  3. 6.6 M. Raab 90'
  4. 6.5 M. Gray 58'
  5. 6.4 R. Khedira 90'

1. FC Köln

  1. 9.7 S. El Mala 2 goals · 1 assist · 81'
  2. 8.2 L. Maina 1 goal · 1 assist · 71'
  3. 8.0 M. Bülter 2 assists · 90'
  4. 7.8 M. Schwäbe 90'
  5. 7.4 J. Schmied 90'

Prediction

1. FC KölnDrawUnion Berlin

Combo Winner : Union Berlin and +1.5 goals

Head to head

Union Berlin
2–2 FT
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
0–1 FT
Union Berlin
1. FC Köln
3–2 FT
Union Berlin
Union Berlin
2–0 FT
1. FC Köln
Union Berlin
0–0 FT
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
0–1 FT
Union Berlin