1. FC Köln vs SC Freiburg match stats & report

4–1 Full time

Bundesliga · Germany · Regular Season - 2 · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne · Ref Tobias Reichel, Germany

1. FC Köln stats & fixtures · SC Freiburg stats & fixtures

1. FC Köln beat SC Freiburg 4–1 in the Bundesliga on 31 August 2025. Expected goals finished 2.11–0.91. SC Freiburg had 61% of the ball.

1. FC Köln vs SC Freiburg match statistics

1. FC KölnSC Freiburg

39% Ball possession 61%
2.11 Expected goals (xG) 0.91
18 Total shots 12
6 Shots on target 2
7 Shots off target 8
5 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 8
3 Corners 5
12 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 1
353 Passes 554
79% Pass accuracy 85%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

29' Yellow card J. Manzambi SC Freiburg
35' Goal J. Kaminski (assist M. Bülter) 1. FC Köln
41' Yellow card E. Martel 1. FC Köln
47' Goal M. Bülter (assist J. Thielmann) 1. FC Köln
55' Yellow card J. Schmied 1. FC Köln
56' Goal J. Thielmann (assist M. Bülter) 1. FC Köln
81' Goal S. El Mala 1. FC Köln
84' Goal Maximilian Eggestein (assist Christian Günter) SC Freiburg

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

1. FC Köln

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Lukas Kwasniok

1 M. Schwäbe

32 Kristoffer Lund 4 T. Hubers 33 R. van den Berg 28 S. Sebulonsen

8 Denis Huseinbašić 6 E. Martel

30 M. Bülter 18 Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson 29 J. Thielmann

16 J. Kaminski

Bench R. Zieler , Cenk Özkaçar , J. Gazibegović , J. Schmied , L. Maina , S. El Mala , T. Krauß , R. Ache , L. Waldschmidt

SC Freiburg

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Julian Schuster

1 N. Atubolu

30 Christian Günter 3 Philipp Lienhart 28 Matthias Ginter 17 Lukas Kübler

44 J. Manzambi 8 Maximilian Eggestein

32 Vincenzo Grifo 14 Y. Suzuki 18 E. Dinkçi

9 Lucas Höler

Bench Florian Müller , Anthony Jung , Philipp Treu , Jordy Makengo , N. Hofler , M. Rohl , D. Scherhant , J. Adamu , Cyriaque Irié

Form guide

1. FC Köln at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 6.6 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

SC Freiburg away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

1. FC Köln vs SC Freiburg head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
4 May 24	1. FC Köln v SC Freiburg	0–0
17 Dec 23	SC Freiburg v 1. FC Köln	2–0
29 Apr 23	1. FC Köln v SC Freiburg	0–1
6 Nov 22	SC Freiburg v 1. FC Köln	2–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full 1. FC Köln vs SC Freiburg head-to-head record