1. FC Köln vs Union Berlin match stats & report

0–1 Full time

Bundesliga · Germany · Regular Season - 15 · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne · Ref Christian Dingert, Germany

1. FC Köln stats & fixtures · Union Berlin stats & fixtures

1. FC Köln lost to Union Berlin 0–1 in the Bundesliga on 20 December 2025. Expected goals finished 0.55–1.26. 1. FC Köln had 62% of the ball.

1. FC Köln vs Union Berlin match statistics

1. FC KölnUnion Berlin

62% Ball possession 38%
0.55 Expected goals (xG) 1.26
13 Total shots 11
2 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 4
6 Blocked shots 4
9 Shots inside the box 8
3 Corners 6
9 Fouls 18
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 5
1 Red cards 0
524 Passes 306
86% Pass accuracy 78%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

13' Yellow card S. Sebulonsen 1. FC Köln
40' Yellow card C. Trimmel Union Berlin
49' Yellow card T. Krauß 1. FC Köln
80' Yellow card A. Kemlein Union Berlin
82' Red card R. van den Berg 1. FC Köln
88' Yellow card A. Schäfer Union Berlin
90' Goal A. Schäfer Union Berlin
90+4' Yellow card J. Juranovic Union Berlin
90+8' Yellow card F. Ronnow Union Berlin

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 3 Dominique Heintz 33 R. van den Berg 28 S. Sebulonsen

6 E. Martel 5 T. Krauß

16 J. Kaminski 18 Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson 29 J. Thielmann

9 R. Ache

Bench R. Zieler , Cenk Özkaçar , L. Maina , A. Castro-Montes , S. El Mala , Florian Kainz , Denis Huseinbašić , F. Schenten , M. Bülter

Union Berlin

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Steffen Baumgart

1 F. Ronnow

4 Diogo Leite 14 L. Querfeld 5 D. Doekhi

39 D. Köhn 6 A. Kemlein 8 R. Khedira 28 C. Trimmel

10 I. Ansah 11 Jeong Woo-Yeong

7 O. Burke

Bench M. Raab , Livan Burcu , A. Schäfer , David Preu , J. Juranovic , T. Skarke , A. Ilic , S. Nsoki , Oluwaseun God Power Osaro Ogbemudia

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.

Union Berlin away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 2.5 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 3.0 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

1. FC Köln vs Union Berlin head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 May 24	1. FC Köln v Union Berlin	3–2
20 Dec 23	Union Berlin v 1. FC Köln	2–0
4 Mar 23	Union Berlin v 1. FC Köln	0–0
11 Sep 22	1. FC Köln v Union Berlin	0–1

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

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