1. FC Köln vs Werder Bremen match stats & report

3–1 Full time

Bundesliga · Germany · Regular Season - 29 · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne · Ref Tobias Reichel, Germany

1. FC Köln stats & fixtures · Werder Bremen stats & fixtures

1. FC Köln beat Werder Bremen 3–1 in the Bundesliga on 12 April 2026. Expected goals finished 3.33–0.99. 1. FC Köln had 58% of the ball.

1. FC Köln vs Werder Bremen match statistics

1. FC KölnWerder Bremen

58% Ball possession 42%
3.33 Expected goals (xG) 0.99
25 Total shots 6
8 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 3
11 Blocked shots 1
16 Shots inside the box 2
8 Corners 5
16 Fouls 7
3 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
493 Passes 352
89% Pass accuracy 80%
1 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

7' Penalty scored S. El Mala 1. FC Köln
24' Red card M. Friedl Werder Bremen
65' Goal R. Ache 1. FC Köln
70' Yellow card R. Ache 1. FC Köln
75' Penalty scored R. Schmid Werder Bremen
78' Yellow card L. Bittencourt Werder Bremen
83' Yellow card Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 1. FC Köln
90' Yellow card A. Pieper Werder Bremen
90' Own goal M. Backhaus 1. FC Köln
90+1' Yellow card E. Martel 1. FC Köln

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

1. FC Köln

Confirmed 4-4-2 Lukas Kwasniok

1 M. Schwäbe

32 Kristoffer Lund 39 Cenk Özkaçar 22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 28 S. Sebulonsen

16 J. Kaminski 6 E. Martel 18 Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson 29 J. Thielmann

13 S. El Mala 9 R. Ache

Bench R. Zieler , L. Waldschmidt , L. Maina , Denis Huseinbašić , F. Chávez , A. Castro-Montes , M. Bülter , T. Krauß , R. van den Berg

Werder Bremen

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Daniel Thioune

30 M. Backhaus

2 O. Deman 32 M. Friedl 5 A. Pieper 3 Y. Sugawara

10 L. Bittencourt 14 S. Lynen

27 F. Agu 20 R. Schmid 17 M. Grüll

11 J. Njinmah

Bench M. Kolke , N. Stark , P. Čović , I. Schmidt , S. Mbangula , Jovan Milošević , Mick Schmetgens , Abdoul Karim Coulibaly , S. Musah

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.

Werder Bremen away

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.1 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 3.4 per game

26% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

1. FC Köln vs Werder Bremen head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Nov 25	Werder Bremen v 1. FC Köln	1–1
16 Feb 24	1. FC Köln v Werder Bremen	0–1
23 Sep 23	Werder Bremen v 1. FC Köln	2–1
20 May 23	Werder Bremen v 1. FC Köln	1–1
21 Jan 23	1. FC Köln v Werder Bremen	7–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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