1. FC Köln 0-1 Union Berlin — Bundesliga, 20 Dec 2025
Union Berlin beat 1. FC Köln 1-0 in the Bundesliga on 20 December 2025 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne. András Schäfer scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, 1. FC Köln have won 1 and Union Berlin 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 13'
- 40'
- Half-time0-0
- 49'Foul
- 58'out: M. Bulter
- 64'
- 68'
- 68'
- 72'
- 72'out: Andrej Ilić
- 73'
- 80'Foul
- 82'Professional handball
- 84'
- 86'
- 86'
- 88'Argument
- 0-190'
- 90+4'Time wasting
- 90+8'Time wasting
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
1. FC Köln
- 8.3Dominique HeintzD
- 7.3Jan ThielmannM
- 7.2Eric MartelM
- 7.0Tom KraußM
- 6.9Jakub KamińskiM
- 6.9Marvin SchwäbeG
- 6.9Rav van den BergD
- 6.7Linton MainaM
- 6.7Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 6.7Ragnar AcheF
- 6.6Marius BülterF
- 6.5Said El MalaM
- 6.5Denis HuseinbašićM
- 6.2Sebastian SebulonsenD
- 6.2Kristoffer LundD
- 6.0Cenk ÖzkacarD
Union Berlin
- 8.3Leopold QuerfeldD
- 7.9András SchäferM
- 7.3Christopher TrimmelM
- 7.2Frederik RønnowG
- 7.0Derrick KöhnM
- 7.0Diogo LeiteD
- 6.9Danilho DoekhiD
- 6.9Aljoscha KemleinM
- 6.7Andrej IlićF
- 6.7Livan BurcuF
- 6.7Tim SkarkeM
- 6.6Josip JuranovićD
- 6.5Rani KhediraM
- 6.5Woo-Yeong JeongF
- 6.3Ilyas AnsahF
- 6.0Oliver BurkeF
Line-ups
Union Berlin3-4-2-1
1. FC Köln4-2-3-1
Substitutes
1. FC KölnLukas Kwasniok
Substitutes
- 17Alessio Castro-MontesM
- 11F. KainzM
- 30M. Bulter58'F6.6
- 37L. Maina86'M6.7
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 39Cenk Özkacar86'D6.0
- 8Denis Huseinbašić68'M6.5
- 13Said El Mala68'M6.5
- 40F. SchentenF
Union BerlinSteffen Baumgart
Substitutes
- 34S. NsokiD
- 18J. Juranovic73'D6.6
- 21T. Skarke72'M6.7
- 13András Schäfer90'88'84'M7.9
- 23Andrej Ilić72'F6.7
- 31M. RaabG
- 17D. PreuF
- 41O. OgbemudiaD
- 9L. Burcu64'F6.7
Team statistics
62%Possession38%
0.55Expected goals (xG)1.26
13Total shots11
2Shots on target3
5Shots off target4
6Blocked shots4
3Corners6
1Offsides2
9Fouls18
2Yellow cards5
1Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves2
0.11Goals prevented0.11
524Total passes306
452Accurate passes238
86%Pass accuracy78%
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Heintz | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 8.3 |
| Jan Thielmann | 68 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Eric Martel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Tom Krauß | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Jakub Kamiński | 86 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Marvin Schwäbe | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Rav van den Berg | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Linton Maina | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Ragnar Ache | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Marius Bülter | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Said El Mala | 22 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Denis Huseinbašić | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Kristoffer Lund | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Cenk Özkacar | 12 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
Union Berlin
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopold Querfeld | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8.3 |
| András Schäfer | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Christopher Trimmel | 73 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Frederik Rønnow | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Derrick Köhn | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Diogo Leite | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Danilho Doekhi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Aljoscha Kemlein | 84 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Andrej Ilić | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Livan Burcu | 26 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Tim Skarke | 18 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Josip Juranović | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Rani Khedira | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Woo-Yeong Jeong | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Ilyas Ansah | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Oliver Burke | 72 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
1. FC KölnLDDLL
- L13 Dec 25ABayer Leverkusen0-2
- D06 Dec 25HFC St. Pauli1-1
- D29 Nov 25AWerder Bremen1-1
- L22 Nov 25HEintracht Frankfurt3-4
- L08 Nov 25ABorussia Mönchengladbach1-3
Union BerlinWLLWD
- W12 Dec 25HRB Leipzig3-1
- L06 Dec 25AVfL Wolfsburg1-3
- L29 Nov 25H1. FC Heidenheim1-2
- W23 Nov 25AFC St. Pauli1-0
- D08 Nov 25HBayern München2-2
Head-to-head
- 11 May 241. FC Köln3-2Union Berlin
- 20 Dec 23Union Berlin2-01. FC Köln
- 04 Mar 23Union Berlin0-01. FC Köln
- 11 Sept 221. FC Köln0-1Union Berlin
- 01 Apr 22Union Berlin1-01. FC Köln
- 07 Nov 211. FC Köln2-2Union Berlin
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