1. FC Köln 3-1 Werder Bremen — Bundesliga, 12 Apr 2026
1. FC Köln beat Werder Bremen 3-1 in the Bundesliga on 12 April 2026 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne. Said El Mala, Ragnar Ache, Romano Schmid got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, 1. FC Köln have won 1 and Werder Bremen 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·RheinEnergieStadion · Cologne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-07'Penalty
- 24'Professional foul last man
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 49'VARGoal cancelled
- 2-065'
- 67'out: L. Maina
- 67'
- 70'Foul
- 74'VARPenalty confirmed
- 2-175'Penalty
- 76'
- 78'
- 79'out: Isaac Schmidt
- 83'
- 84'
- 86'
- 90'Argument
- 2-290'Own Goal
- 90+1'Foul
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
1. FC Köln
- 7.3Linton MainaM
- 7.3Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD
- 7.3Jakub KamińskiM
- 7.2Kristoffer LundD
- 7.0Cenk ÖzkacarD
- 7.0Jan ThielmannM
- 7.0Eric MartelM
- 6.9Marius BülterF
- 6.9Luca WaldschmidtF
- 6.9Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 6.9Marvin SchwäbeG
- 6.7Tom KraußM
- 6.7Sebastian SebulonsenD
- 6.6Said El MalaF
- 6.3Ragnar AcheF
- 6.3Alessio Castro-MontesM
Werder Bremen
- 7.6Mio BackhausG
- 7.2Justin NjinmahF
- 7.2Romano SchmidM
- 7.2Amos PieperD
- 6.9Felix AguM
- 6.9Senne LynenM
- 6.9Olivier DemanD
- 6.5Salim MusahF
- 6.5Marco GrüllM
- 6.3Jovan MiloševićF
- 6.3Leonardo BittencourtM
- 6.3Yukinari SugawaraD
- 6.2Isaac SchmidtD
- 6.2Karim CoulibalyD
- 4.2Marco FriedlD
Line-ups
Werder Bremen4-2-3-1
1. FC Köln4-4-2
Substitutes
1. FC KölnLukas Kwasniok
Substitutes
- 5T. Krauss86'M6.7
- 17Alessio Castro-Montes46'M6.3
- 30M. Bulter67'F6.9
- 37L. Maina67'M7.3
- 7L. Waldschmidt76'F6.9
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 8Denis HuseinbašićM
- 33R. van den BergD
- 27F. ChavezM
Werder BremenDaniel Thioune
Substitutes
- 4Niklas StarkD
- 25M. KolkeG
- 23Isaac Schmidt79'D6.2
- 7Samuel-Germain MbangulaF
- 19Jovan Milošević84'F6.3
- 31K. Coulibaly46'D6.2
- 33M. SchmetgensD
- 24Patrice ČovićM
- 29S. Musah46'F6.5
Team statistics
58%Possession42%
3.33Expected goals (xG)0.99
25Total shots6
8Shots on target2
6Shots off target3
11Blocked shots1
8Corners5
3Offsides3
16Fouls7
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
1Goalkeeper saves6
0.24Goals prevented0.24
493Total passes352
437Accurate passes280
89%Pass accuracy80%
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linton Maina | 23 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jakub Kamiński | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Kristoffer Lund | 45 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Cenk Özkacar | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Jan Thielmann | 67 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Eric Martel | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Marius Bülter | 23 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Luca Waldschmidt | 14 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Marvin Schwäbe | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Tom Krauß | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | 86 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Said El Mala | 67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ragnar Ache | 76 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | 45 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mio Backhaus | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Justin Njinmah | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Romano Schmid | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Amos Pieper | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Felix Agu | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Senne Lynen | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Olivier Deman | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Salim Musah | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Marco Grüll | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jovan Milošević | 15 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Isaac Schmidt | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Karim Coulibaly | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Marco Friedl | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 4.2 |
Recent Form
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- D21 Mar 26HBorussia Mönchengladbach3-3
- D14 Mar 26AHamburger SV1-1
- L07 Mar 26HBorussia Dortmund1-2
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Werder BremenLWLWW
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Head-to-head
- 29 Nov 25Werder Bremen1-11. FC Köln
- 16 Feb 241. FC Köln0-1Werder Bremen
- 23 Sept 23Werder Bremen2-11. FC Köln
- 20 May 23Werder Bremen1-11. FC Köln
- 21 Jan 231. FC Köln7-1Werder Bremen
- 07 Mar 211. FC Köln1-1Werder Bremen
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