1. FC Köln vs Borussia Mönchengladbach

1. FC Köln

3 - 3

Borussia Mönchengladbach

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:30 Europe/London 📍 Cologne Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Sören Storks 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

1. FC Köln 14 · Borussia Mönchengladbach 12

Referee Stats

Sören Storks

12 matches · 5.08 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.08
Reds avg	0.50
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	58%
Home wins	50%
Draws	33%
Away wins	17%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 3-3.
Shots were tight (12-9).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Team Overview

1. FC Köln (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 30

Avg: 1.76 / 1.76

Points

Avg: 1.12

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Borussia Mönchengladbach (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-9

Goals For / Against

18 / 29

Avg: 1.06 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.12

PPG

0.82

1.76

1.06

1.76

1.71

76%

O2.5

53%

88%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

1. FC Köln rank14th

Borussia Mönchengladbach rank12th

1. FC Köln points32

Borussia Mönchengladbach points38

1. FC Köln: #14 · 32 pts · GD -14

41 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Borussia Mönchengladbach: #12 · 38 pts · GD -11

35 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

1. FC Köln last 5 home

L L W D L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals9-11

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Borussia Mönchengladbach last 5 away

L D L D L

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals5-11

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

1. FC Köln trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS88%

BTTS + O2.576%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 24%

Borussia Mönchengladbach trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

1. FC Köln score at home94%

1. FC Köln clean sheet at home6%

Borussia Mönchengladbach score away65%

Borussia Mönchengladbach clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

1. FC Köln score first47%

1. FC Köln win after scoring first38%

Borussia Mönchengladbach score first35%

Borussia Mönchengladbach win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: 1. FC Köln 38% · Borussia Mönchengladbach 0%

Avg first goal minute: 1. FC Köln 22.8' · Borussia Mönchengladbach 27.5'

Vs league average

1. FC Köln score at home1.76 vs 1.78

1. FC Köln concede at home1.76 vs 1.46

Borussia Mönchengladbach score away1.06 vs 1.46

Borussia Mönchengladbach concede away1.71 vs 1.78

1. FC Köln score 1% below league average, while Borussia Mönchengladbach score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: 1. FC Köln are 21% above league average at home, and Borussia Mönchengladbach are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

1. FC Köln goal timing (home)

1H scored: 34% 2H scored: 66% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

0-15 8

46-60 7

31-45 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

16-30 7

61-75 6

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

Borussia Mönchengladbach goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

377

374

Passes Accurate

298

289

Passes %

79%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Castrop

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Honorat

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

S. El Mala

Normal Goal · Assist: Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

R. Ache

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Kamiński

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

P. Sander

Normal Goal

38'

38' Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

52'

52' M. Schwäbe

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

J. Castrop

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Engelhardt

61'

61' J. Kamiński

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

1st substitution · For: F. Chávez

71'

71' C. Özkacar

71'

71' H. Tabaković

73'

73' E. Martel

76'

76' J. Thielmann

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ S. El Mala

2nd substitution · For: F. Kainz

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ L. Maina

3rd substitution · For: L. Waldschmidt

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Ache

4th substitution · For: M. Bülter

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

E. Martel

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Kainz

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ K. Stöger

1st substitution · For: H. Bolin

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Castrop

2nd substitution · For: L. Ullrich

86'

86' E. Martel

86'

86' E. Martel

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ F. Honorat

3rd substitution · For: S. Machino

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Scally

4th substitution · For: M. Friedrich

90'

90' R. Reitz

90+1'

90+1' F. Kainz

1. FC Köln vs Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

1. FC Köln drew 3-3 with Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Sören Storks. It was played at Cologne Stadium.

First half: Borussia Mönchengladbach took an early lead at 1' when J. Castrop scored, with the assist credited to F. Honorat, making the score 0-1. 1. FC Köln leveled the score at 4' when S. El Mala scored, with the assist credited to Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson, making the score 1-1. 1. FC Köln took an early lead at 7' when R. Ache scored, with the assist credited to J. Kamiński, making the score 2-1. Borussia Mönchengladbach leveled the score at 20' when P. Sander scored, making the score 2-2. Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 38'.

Second half: M. Schwäbe received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 52'. Borussia Mönchengladbach took the lead at 60' when J. Castrop scored, with the assist credited to Y. Engelhardt, making the score 2-3. J. Kamiński received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 61'. 1. FC Köln made their 1st substitution at 70', with Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson replacing F. Chávez. C. Özkacar received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 71'. H. Tabaković received a yellow card for Borussia Mönchengladbach at 71'. E. Martel received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 73'. J. Thielmann received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 76'. 1. FC Köln made their 2nd substitution at 77', with S. El Mala replacing F. Kainz. 1. FC Köln made their 3rd substitution at 77', with L. Maina replacing L. Waldschmidt. 1. FC Köln made their 4th substitution at 77', with R. Ache replacing M. Bülter. 1. FC Köln leveled the score at 84' when E. Martel scored, with the assist credited to F. Kainz, making the score 3-3. Borussia Mönchengladbach made their 1st substitution at 85', with K. Stöger replacing H. Bolin. Borussia Mönchengladbach made their 2nd substitution at 85', with J. Castrop replacing L. Ullrich. E. Martel received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 86'. E. Martel received a red card for 1. FC Köln at 86'. Borussia Mönchengladbach made their 3rd substitution at 88', with F. Honorat replacing S. Machino. Borussia Mönchengladbach made their 4th substitution at 88', with J. Scally replacing M. Friedrich. R. Reitz received a yellow card for Borussia Mönchengladbach at 90'. F. Kainz received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 90+1'.

1. FC Köln used 4 substitutions while Borussia Mönchengladbach used 4 substitutions. 1. FC Köln got 8 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Borussia Mönchengladbach got 2 yellow cards.