1. FC Köln vs Union Berlin

1. FC Köln

0 - 1

Union Berlin

🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:30 Europe/London 📍 Cologne Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Christian Dingert 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

1. FC Köln 14 · Union Berlin 11

Referee Stats

Christian Dingert

11 matches · 3.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.36
Reds avg	0.36
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	36%
Home wins	45%
Draws	36%
Away wins	18%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-11).
1. FC Köln controlled possession (62%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows, 1 reds.

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

Union Berlin (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-2-10

Goals For / Against

18 / 32

Avg: 1.06 / 1.88

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.00

1.76

1.06

1.76

1.88

76%

O2.5

53%

88%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

1. FC Köln rank14th

Union Berlin rank11th

1. FC Köln points32

Union Berlin points39

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.

Union Berlin: #11 · 39 pts · GD -14

34 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-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.

Union Berlin last 5 away

W L L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-11

Record2-0-3

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%

Union Berlin trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

1. FC Köln score at home94%

1. FC Köln clean sheet at home6%

Union Berlin score away71%

Union Berlin clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

1. FC Köln score first47%

1. FC Köln win after scoring first38%

Union Berlin score first29%

Union Berlin win after scoring first80%

Comeback rate after conceding first: 1. FC Köln 38% · Union Berlin 20%

Avg first goal minute: 1. FC Köln 22.8' · Union Berlin 41.8'

Vs league average

1. FC Köln score at home1.76 vs 1.78

1. FC Köln concede at home1.76 vs 1.46

Union Berlin score away1.06 vs 1.46

Union Berlin concede away1.88 vs 1.78

1. FC Köln score 1% below league average, while Union Berlin score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: 1. FC Köln are 21% above league average at home, and Union Berlin are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.80 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

Union Berlin goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

76-90+ 10

46-60 7

61-75 4

0-15 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

524

306

Passes Accurate

452

238

Passes %

86%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13'

13' S. Sebulonsen

40'

40' C. Trimmel

49'

49' T. Krauß

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ R. Ache

1st substitution · For: M. Bülter

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Jeong Woo-Yeong

1st substitution · For: Livan Burcu

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Thielmann

2nd substitution · For: S. El Mala

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ T. Krauß

3rd substitution · For: D. Huseinbašić

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Ilyas Ansah

2nd substitution · For: T. Skarke

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ O. Burke

3rd substitution · For: A. Ilić

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ C. Trimmel

4th substitution · For: J. Juranović

80'

80' A. Kemlein

82'

82' R. van den Berg

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Kemlein

5th substitution · For: A. Schäfer

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ D. Heintz

4th substitution · For: C. Özkacar

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ J. Kamiński

5th substitution · For: L. Maina

88'

88' A. Schäfer

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Schäfer

Normal Goal

90+4'

90+4' J. Juranović

90+8'

90+8' F. Rønnow

1. FC Köln vs Union Berlin 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Union Berlin beat 1. FC Köln 1-0 on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Christian Dingert. It was played at Cologne Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. S. Sebulonsen received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 13'. C. Trimmel received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 40'.

Second half: T. Krauß received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 49'. 1. FC Köln made their 1st substitution at 58', with R. Ache replacing M. Bülter. Union Berlin made their 1st substitution at 64', with Jeong Woo-Yeong replacing Livan Burcu. 1. FC Köln made their 2nd substitution at 68', with J. Thielmann replacing S. El Mala. 1. FC Köln made their 3rd substitution at 68', with T. Krauß replacing D. Huseinbašić. Union Berlin made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Ilyas Ansah replacing T. Skarke. Union Berlin made their 3rd substitution at 72', with O. Burke replacing A. Ilić. Union Berlin made their 4th substitution at 73', with C. Trimmel replacing J. Juranović. A. Kemlein received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 80'. R. van den Berg received a red card for 1. FC Köln at 82'. Union Berlin made their 5th substitution at 84', with A. Kemlein replacing A. Schäfer. 1. FC Köln made their 4th substitution at 86', with D. Heintz replacing C. Özkacar. 1. FC Köln made their 5th substitution at 86', with J. Kamiński replacing L. Maina. A. Schäfer received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 88'. Union Berlin took the lead at 90' when A. Schäfer scored, making the score 0-1. J. Juranović received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 90+4'. F. Rønnow received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 90+8'.

1. FC Köln used 5 substitutions while Union Berlin used 5 substitutions. 1. FC Köln got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Union Berlin got 5 yellow cards.