1. FC Köln vs Werder Bremen

1. FC Köln

3 - 1

Werder Bremen

🕒 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:30 Europe/London 📍 Cologne Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Tobias Reichel 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

1. FC Köln 14 · Werder Bremen 15

Referee Stats

Tobias Reichel

11 matches · 3.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.36
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.36
Over 4.5 cards	27%
Home wins	64%
Draws	27%
Away wins	9%

How the match was won

1. FC Köln outshot their opponent (26-6).
1. FC Köln controlled possession (58%).
1. FC Köln had the sharper finishing (9-2 shots on target).

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

Werder Bremen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-10

Goals For / Against

18 / 29

Avg: 1.06 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.76

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

0.76

1.76

1.06

1.76

1.71

76%

O2.5

53%

88%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

1. FC Köln rank14th

Werder Bremen rank15th

1. FC Köln points32

Werder Bremen points32

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.

Werder Bremen: #15 · 32 pts · GD -23

41 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.

0-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.

Werder Bremen last 5 away

L D L W W

Points7/15

Weighted index29

Goals7-6

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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%

Werder Bremen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

1. FC Köln score at home94%

1. FC Köln clean sheet at home6%

Werder Bremen score away59%

Werder Bremen clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

1. FC Köln score first47%

1. FC Köln win after scoring first38%

Werder Bremen score first29%

Werder Bremen win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: 1. FC Köln 38% · Werder Bremen 20%

Avg first goal minute: 1. FC Köln 22.8' · Werder Bremen 39.2'

Vs league average

1. FC Köln score at home1.76 vs 1.78

1. FC Köln concede at home1.76 vs 1.46

Werder Bremen score away1.06 vs 1.46

Werder Bremen concede away1.71 vs 1.78

1. FC Köln score 1% below league average, while Werder Bremen score 27% below league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 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

Werder Bremen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

491

348

Passes Accurate

435

280

Passes %

89%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. El Mala

Penalty

24'

24' M. Friedl

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Lund

1st substitution · For: A. Castro-Montes

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Y. Sugawara

1st substitution · For: Abdoul Karim Coulibaly

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Grüll

2nd substitution · For: S. Musah

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ VAR

A. Castro-Montes

Goal Disallowed - offside

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

R. Ache

Normal Goal

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ J. Thielmann

2nd substitution · For: M. Bülter

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ S. El Mala

3rd substitution · For: L. Maina

71'

71' R. Ache

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

R. Schmid

Penalty

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ R. Ache

4th substitution · For: L. Waldschmidt

78'

78' L. Bittencourt

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ F. Agu

3rd substitution · For: I. Schmidt

83'

83' Jahmai Simpson-Pusey

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ L. Bittencourt

4th substitution · For: J. Milošević

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Sebulonsen

5th substitution · For: T. Krauß

90'

90' A. Pieper

90+1'

90+1' E. Martel

90+7' ⚽

⚽

90+7' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Waldschmidt

1. FC Köln vs Werder Bremen 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

1. FC Köln beat Werder Bremen 3-1 on Sunday, 12 April 2026 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Tobias Reichel. It was played at Cologne Stadium.

First half: 1. FC Köln took an early lead at 7' when S. El Mala scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. M. Friedl received a red card for Werder Bremen at 24'.

Second half: 1. FC Köln made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Lund replacing A. Castro-Montes. Werder Bremen made their 1st substitution at 46', with Y. Sugawara replacing Abdoul Karim Coulibaly. Werder Bremen made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Grüll replacing S. Musah. VAR intervened at 47' for 1. FC Köln (Goal Disallowed - offside). 1. FC Köln extended the lead at 65' when R. Ache scored, making the score 3-0. 1. FC Köln made their 2nd substitution at 67', with J. Thielmann replacing M. Bülter. 1. FC Köln made their 3rd substitution at 67', with S. El Mala replacing L. Maina. R. Ache received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 71'. Werder Bremen reduced the deficit at 75' when R. Schmid scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. 1. FC Köln made their 4th substitution at 76', with R. Ache replacing L. Waldschmidt. L. Bittencourt received a yellow card for Werder Bremen at 78'. Werder Bremen made their 3rd substitution at 78', with F. Agu replacing I. Schmidt. Jahmai Simpson-Pusey received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 83'. Werder Bremen made their 4th substitution at 84', with L. Bittencourt replacing J. Milošević. 1. FC Köln made their 5th substitution at 86', with S. Sebulonsen replacing T. Krauß. A. Pieper received a yellow card for Werder Bremen at 90'. E. Martel received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 90+1'. 1. FC Köln added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+7' when Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson scored, with the assist credited to L. Waldschmidt, making the score 4-1.

1. FC Köln used 5 substitutions while Werder Bremen used 4 substitutions. 1. FC Köln got 3 yellow cards, while Werder Bremen got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.