Union Berlin vs 1. FC Köln

2 - 2

🕒 Sat, 02 May 2026 14:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion An der Alten Försterei 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Schlager 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

Union Berlin 11 · 1. FC Köln 14

Referee Stats

Daniel Schlager

14 matches · 3.64 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.64
Reds avg	0.29
Penalties avg	0.21
Over 4.5 cards	29%
Home wins	50%
Draws	29%
Away wins	21%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Union Berlin outshot their opponent (13-8).
Union Berlin controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Union Berlin (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-7-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 26

Avg: 1.53 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

1. FC Köln (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-7-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 33

Avg: 1.12 / 1.94

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

1.29

PPG

0.76

1.53

1.12

1.53

1.94

71%

O2.5

53%

71%

BTTS

71%

47%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Union Berlin rank11th

1. FC Köln rank14th

Union Berlin points39

1. FC Köln points32

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.

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.

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

Union Berlin last 5 home

W D L D L

Points5/15

Weighted index47

Goals9-9

Record1-2-2

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 last 5 away

L D D D D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals7-11

Record0-4-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Union Berlin trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 12%

1. FC Köln trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Union Berlin score at home82%

Union Berlin clean sheet at home24%

1. FC Köln score away82%

1. FC Köln clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Union Berlin score first47%

Union Berlin win after scoring first63%

1. FC Köln score first24%

1. FC Köln win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Union Berlin 63% · 1. FC Köln 38%

Avg first goal minute: Union Berlin 23.4' · 1. FC Köln 36.0'

Vs league average

Union Berlin score at home1.53 vs 1.78

Union Berlin concede at home1.53 vs 1.46

1. FC Köln score away1.12 vs 1.46

1. FC Köln concede away1.94 vs 1.78

Union Berlin score 14% below league average, while 1. FC Köln score 23% below league average.

Defensive side: Union Berlin are 5% above league average at home, and 1. FC Köln are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Union Berlin goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 7

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

1. FC Köln goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

16-30 4

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

31-45 8

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 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

460

334

Passes Accurate

353

248

Passes %

77%

74%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

31'

31' E. Martel

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Bülter

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Waldschmidt

34'

34' Diogo Leite

55'

55' Jahmai Simpson-Pusey

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ A. Schäfer

1st substitution · For: Livan Burcu

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Juranović

2nd substitution · For: C. Trimmel

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Ilyas Ansah

3rd substitution · For: A. Ilić

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ A. Schäfer

4th substitution · For: Livan Burcu

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Ilyas Ansah

5th substitution · For: A. Ilić

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

S. El Mala

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Lund

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ L. Waldschmidt

1st substitution · For: F. Chávez

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ S. Nsoki

6th substitution · For: T. Skarke

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Bülter

2nd substitution · For: J. Thielmann

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Kamiński

3rd substitution · For: L. Maina

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Kamiński

4th substitution · For: L. Maina

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

T. Rothe

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Trimmel

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ K. Lund

5th substitution · For: J. Schmied

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ R. Khedira

7th substitution · For: A. Král

88'

88' M. Schwäbe

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Livan Burcu

Normal Goal

90+6'

90+6' Livan Burcu

Union Berlin vs 1. FC Köln 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Union Berlin drew 2-2 with 1. FC Köln on Saturday, 02 May 2026 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Daniel Schlager. It was played at Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

First half: E. Martel received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 31'. 1. FC Köln took the lead at 33' when M. Bülter scored, with the assist credited to L. Waldschmidt, making the score 0-1. Diogo Leite received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 34'.

Second half: Jahmai Simpson-Pusey received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 55'. Union Berlin made their 1st substitution at 58', with A. Schäfer replacing Livan Burcu. Union Berlin made their 2nd substitution at 58', with J. Juranović replacing C. Trimmel. Union Berlin made their 3rd substitution at 58', with Ilyas Ansah replacing A. Ilić. Union Berlin made their 4th substitution at 58', with A. Schäfer replacing Livan Burcu. Union Berlin made their 5th substitution at 58', with Ilyas Ansah replacing A. Ilić. 1. FC Köln extended the lead at 61' when S. El Mala scored, with the assist credited to K. Lund, making the score 0-2. 1. FC Köln made their 1st substitution at 62', with L. Waldschmidt replacing F. Chávez. Union Berlin made their 6th substitution at 67', with S. Nsoki replacing T. Skarke. 1. FC Köln made their 2nd substitution at 71', with M. Bülter replacing J. Thielmann. 1. FC Köln made their 3rd substitution at 72', with J. Kamiński replacing L. Maina. 1. FC Köln made their 4th substitution at 72', with J. Kamiński replacing L. Maina. Union Berlin reduced the deficit at 73' when T. Rothe scored, with the assist credited to C. Trimmel, making the score 1-2. 1. FC Köln made their 5th substitution at 80', with K. Lund replacing J. Schmied. Union Berlin made their 7th substitution at 88', with R. Khedira replacing A. Král. M. Schwäbe received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 88'. Union Berlin leveled the score at 89' when Livan Burcu scored, making the score 2-2. Livan Burcu received a yellow card for Union Berlin at 90+6'.

Union Berlin used 7 substitutions while 1. FC Köln used 5 substitutions. Union Berlin got 2 yellow cards, while 1. FC Köln got 3 yellow cards.