Union Berlin vs 1. FC Köln

2 - 0

🕒 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion An der Alten Försterei 🧑‍⚖️ Deniz Aytekin 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Union Berlin 15 · 1. FC Köln 17

Referee Stats

Deniz Aytekin

19 matches · 3.11 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.11
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.63
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	42%
Draws	21%
Away wins	37%

How the match was won

1. FC Köln outshot their opponent (11-16).
1. FC Köln controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Union Berlin (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 30

Avg: 1.29 / 1.76

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

1. FC Köln (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-8-8

Goals For / Against

13 / 32

Avg: 0.76 / 1.88

Points

Avg: 0.65

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

1.35

PPG

0.65

1.29

0.76

1.76

1.88

59%

O2.5

29%

47%

BTTS

59%

41%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Union Berlin rank15th

1. FC Köln rank17th

Union Berlin points33

1. FC Köln points27

Union Berlin: #15 · 33 pts · GD -25

40 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

1. FC Köln: #17 · 27 pts · GD -32

46 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

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

Union Berlin last 5 home

W L L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals8-12

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 last 5 away

L D L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index16

Goals6-11

Record0-3-2

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 2.559%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

1. FC Köln trend breakdown

Over 2.529%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.518%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Union Berlin score at home65%

Union Berlin clean sheet at home18%

1. FC Köln score away65%

1. FC Köln clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Union Berlin score first41%

Union Berlin win after scoring first100%

1. FC Köln score first35%

1. FC Köln win after scoring first17%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Union Berlin 20% · 1. FC Köln 36%

Avg first goal minute: Union Berlin 42.4' · 1. FC Köln 43.0'

Vs league average

Union Berlin score at home1.29 vs 1.81

Union Berlin concede at home1.76 vs 1.41

1. FC Köln score away0.76 vs 1.41

1. FC Köln concede away1.88 vs 1.81

Union Berlin score 28% below league average, while 1. FC Köln score 46% below league average.

Defensive side: Union Berlin are 25% above league average at home, and 1. FC Köln are 4% 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: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

61-75 6

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

1. FC Köln goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

61-75 7

16-30 6

46-60 3

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

39%

61%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

363

553

Passes Accurate

269

473

Passes %

74%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Behrens

1st substitution · For: D. Fofana

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Hollerbach

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Volland

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ J. Thielmann

1st substitution · For: D. Ljubičić

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ B. Hollerbach

2nd substitution · For: A. Král

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Roussillon

3rd substitution · For: C. Trimmel

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Haberer

4th substitution · For: L. Bonucci

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ M. Uth

2nd substitution · For: L. Waldschmidt

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ E. Martel

3rd substitution · For: F. Kainz

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. Selke

4th substitution · For: F. Dietz

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Fofana

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Volland

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Max Finkgräfe

5th substitution · For: B. Schmitz

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ A. Schäfer

5th substitution · For: B. Aaronson

Union Berlin vs 1. FC Köln 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Union Berlin beat 1. FC Köln 2-0 on Wednesday, 20 December 2023 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Deniz Aytekin. It was played at Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Union Berlin made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Behrens replacing D. Fofana. Union Berlin took the lead at 55' when B. Hollerbach scored, with the assist credited to K. Volland, making the score 1-0. 1. FC Köln made their 1st substitution at 60', with J. Thielmann replacing D. Ljubičić. Union Berlin made their 2nd substitution at 62', with B. Hollerbach replacing A. Král. Union Berlin made their 3rd substitution at 62', with J. Roussillon replacing C. Trimmel. Union Berlin made their 4th substitution at 68', with J. Haberer replacing L. Bonucci. 1. FC Köln made their 2nd substitution at 74', with M. Uth replacing L. Waldschmidt. 1. FC Köln made their 3rd substitution at 74', with E. Martel replacing F. Kainz. 1. FC Köln made their 4th substitution at 74', with D. Selke replacing F. Dietz. Union Berlin extended the lead at 78' when D. Fofana scored, with the assist credited to K. Volland, making the score 2-0. 1. FC Köln made their 5th substitution at 80', with Max Finkgräfe replacing B. Schmitz. Union Berlin made their 5th substitution at 85', with A. Schäfer replacing B. Aaronson.

Union Berlin used 5 substitutions while 1. FC Köln used 5 substitutions.