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1. FC Köln 5–0 Union Berlin

1. FC Köln
5–0FT
Union Berlin
Season
DFB-Pokal
2026 · Round of 32
Venue
RheinEnergieStadionCologne

Referee

Sven Jablonski

DFB-Pokal: 1. FC Köln beat Union Berlin 5–0. Goals: Said El Mala 32', Linton Maina 51', Said El Mala 60', Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson 78', Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen 88'.

Top rated

The provider's match ratings, out of 10.

Player of the match

S. El Mala

1. FC Köln

9.7
  • S. El Mala9.7
  • L. Maina8.2
  • M. Bülter8.0
  • M. Aebischer7.2
  • T. Skarke6.7
  • M. Raab6.6

How the score moved

The running score, step by step, with every score marked.

  • 1. FC Köln
  • Union Berlin
0123450′15′30′45′60′75′90′
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When1. FC KölnUnion Berlin
32′ · Said El Mala10
51′ · Linton Maina20
60′ · Said El Mala30
78′ · Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson40
88′ · Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen50
90′50

Chances and finishing

Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.

  • 1. FC Köln
  • Union Berlin
1. FC Köln
Goals5xG3.04
xG per shot
0.22
Goals minus xG
+1.96
Union Berlin
Goals0xG1.10
xG per shot
0.06
Goals minus xG
-1.10

How the chances split

1. FC Köln win 76%Draw 13%Union Berlin win 10%

Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.

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1. FC KölnUnion Berlin
Goals50
Expected goals (xG)3.041.10
xG per shot0.2170.065
Goals minus xG+1.96-1.10
1. FC Köln win76%
Draw13%
Union Berlin win10%

Goals & cards

    1. Said El MalaAssist: Linton Maina
      32′
    2. 48′
      Leopold QuerfeldFoul
    3. Linton MainaAssist: Said El Mala
      51′
    4. Said El MalaAssist: Marius Bülter
      60′
    5. 77′
      Marin LjubičićFoul
    6. Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonAssist: Marius Bülter
      78′
    7. Sebastian Soraas SebulonsenFoul
      84′
    8. Sebastian Soraas SebulonsenAssist: Reigan Heskey
      88′
    9. 90′
      Livan BurcuFoul

Key stats

  • 55%Ball Possession45%
  • 3.04Expected goals1.1
  • 14Total Shots17
  • 8Shots on goal4
  • 3Corner Kicks4

Half by half

  • 1. FC Köln
  • Union Berlin
Team1H2HT
1. FC Köln145
Union Berlin000
012341H2H

Facts

From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.

  • 1. FC Köln: 1 won, 2 drawn, 2 lost in their last 5 matches.
  • 1. FC Köln scored 4 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches.
  • Union Berlin: 1 won, 2 drawn, 2 lost in their last 5 matches.
  • Union Berlin are unbeaten in their last 3 matches.
  • Union Berlin kept 2 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
  • Union Berlin scored 3 and conceded 11 in their last 5 matches.
  • ⇄Their last meeting: Union Berlin 1–1 1. FC Köln.

Recent form

1. FC KölnDLWLD
Union BerlinLLWDD

Timeline

    1. Said El MalaAssist: Linton Maina
      32′
    2. 45′
      ⇅Off: Tom RotheOn: Derrick Köhn
    3. 48′
      Leopold QuerfeldFoul
    4. Linton MainaAssist: Said El Mala
      51′
    5. 57′
      ⇅Off: Tim SkarkeOn: Livan Burcu
    6. 58′
      ⇅Off: Mekhi GrayOn: Emmanuel Latte Lath
    7. Said El MalaAssist: Marius Bülter
      60′
    8. Off: Alessio Castro-Montes⇅On: Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen
      63′
    9. 68′
      ⇅Off: András SchäferOn: Aljoscha Kemlein
    10. Off: Linton Maina⇅On: Jan Thielmann
      71′
    11. Off: Mikey Moore⇅On: Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
      72′
    12. 75′
      ⇅Off: Woo-Yeong JeongOn: Marin Ljubičić
    13. 77′
      Marin LjubičićFoul
    14. Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonAssist: Marius Bülter
      78′
    15. Off: Borna Sosa⇅On: Gideon Mensah
      81′
    16. Off: Said El Mala⇅On: Reigan Heskey
      81′
    17. Sebastian Soraas SebulonsenFoul
      84′
    18. Sebastian Soraas SebulonsenAssist: Reigan Heskey
      88′
    19. 90′
      Livan BurcuFoul

Chances and finishing

Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.

  • 1. FC Köln
  • Union Berlin
1. FC Köln
Goals5xG3.04
xG per shot
0.22
Goals minus xG
+1.96
Union Berlin
Goals0xG1.10
xG per shot
0.06
Goals minus xG
-1.10

How the chances split

1. FC Köln win 76%Draw 13%Union Berlin win 10%

Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.

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1. FC KölnUnion Berlin
Goals50
Expected goals (xG)3.041.10
xG per shot0.2170.065
Goals minus xG+1.96-1.10
1. FC Köln win76%
Draw13%
Union Berlin win10%

Every shot, and how it ended

Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.

  • Goals
  • Saved
  • Off target
  • Blocked
1. FC Köln14 shots
5351
Union Berlin17 shots
467
  • 1214Inside the box
  • 23Outside the box
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1. FC KölnUnion Berlin
Goals50
Saved34
Off target56
Blocked17
Inside the box1214
Outside the box23

The ball: possession and passing

Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.

  • 1. FC Köln
  • Union Berlin
55%Possession45%
86%417 of 487 passes81%321 of 394 passes
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1. FC KölnUnion Berlin
Possession55%45%
Passes487394
Completed417321
Pass accuracy86%81%

Discipline

Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.

  • 816Fouls
  • 13Yellow cards
  • 00Red cards
  • 01Offsides
0'45'90'
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1. FC KölnUnion Berlin
Fouls816
Yellow cards13
Red cards00
Offsides01

Every player's rating

The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.

  • 1. FC Köln
  • Union Berlin
6789101. FC KölnUnion BerlinS. El Mala 9.7M. Aebischer 7.2
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PlayerTeamRatingMin
S. El Mala1. FC Köln9.781
L. Maina1. FC Köln8.271
M. Bülter1. FC Köln8.090
M. Schwäbe1. FC Köln7.890
J. Schmied1. FC Köln7.490
Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson1. FC Köln7.318
M. AebischerUnion Berlin7.290
T. Krauß1. FC Köln7.090
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey1. FC Köln7.090
S. Sebulonsen1. FC Köln6.927
B. Sosa1. FC Köln6.881
A. Castro-Montes1. FC Köln6.863
T. SkarkeUnion Berlin6.757
J. Thielmann1. FC Köln6.719
G. Mensah1. FC Köln6.79
M. RaabUnion Berlin6.690
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler1. FC Köln6.690
M. GrayUnion Berlin6.558
M. Moore1. FC Köln6.472
R. KhediraUnion Berlin6.490
E. Latte LathUnion Berlin6.332
Livan BurcuUnion Berlin6.333
Reigan Heskey1. FC Köln6.39
Jeong Woo-YeongUnion Berlin6.275
A. SchäferUnion Berlin6.268
M. LjubičićUnion Berlin6.115
D. KöhnUnion Berlin6.045
Z. Van Den BoschUnion Berlin5.990
L. QuerfeldUnion Berlin5.890
A. KemleinUnion Berlin5.822
T. RotheUnion Berlin5.745
J. HabererUnion Berlin5.690

The goalkeepers

Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.

100%
M. Schwäbe
Saves
4
Conceded
0
Rating
7.8
38%
M. Raab
Saves
3
Conceded
5
Rating
6.6
  • 1. FC Köln
  • Union Berlin

Top stats

  • 55%Ball Possession45%
  • 3.04Expected goals1.1
  • 14Total Shots17
  • 8Shots on goal4
  • 3Corner Kicks4

Shots

  • 5Shots off Goal6
  • 1Blocked shots7
  • 12Shots insidebox14
  • 2Shots outsidebox3

Passing

  • 487Total passes394
  • 417Passes accurate321
  • 86%Pass accuracy81%

Defence & set pieces

  • 4Goalkeeper Saves3
  • 15Free Kicks8
  • 0Offsides1

Discipline

  • 8Fouls16
  • 1Yellow Cards3
  • 0Red Cards0

Half by half

  • 1. FC Köln
  • Union Berlin
Team1H2HT
1. FC Köln145
Union Berlin000
012341H2H
17.8M. Schwäbe
57.0T. Krauß227.0Jahmai Simpson-Pusey27.4J. Schmied
36.8B. Sosa476.4M. Moore236.6Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler176.8A. Castro-Montes
109.7⚽2AS. El Mala378.2⚽AL. Maina
308.0A2M. Bülter
216.7T. Skarke326.5M. Gray
207.2M. Aebischer116.2Jeong Woo-Yeong
86.4R. Khedira136.2A. Schäfer
155.7T. Rothe145.8L. Querfeld45.9Z. Van Den Bosch195.6J. Haberer
316.6M. Raab
1. FC Köln3-4-2-1Union Berlin4-2-2-2
17.8M. Schwäbe
57.0T. Krauß227.0Jahmai Simpson-Pusey27.4J. Schmied
36.8B. Sosa476.4M. Moore236.6Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler176.8A. Castro-Montes
109.7⚽2AS. El Mala378.2⚽AL. Maina
308.0A2M. Bülter
216.7T. Skarke326.5M. Gray
207.2M. Aebischer116.2Jeong Woo-Yeong
86.4R. Khedira136.2A. Schäfer
155.7T. Rothe145.8L. Querfeld45.9Z. Van Den Bosch195.6J. Haberer
316.6M. Raab
1. FC Köln3-4-2-1Union Berlin4-2-2-2
1. FC Köln3-4-2-1

Coach: René Wagner

Bench

  • 20R. ZielerG
  • 7L. WaldschmidtF
  • 29J. ThielmannM
  • 28S. SebulonsenD
  • 14G. MensahD
  • 24L. LochoshviliD
  • 8Í. Bergmann JóhannessonM
  • 11Reigan HeskeyF
  • 19M. El MalaF
Union Berlin4-2-2-2

Coach: M. Lustrinelli

Bench

  • 9Livan BurcuF
  • 5M. FriedrichD
  • 30K. ImeriM
  • 6A. KemleinM
  • 17D. KöhnD
  • 29E. Latte LathF
  • 27M. LjubičićF
  • 1F. RønnowG
  • 28C. TrimmelD
30M. BülterF908.00221193160113701100
17A. Castro-MontesM636.80010252212003700100
10S. El MalaM819.72142202170002811000
5T. KraußD907.00000710651403500200
37L. MainaM718.21122311260003702300
47M. MooreM726.40000231160002801100
23Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM906.60000690620103600300
2J. SchmiedD907.4001037036320101201100
22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD907.00000620540104600200
20R. ZielerG0000000000000000000
7L. WaldschmidtF0000000000000000000
29J. ThielmannM196.700118071001100000
28S. SebulonsenD276.9101110070002401110
14G. MensahD96.700006160100000000
24L. LochoshviliD0000000000000000000
8Í. Bergmann JóhannessonM187.3101111080000201000
11Reigan HeskeyF96.301101110000100000
3B. SosaM816.80000442401102800000
1M. SchwäbeG907.80000500350000000004
19M. El MalaF0000000000000000000

Recent form

1. FC KölnDLWLD
Union BerlinLLWDD

Last meetings

01. FC Köln1Draws0Union Berlin
  • Union Berlin1–1Nov 1, 261. FC Köln
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