1. FC Köln vs Union Berlin Highlights and Goals

Bundesliga

2:30 PMDecember 20, 2025

Regular Season - 15

1. FC Köln

Show Score

0 - 1

HT:(0 - 0)

Union Berlin

RheinEnergieStadion

Referee: Christian Dingert, Germany

How did the teams perform?

1. FC Köln

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

0 Total Votes

Union Berlin

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

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Match Stats

Ball possession

62%

38%

0.54

Expected goals (xG)

1.23

0.00

Goals Prevented

0.00

Attack

13

Total shots

11

2

Shots on target

3

5

Shots off target

4

6

Blocked shots

4

8

Shots inside box

8

5

Shots outside box

3

3

Corner kicks

6

1

Offsides

2

Passing

521

Total passes

309

450 (86%)

Accurate passes

241 (78%)

Discipline

9

Fouls

18

2

Yellow cards

5

1

Red cards

0

1

Goalkeeper saves

2

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Lineup

1. FC Köln

4-2-3-1

1 G Marvin Schwäbe (C) 6.9

32 D Kristoffer Lund 6.5

3 D Dominique Heintz 8.3

33 D Rav van den Berg 83' Handling 6.9

28 D Sebastian Sebulonsen 13' Tripping 6.3

6 M Eric Martel 7.2

5 M Tom Krauß 49' Roughing 7.0

16 M Jakub Kamiński 6.9

18 M Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson 6.7

29 M Jan Thielmann 7.3

9 F Ragnar Ache 6.7

Substitutes

30 F Marius Bülter 58' Replaced by R. Ache 6.6

13 M Said El Mala 68' Replaced by J. Thielmann 6.5

8 M Denis Huseinbašić 68' Replaced by T. Krauss 6.5

39 D Cenk Özkaçar 86' Replaced by D. Heintz 6.0

37 M Linton Maina 86' Replaced by J. Kaminski 6.3

20 G Ron-Robert Zieler

17 M Alessio Castro-Montes

40 F Fynn Schenten

11 M Florian Kainz

Coach

Lukas Kwasniok

Union Berlin

3-4-2-1

1 G Frederik Rønnow 90+8' Delay of game 7.2

4 D Diogo Leite 6.9

14 D Leopold Querfeld 8.2

5 D Danilho Doekhi 6.9

39 M Derrick Köhn 6.9

6 M Aljoscha Kemlein 80' Roughing 6.9

8 M Rani Khedira 6.2

28 M Christopher Trimmel (C) 40' Tripping 7.3

10 F Ilyas Ansah 6.7

11 F Woo-Yeong Jeong 6.5

7 F Oliver Burke 6.0

Substitutes

9 F Livan Burcu 64' Replaced by Jeong Woo-Yeong 6.7

23 F Andrej Ilić 73' Replaced by O. Burke 6.7

18 D Josip Juranović 90+4' Delay of game 72' Replaced by C. Trimmel 6.6

21 M Tim Skarke 73' Replaced by I. Ansah 6.3

13 M András Schäfer 88' Unsportsmanlike conduct 90+1' 84' Replaced by A. Kemlein 7.9

31 G Matheo Raab

34 D Stanley N'Soki

41 D Oluwaseun Ogbemudia

17 F David Preu

Coach

Steffen Baumgart

Bundesliga Standings - Bundesliga

TotalHomeAway

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Bayern München	20	16	3	1	74-18	56	51	W 11 January: Bayern München 8 - 1 VfL Wolfsburg W 14 January: 1. FC Köln 1 - 3 Bayern München W 17 January: RB Leipzig 1 - 5 Bayern München L 24 January: Bayern München 1 - 2 FC Augsburg D 31 January: Hamburger SV 2 - 2 Bayern München
2	Borussia Dortmund	21	14	6	1	42-19	23	48	D No match found W 17 January: Borussia Dortmund 3 - 2 FC St. Pauli W 24 January: Union Berlin 0 - 3 Borussia Dortmund W 01 February: Borussia Dortmund 3 - 2 1. FC Heidenheim W 07 February: VfL Wolfsburg 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund
3	1899 Hoffenheim	20	13	3	4	43-23	20	42	W 14 January: 1899 Hoffenheim 5 - 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 17 January: 1899 Hoffenheim 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen W 24 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 3 1899 Hoffenheim W 27 January: Werder Bremen 0 - 2 1899 Hoffenheim W 31 January: 1899 Hoffenheim 3 - 1 Union Berlin
4	VfB Stuttgart	21	12	3	6	37-27	10	39	W 13 January: VfB Stuttgart 3 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt W No match found D No match found W 01 February: VfB Stuttgart 1 - 0 SC Freiburg W No match found
5	RB Leipzig	20	11	3	6	38-27	11	36	W 14 January: RB Leipzig 2 - 0 SC Freiburg L 17 January: RB Leipzig 1 - 5 Bayern München W 24 January: 1. FC Heidenheim 0 - 3 RB Leipzig D 27 January: FC St. Pauli 1 - 1 RB Leipzig L 31 January: RB Leipzig 1 - 2 FSV Mainz 05
6	Bayer Leverkusen	19	11	2	6	38-26	12	35	W No match found L 17 January: 1899 Hoffenheim 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen L No match found W 31 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 3 Bayer Leverkusen W No match found
7	SC Freiburg	21	8	6	7	32-33	-1	30	W No match found L No match found D No match found W No match found L No match found
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	7	7	7	41-46	-5	28	L 13 January: VfB Stuttgart 3 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt D 16 January: Werder Bremen 3 - 3 Eintracht Frankfurt L 24 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 3 1899 Hoffenheim L 31 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 3 Bayer Leverkusen D 06 February: Union Berlin 1 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
9	Union Berlin	21	6	7	8	26-34	-8	25	D 15 January: FC Augsburg 1 - 1 Union Berlin D 18 January: VfB Stuttgart 1 - 1 Union Berlin L 24 January: Union Berlin 0 - 3 Borussia Dortmund L 31 January: 1899 Hoffenheim 3 - 1 Union Berlin D 06 February: Union Berlin 1 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
10	1. FC Köln	20	6	5	9	29-32	-3	23	D 10 January: 1. FC Heidenheim 2 - 2 1. FC Köln L 14 January: 1. FC Köln 1 - 3 Bayern München W 17 January: 1. FC Köln 2 - 1 FSV Mainz 05 L 25 January: SC Freiburg 2 - 1 1. FC Köln W 30 January: 1. FC Köln 1 - 0 VfL Wolfsburg
11	Hamburger SV	20	5	7	8	20-29	-9	22	D No match found L No match found D 23 January: FC St. Pauli 0 - 0 Hamburger SV D 31 January: Hamburger SV 2 - 2 Bayern München D No match found
12	FC Augsburg	21	6	4	11	24-38	-14	22	L No match found D 18 January: FC Augsburg 2 - 2 SC Freiburg D No match found W 31 January: FC Augsburg 2 - 1 FC St. Pauli W No match found
13	Borussia Mönchengladbach	20	5	6	9	24-33	-9	21	W No match found L No match found D No match found L No match found D 07 February: Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
14	FSV Mainz 05	21	5	6	10	24-33	-9	21	D No match found W No match found L No match found W 31 January: RB Leipzig 1 - 2 FSV Mainz 05 W 07 February: FSV Mainz 05 2 - 0 FC Augsburg
15	VfL Wolfsburg	21	5	4	12	28-43	-15	19	L No match found W No match found D No match found L 30 January: 1. FC Köln 1 - 0 VfL Wolfsburg L 07 February: VfL Wolfsburg 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund
16	Werder Bremen	21	4	7	10	22-39	-17	19	L No match found D No match found L 27 January: Werder Bremen 0 - 2 1899 Hoffenheim L No match found D No match found
17	FC St. Pauli	21	4	5	12	19-34	-15	17	L 17 January: Borussia Dortmund 3 - 2 FC St. Pauli L No match found D 27 January: FC St. Pauli 1 - 1 RB Leipzig D No match found L No match found
18	1. FC Heidenheim	21	3	4	14	19-46	-27	13	D No match found L No match found D No match found L 01 February: Borussia Dortmund 3 - 2 1. FC Heidenheim L 07 February: 1. FC Heidenheim 0 - 2 Hamburger SV

Qualification/Relegation

• Champions League
• UEFA Europa League
• Conference League Qualification
• Relegation Playoffs
• Relegation

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Current League Standings

1. FC Köln currently sit 9th in the Bundesliga with 15 points after 12 games (W4 D3 L5), scoring 21 goals and conceding 20. Their current form is D, L, L, W, L.

Union Berlin are 10th in the league with 15 points from 12 matches (W4 D3 L5), with 15 goals scored and 19 conceded. Their recent form reads L, W, D, D, L.

Home Record: 1. FC Köln have 2 wins, 1 draws, and 2 losses at home this season, scoring 13 and conceding 9.

Away Record: Union Berlin have recorded 2 wins, 0 draws, and 3 losses on their travels, finding the net 5 times while letting in 9.

Current League Standings

1. FC Köln: 9th in the Bundesliga with 15 points (4W, 3D, 5L).

Union Berlin: 10th in the Bundesliga with 15 points (4W, 3D, 5L).

Home & Away Form

• 1. FC Köln at home: 2W, 1D, 2L (Goals: 13 scored, 9 conceded)
• Union Berlin away: 2W, 0D, 3L (Goals: 5 scored, 9 conceded)

Recent Matches – 1. FC Köln

• Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Köln: 2-0 (Bundesliga, 13 Dec 2025)
• 1. FC Köln vs FC St. Pauli: 1-1 (Bundesliga, 06 Dec 2025)
• Werder Bremen vs 1. FC Köln: 1-1 (Bundesliga, 29 Nov 2025)
• 1. FC Köln vs Eintracht Frankfurt: 3-4 (Bundesliga, 22 Nov 2025)
• Borussia Mönchengladbach vs 1. FC Köln: 3-1 (Bundesliga, 08 Nov 2025)

Recent Matches – Union Berlin

• Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig: 3-1 (Bundesliga, 12 Dec 2025)
• VfL Wolfsburg vs Union Berlin: 3-1 (Bundesliga, 06 Dec 2025)
• Union Berlin vs Bayern München: 2-3 (DFB Pokal, 03 Dec 2025)
• Union Berlin vs 1. FC Heidenheim: 1-2 (Bundesliga, 29 Nov 2025)
• FC St. Pauli vs Union Berlin: 0-1 (Bundesliga, 23 Nov 2025)

Head-to-Head (H2H) Stats

Recent Encounters:

• 1. FC Köln wins: 4
• Union Berlin wins: 4
• Draw probability: 0%

In their last 15 meetings, both teams have had their share of victories. In their last 15 meetings, 1. FC Köln have won 4 times while Union Berlin have secured 8 victories, with 3 matches ending in a draw. Both teams have scored in 9 out of their last 15 matches. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of these games.

Match Prediction & Betting Tips

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