German Bundesliga

FC Cologne vs Werder Bremen, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
FC Cologne
  • 7': Said El Mala (P)
  • 65': Ragnar Ache
  • 90'+7': Mio Backhaus (OG)
FT
3 - 1
Werder Bremen
  • Red Card 24': Marco Friedl
  • 75': Romano Schmid (P)

About

FC Cologne are hosting Werder Bremen at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 1': Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Penalty conceded by Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 5': Penalty 1. FC Köln. Jakub Kaminski draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 7': Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, SV Werder Bremen 0. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 9': Foul by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (1. FC Köln).
  • 9': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Cenk Özkacar.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 16': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Marco Grüll (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 20': Foul by Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln).
  • 20': Amos Pieper (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ragnar Ache with a headed pass.
  • 23': Amos Pieper (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln).
  • 24': Foul by Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 24': Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the red card.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski with a cross.
  • 29': Yukinari Sugawara (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
  • 35': Handball by Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Cenk Özkacar (1. FC Köln) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 36': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Lund with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ragnar Ache.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen). Assisted by Saïd El Mala.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen). Assisted by Eric Martel.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 43': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Thielmann.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Marco Grüll.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kristoffer Lund following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Ragnar Ache is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen). Assisted by Sebastian Sebulonsen.
  • 45'+3': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Mio Backhaus.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, 1. FC Köln 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.
  • 45': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Alessio Castro-Montes replaces Kristoffer Lund.
  • 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Köln 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.
  • 45': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Salim Musah replaces Marco Grüll.
  • 45': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Karim Coulibaly replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 47': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Alessio Castro-Montes is caught offside.
  • 47': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Alessio Castro-Montes (1. FC Köln) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 49': VAR Decision: No Goal 1. FC Köln 1-0 SV Werder Bremen.
  • 51': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
  • 51': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Jan Thielmann.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln).
  • 52': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
  • 53': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln).
  • 55': Foul by Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln).
  • 55': Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Salim Musah (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 57': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Amos Pieper.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Saïd El Mala.
  • 65': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Senne Lynen.
  • 65': Cenk Özkacar (1. FC Köln) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alessio Castro-Montes with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 65': Goal! 1. FC Köln 2, SV Werder Bremen 0. Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Marius Bülter replaces Jan Thielmann.
  • 67': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina replaces Saïd El Mala.
  • 68': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Cenk Özkacar (1. FC Köln).
  • 70': Foul by Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln).
  • 70': Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Cenk Özkacar.
  • 72': Penalty SV Werder Bremen. Olivier Deman draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': Penalty conceded by Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 74': VAR Decision: Penalty SV Werder Bremen.
  • 75': Goal! 1. FC Köln 2, SV Werder Bremen 1. Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Ragnar Ache.
  • 77': Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
  • 78': Alessio Castro-Montes (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen).
  • 78': Leonardo Bittencourt (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Isaac Schmidt replaces Felix Agu.
  • 80': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Karim Coulibaly.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessio Castro-Montes with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Justin Njinmah is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Alessio Castro-Montes (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Waldschmidt.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Senne Lynen (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (1. FC Köln).
  • 83': Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, SV Werder Bremen. Jovan Milosevic replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.
  • 86': Offside, SV Werder Bremen. Jovan Milosevic is caught offside.
  • 86': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tom Krauß replaces Sebastian Sebulonsen.
  • 87': Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Linton Maina (1. FC Köln).
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Coulibaly.
  • 88': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
  • 88': Salim Musah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Luca Waldschmidt (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen). Assisted by Linton Maina with a through ball.
  • 89': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Mio Backhaus.
  • 90': Amos Pieper (SV Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen). Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
  • 90'+1': Justin Njinmah (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
  • 90'+1': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jovan Milosevic (SV Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Olivier Deman with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Corner, SV Werder Bremen. Conceded by Jakub Kaminski.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mio Backhaus (SV Werder Bremen). Assisted by Linton Maina.
  • 90'+3': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Mio Backhaus.
  • 90'+4': Amos Pieper (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln).
  • 90'+7': Own Goal by Mio Backhaus, SV Werder Bremen. 1. FC Köln 3, SV Werder Bremen 1.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln).
  • 90'+8': Olivier Deman (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, 1. FC Köln 3, SV Werder Bremen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Köln 3, SV Werder Bremen 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 8
8 Saves 1
42 Possession 58
6 SHOTS 27
2 ON GOAL 10
0.3 On Target % 0.4
2 Penalty Goals 2
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
280 Accurate Passes 438
352 Passes 494
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 8
18 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.4
49 Long Balls 44
23 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 11
13 Effective Tackles 3
16 Tackles 5
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 7
20 Effective Clearances 34
20 Clearances 34

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
Location: Cologne, Germany
Attendance: 50,000

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 31 +81 82
2 Borussia Dortmund 31 +34 67
3 RB Leipzig 31 +24 62
4 VfB Stuttgart 31 +20 57
Full Table

Line-Ups

KOE FC Cologne (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
39 Cenk Özkacar
22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Yellow Card
32 Kristoffer Lund
28 Sebastian Sebulonsen
6 Eric Martel Yellow Card
18 Ísak Jóhannesson
16 Jakub Kaminski
29 Jan Thielmann
13 Said El Mala
9 Ragnar Ache
FC Cologne Substitutes:
Luca Waldschmidt, Felipe Chávez, Marius Bulter, Alessio Castro-Montes, Rav van den Berg, Tom Krauss, Denis Huseinbasic, Ron-Robert Zieler, Linton Maina.

SVW Werder Bremen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Mio Backhaus (GK)
32 Marco Friedl Red Card
5 Amos Pieper Yellow Card
2 Olivier Deman
3 Yukinari Sugawara
20 Romano Schmid
10 Leonardo Bittencourt Yellow Card
14 Senne Lynen
11 Justin Njinmah
27 Felix Agu
17 Marco Grüll
Werder Bremen Substitutes:
Samuel Mbangula, Mick Schmetgens, Markus Kolke, Salim Musah, Karim Coulibaly, Jovan Milosevic, Isaac Schmidt, Niklas Stark, Patrice Covic.

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