Saturday , 14 November 2026

1. FC Köln vs Eintracht Braunschweig, 2. Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2024-25
1. FC Köln
5 – 0
Full Time
Eintracht Braunschweig
Sat 24 Aug 2024 · 18:30 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION 49,500 HT 45' · FT 45'
Timo Hubers 26' 1–0
Dejan Ljubicic 34' 2–0
Tim Lemperle 58' 3–0
Dejan Ljubicic 61' 4–0
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 88' 5–0
Jan Thielmann 29' Y
Y 30' Daniel Scherning
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 77' Y
Y 86' Niklas Tauer

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Köln vs Eintracht Braunschweig — 2. Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Match Details

  • Referee Matthias Jollenbeck
  • Assistant 1 Thorben Siewer
  • Assistant 2 Christian Bandurski
5 games this season 🟨 5.6/game ⚽ 26.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Hertha BSC 11 31
2 1. FC Nürnberg 11 24
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 11 21
4 1. FC Magdeburg 11 20
5 VfL Wolfsburg 11 19
6 Arminia Bielefeld 11 17
7 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 11 16
8 VfL Bochum 1848 11 14
9 FC St. Pauli 1910 11 12
10 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 11 12
11 Hannover 96 11 12
12 FC Energie Cottbus 11 11
13 Eintracht Braunschweig 11 11
14 VfL Osnabrück 11 11
15 SG Dynamo Dresden 11 11
16 Karlsruher SC 11 11
17 SV Darmstadt 98 11 9
18 Holstein Kiel 11 8

Head-to-Head

2
1. FC Köln 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Eintracht Braunschweig
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-24 1. FC Köln 5–0 Eintracht Braunschweig

Recent Form

1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Eintracht Braunschweig H 5–0 W
18 Aug SV Sandhausen 1916 A 3–2 W
10 Aug SV 07 Elversberg A 2–2 D
02 Aug Hamburger SV H 1–2 L
18 May 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 1–4 L
11 May 1. FC Union Berlin H 3–2 W
Eintracht Braunschweig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug 1. FC Köln A 0–5 L
19 Aug Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–4 L
11 Aug 1. FC Magdeburg H 1–3 L
03 Aug FC Schalke 04 A 1–5 L
19 May 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 0–5 L
12 May SV Wehen Wiesbaden H 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Eintracht Braunschweig this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Eintracht Braunschweig
0-15
4/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Eintracht Braunschweig
Jan Urbich 4 G 1 A
Yann Sturm 3 G 1 A
Aaron Opoku 2 G 1 A
Mehmet-Can Aydin 2 G 1 A
Samuele di Benedetto 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to RheinEnergieSTADION that hosts another battle between 1. FC Koln and Eintracht Braunschweig.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leon Bell Bell made 282 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' 1. FC Koln are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. 1. FC Koln must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' It’s high time Daniel Scherning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Eintracht Braunschweig come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' Timo Hubers doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 29' Controversy at the stadium! Jan Thielmann argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 30' A moment of madness from Daniel Scherning on 30 minutes earns him a card. Eintracht Braunschweig will be frustrated.
  • 34' Dejan Ljubicic doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' It is a cagey affair so far. 1. FC Koln in their 4-3-1-2 trying to find a way past Eintracht Braunschweig's compact 3-5-2.
  • 49' 1. FC Koln started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Julian Pauli, as he is very good at scoring at RheinEnergieSTADION with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 58' Against the run of play, Tim Lemperle has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 59' Levente Szabo gets the nod from Eintracht Braunschweig. He replaces Johan Gomez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' Dejan Ljubicic doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Eintracht Braunschweig — Niklas Tauer on, Walid Ould-Chikh off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 77' Dejan Ljubicic makes way for Sargis Adamyan at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from 1. FC Koln.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gian-Luca Waldschmidt on 77.
  • 82' The travelling Eintracht Braunschweig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' Eintracht Braunschweig make a change. Rayan Philippe trudges off to be replaced by Sidney Raebiger on 85 minutes.
  • 86' 1. FC Koln manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Steffen Tigges is hanging Damion Downs on the field on 86 minute.
  • 86' Niklas Tauer picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' Gian-Luca Waldschmidt makes no mistake. The score reads 5-0 and 1. FC Koln are in front.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for 1. FC Koln players.

Lineups

1. FC Köln Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

Eintracht Braunschweig Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Scherning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dejan Ljubicic 2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 1
Tim Lemperle 1
Eric Martel 1
Damion Downs 1
Ermin Bicakcic 1
Timo Hubers 1

Head to Head

2024-08-24 1. FC Köln 5–0 Eintracht Braunschweig

1. FC Köln Form

2024-08-24 1. FC Köln 5–0 Eintracht Braunschweig W 2024-08-18 SV Sandhausen 1916 2–3 1. FC Köln W 2024-08-10 SV 07 Elversberg 2–2 1. FC Köln D 2024-08-02 1. FC Köln 1–2 Hamburger SV L 2024-05-18 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 4–1 1. FC Köln L 2024-05-11 1. FC Köln 3–2 1. FC Union Berlin W

Eintracht Braunschweig Form

2024-08-24 1. FC Köln 5–0 Eintracht Braunschweig L 2024-08-19 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–4 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2024-08-11 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–3 1. FC Magdeburg L 2024-08-03 FC Schalke 04 5–1 Eintracht Braunschweig L 2024-05-19 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5–0 Eintracht Braunschweig L 2024-05-12 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 SV Wehen Wiesbaden W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.98 1. FC Köln xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Eintracht Braunschweig xG
I would bet for: 1. FC Köln to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Köln75% Draw15% Eintracht Braunschweig10%
Actual: 1. FC Köln win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

1. FC Köln or Draw
90%
Draw or Eintracht Braunschweig
25%
1. FC Köln or Eintracht Braunschweig
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Köln61% Draw32% Eintracht Braunschweig7%
Actual: 1. FC Köln win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11%
3 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
7.8%
4 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.3%
1 – 1
6%
4 – 1
5.7%
5 – 0
Actual
5 – 1
3.5%
0 – 0
3.5%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Köln

Handicap 1. FC Köln covers Push Eintracht Braunschweig covers
-2.5 41% — 59%
-2 41% 21% 38%
-1.5 62% — 38%
-1 62% 19% 19%
-0.5 81% — 19%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Eintracht Braunschweig keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.