Thursday , 2 July 2026

1. FC Koln vs VfL Osnabruck, DFB-Pokal 2020-21 ROUND OF 32

DFB-Pokal · 2020-21
1. FC Koln
1 – 0
Full Time
VfL Osnabruck
Tue 22 Dec 2020 · 17:30 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Ismail Jakobs 51' Y
Y 54' Bryan Henning
Sebastiaan Bornauw 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Koln vs VfL Osnabruck — DFB-Pokal at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Hartmann
  • Referee Christian Leicher
  • Referee Markus Schuller
  • Referee Patrick Alt
18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

Head-to-Head

2
1. FC Koln 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals VfL Osnabruck
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-22 1. FC Koln 1–0 VfL Osnabruck

Recent Form

1. FC Koln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec VfL Osnabruck H 1–0 W
19 Dec RB Leipzig A 0–0 D
16 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–4 L
12 Dec 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W
05 Dec VfL Wolfsburg H 2–2 D
28 Nov Borussia Dortmund A 2–1 W
VfL Osnabruck
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec 1. FC Koln A 0–1 L
12 Sep SV Todesfelde A 1–0 W
11 Aug RB Leipzig H 2–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between 1. FC Koln and VfL Osnabruck is underway.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' It looks surprising 1. FC Koln does not make any changes. Christian Santos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' VfL Osnabruck seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' 1. FC Koln started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfL Osnabruck needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' It’s high time Marco Grote made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 46' Goal! Anthony Modeste scores his 33 goal in 398 matches.
  • 51' 1. FC Koln player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' Jan Thielmann has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ismail Jakobs on 54 minute.
  • 54' VfL Osnabruck player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 58' VfL Osnabruck manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marc Heider is hanging Christian Santos on the field on 58 minute.
  • 63' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ellyes Skhiri made 417 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 69' Time for substitution for 1. FC Koln. Salih Ozcan is replaced by Jonas Hector.
  • 74' VfL Osnabruck is showing some good football. However, VfL Osnabruck are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 79' Marc Heider has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 80' It is a substitution in VfL Osnabruck team. Sebastian Kerk is replaced by Niklas Schmidt on 80 minute.
  • 81' Another substitution for VfL Osnabruck to replace Ulrich Taffertshofer by Luc Ihorst on 81 minute.
  • 85' 1. FC Koln receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Another three points for 1. FC Koln.

Lineups

1. FC Koln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Gisdol

VfL Osnabruck Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Grote

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.08 1. FC Koln xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 VfL Osnabruck xG
I would bet for: 1. FC Koln or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Koln44% Draw31% VfL Osnabruck25%
Actual: 1. FC Koln win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

1. FC Koln or Draw
74%
Draw or VfL Osnabruck
56%
1. FC Koln or VfL Osnabruck
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
1. FC Koln26% Draw55% VfL Osnabruck19%
Actual: 1. FC Koln win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.4%
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11%
2 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
2.8%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Koln

Handicap 1. FC Koln covers Push VfL Osnabruck covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
VfL Osnabruck keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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