1. FC Union Berlin vs 1. FC Koln, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2025-26

1. FC Union Berlin

2 – 2

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1. FC Koln

Sat 2 May 2026 · 13:30 UTC An der Alten Forsterei 22,012 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 33' Marius Bulter

0–2 61' Said El Mala

Tom Rothe 73' 1–2

Livan Burcu 89' 2–2

Y 31' Eric Martel

Diogo Leite 34' Y

Y 55' Jahmai Simpson-Pusey

Y 89' Marvin Schwabe

Andreas Kerwin 90' Y

Livan Burcu 90' Y

Overview

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1. FC Union Berlin vs 1. FC Koln — Bundesliga at An der Alten Forsterei.

1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
1. FC Koln 34 games · 32 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Schlager
Assistant 1 Sven Waschitzki
Assistant 2 Tobias Fritsch

20 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

1. FC Union Berlin 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals 1. FC Koln

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-02 1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 1. FC Koln 2025-12-20 1. FC Koln 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin 2024-05-11 1. FC Koln 3–2 1. FC Union Berlin 2023-12-20 1. FC Union Berlin 2–0 1. FC Koln 2023-03-04 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 1. FC Koln

Recent Form

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	1. FC Koln	H	2–2	D
24 Apr	RB Leipzig	A	1–3	L
18 Apr	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–2	L
11 Apr	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	A	1–3	L
05 Apr	FC St. Pauli 1910	H	1–1	D
21 Mar	FC Bayern München	A	0–4	L

1. FC Koln

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	1. FC Union Berlin	A	2–2	D
25 Apr	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	1–2	L
17 Apr	FC St. Pauli 1910	A	1–1	D
12 Apr	SV Werder Bremen	H	3–1	W
05 Apr	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	2–2	D
21 Mar	Borussia Monchengladbach	H	3–3	D

Season Stats

1. FC Union Berlin		1. FC Koln
#11	Position	#14
39	Points	32
34	Played	34
10 / 9 / 15	W / D / L	7 / 11 / 16
44	Scored	49
58	Conceded	63
-14	GD	-14
1.15	PPG	0.94
29%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

9% Clean Sheets
1. FC Koln this season

1. FC Union Berlin are 11th (39 pts). 1. FC Koln are 14th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FC Koln

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/6

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: 1. FC Koln gets underway.
5' 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.
10' 1. FC Union Berlin is showing some good football. However, 1. FC Union Berlin are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' 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.
20' Marius Bulter needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FC Koln needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
31' Eric Martel was booked on 31.
33' Goal! Marius Bulter scores his 35 goal in 272 matches.
34' The referee calls foul for Diogo Leite. He receives a card.
39' The travelling 1. FC Koln supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
44' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Said El Mala suffering a number of foals already.
49' 1. FC Union Berlin looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Tom Rothe scoring 1 goals.
54' 1. FC Union Berlin 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.
55' Jahmai Simpson-Pusey is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with 1. FC Union Berlin winning 50% of all matches.
61' Goal! Said El Mala scores his 3 goal in 147 matches.
66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Koln that had 398 games and scored 346 goals.
73' GOAL! Tom Rothe scores on 73. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel
78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Carl Klaus, as he is very good at scoring at An der Alten Forsterei with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
88' It’s high time René Wagner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
89' 1. FC Koln player sees a card in front of him.
89' What a strike from Livan Burcu! The score is 2-2.
90' Andreas Kerwin was booked on 90.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marie-Louise Eta

1. FC Koln Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach René Wagner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Max Kruse	2
Taiwo Awoniyi	2
Anthony Modeste	2
Sebastian Andersson	2
Marvin Friedrich	1
Benedict Hollerbach	1
Ellyes Skhiri	1
David Fofana	1

Head to Head

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2026-05-02 1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 1. FC Koln D 2026-04-24 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin L 2026-04-18 1. FC Union Berlin 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2026-04-11 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin L 2026-04-05 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 FC St. Pauli 1910 D 2026-03-21 FC Bayern München 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin L

1. FC Koln Form

2026-05-02 1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 1. FC Koln D 2026-04-25 1. FC Koln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2026-04-17 FC St. Pauli 1910 1–1 1. FC Koln D 2026-04-12 1. FC Koln 3–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2026-04-05 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 1. FC Koln D 2026-03-21 1. FC Koln 3–3 Borussia Monchengladbach D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.63 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.48 1. FC Koln xG

I would bet for: 1. FC Union Berlin or 1. FC Koln 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin41% Draw26% 1. FC Koln33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

67%

Draw or 1. FC Koln

59%

1. FC Union Berlin or 1. FC Koln

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin30% Draw43% 1. FC Koln27%

Actual: 1. FC Koln win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 0

5.9%

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	1. FC Koln covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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