BUNDESLIGA Matchweek 3
FC Köln vs Werder Bremen
FC Köln host Werder Bremen in Bundesliga matchweek 3: Sat 12 Sep, 18:30 CEST (13 Sep 01:30 KST) at RheinEnergieStadion. Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.
The last 10 league meetings: Köln 2 wins, 5 draws, Bremen 3 wins; the most recent was Köln 1–1 Bremen in 2026/09. Last five games in all competitions: Köln W2 D0 L3, Bremen W2 D0 L3. Köln have won 4.2% of 24 games under the condition "September games", below their 25.1% over the same window. Bremen have won 43.3% of 30 games under the condition "September games", above their 30.0% over the same window. Absentees: Köln T. Hübers; Bremen F. Agu, J. Njinmah, J. Stage (as of 2026-09-14).
Last 10 meetings2 · 5 · 3Köln W · D · Bremen WLast meeting Köln 1–1 Bremen (2026.09)
H2H 13 games, average2.92 goals3+ goals 38.5% · red cards 2x · league average 3.13 goals
Win rate this season33.3% / 33.3%Köln / Bremen3 games · last season 20.6% / 23.5%
Key numbers
| Metric / unit | Köln | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Positionpoints | 12th · 4 | 10th · 4 |
| W–D–L3 games | 1–1–1 | 1–1–1 |
| Goals for / againstper game | 1.67 / 2.33 | 1.67 / 2.00 |
| xG / xGAper game | 2.40 / 2.67 | 0.74 / 1.94 |
| Possession% | 41.5 | 38 |
| Shots / on targetper game | 18 / 5.5 | 10.5 / 5 |
| 2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record | 20.6% 7–11–16 | 23.5% 8–8–18 |
| Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18 | 3–6–4 | 4–6–3 |
xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Köln -0.34, Bremen +0.06 (per game)
- Köln outT. Hübers(Knee Injury) / doubtful: L. Waldschmidt(Muscle Injury) · S. Sebulonsen(Muscle Injury) · S. El Mala(Illness) · as of 2026-09-14
- Bremen outF. Agu(Calf Injury) · J. Njinmah(Thigh Injury) · J. Stage(Muscle Injury) · K. Topp(Knee Injury)
- ManagersRene Wagner — league 2 games win rate 50.0% · Daniel Thioune — league 26 games win rate 23.1% · first league meeting between the two managers
- Last matchKöln 8 days ago BL away Stuttgart 1–4 · Bremen 7 days ago BL home Leipzig 3–1
- Last season's top scorerBremen J. Stage (last season 10 goals) has not featured this season
Last five games
FC Köln
Scored 8Conceded 15Clean sheets 0
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuttgart | away | 1–4L | 2.86 |
| Hoffenheim | home | 3–2W | 1.95 |
| FC Wurzburger KickersPokal | away | 2–1W | — |
| Bayern | away | 1–5L | 0.98 |
| Heidenheim | home | 1–3L | 1.17 |
Werder Bremen
Scored 7Conceded 8Clean sheets 1
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leipzig | home | 3–1W | 0.95 |
| Freiburg | away | 1–4L | 0.54 |
| Luneburger SK HansaPokal | away | 3–0W | — |
| Dortmund | home | 0–2L | 0.49 |
| Hoffenheim | away | 0–1L | 1.07 |
Köln 13 straight games scoring · all competitions · no xG for cup and European games
Head-to-head
- Köln1–1Bremen
- Köln3–1Bremen
- Bremen1–1Köln
- Köln0–1Bremen
- Bremen2–1Köln
- Bremen1–1Köln
- Köln7–1Bremen
- Köln1–1Bremen
- Bremen1–1Köln
- Bremen6–1Köln
Full head-to-head record and fixture profile →
RheinEnergieStadion H2H 7 games Köln 3W 3D 1L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win
| H2H 13 games (since 2017-18) | Value | League |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 2.92 | 3.13 |
| Games with 3+ goalsshare % | 38.5 | — |
| Both teams scoredshare % | 76.9 | — |
| Average time of first goalmin | 36.5 | — |
| Goalless at half-timeshare % | 38.5 | — |
| Goals from 76th minute36 goals, % | 16.7 | — |
| Yellow cards per game | 3.92 | 3.78 |
| Red cards / penalties13 games total | 2 / 3 | — |
| Most frequent referee | Bastian Dankert 3x · Robert Kampka 1x | — |
Conditional data
Beneath the surface
Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.
- 4.2%September games Köln win rate24 games · usual 25.1%
- 34.9%Rain or drizzle Bremen win rate63 games · usual 30.0%
- 34.9%Saturday games Bremen win rate83 games · usual 31.7% · since 2022-23
- 16.7%Weekend evening kick-off Köln win rate30 games · usual 21.9% · since 2022-23
- 14.3%S. El Mala not scoring: Köln win rate21 games · scored in 14 games: 35.7% · since 2022-23
The other side. win rate after conceding first: Köln 11.5%, Bremen 9.2% · absentees per game Köln 4.0, Bremen 4.3.
A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points
| Condition | Köln | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 18:30 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 | +2.5p29 games · usual 25.1% | +2.1p28 games · usual 30.0% |
| Weekend evening kick-offWin rate · Köln home / Bremen away | +7.0p28 games · usual 25.1% | +2.3p31 games · usual 30.0% |
| After last resultKöln D / Bremen D · since 2022-23 | +3.8p35 games · usual 21.9% | +2.7p32 games · usual 31.7% |
| Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast °C | +0.5p39 games · usual 25.1% | +2.4p37 games · usual 30.0% |
| Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast % | -1.8p86 games · usual 25.1% | -0.1p97 games · usual 30.0% |
| Rain or drizzleWin rate | +0.3p59 games · usual 25.1% | +4.9p63 games · usual 30.0% |
| September gamesWin rate | -20.9p24 games · usual 25.1% | +13.3p30 games · usual 30.0% |
| RheinEnergieStadion awaywin rate · any opponent | — | —6 games · sample too small |
| Manager vs this opponentwin rate · all clubs | — | —1 games · sample too small |
| RheinEnergieStadion rain frequencyrain or drizzle · % of home games | 21.3 | — |
B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Köln 21.9% / Bremen 31.7%
| items | Köln | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| After scoring firstWin rate | 44.4%36 games · 7 losses | 63.8%58 games · 7 losses |
| After conceding firstWin rate | 11.5% -10.4p61 games · usual 21.9% | 9.2% -22.5p76 games · usual 31.7% |
| Leading at 75 minutesWin rate | 80.0%20 games | 81.8%44 games |
| Led but failed to win / won from behindgames | 21 / 8 | 25 / 7 |
| Average time of first substitutionmin | 55.8 | 59.6 |
| Goals by substitutes% of team goals | 22.4 28/125 | 19.7 37/188 |
| Average time of first booking / games with nonemin / % | 44.9 / 15.2 | 44.6 / 11.5 |
| Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate | -2.0p39 games · usual 25.1% | +6.5p52 games · usual 30.0% |
| Penalties won / concededper game | 0.11 / 0.12 | 0.13 / 0.12 |
| Penalties scoredscored/taken | 12 / 12 | 16 / 18 |
| Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals | 32.3 / 19.7 | 30.9 / 23.3 |
| Failed to score / clean sheets% | 29.5 / 12.4 | 25.2 / 19.4 |
C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 2 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals
| items | Köln | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Shots inside / outside the boxper game | 13.5 / 4.5 | 5.5 / 5 |
| Shots blockedper game | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game | 18.5 / 6 / 11.5 | 19 / 5 / 11 |
| Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented | 3 / -0.76 | 2 / -1.10 |
| Corners won / concededper game | 7 / 8.5 | 3.5 / 6.5 |
| Offsides / fouls wonper game | 0 / 9.5 | 2.5 / 10.5 |
| Passes / accuracyper game / % | 361 / 82.5 | 360 / 79 |
| 2025-26 xG → goalsseason total | 52.0 → 49 -3.0 | 41.8 → 37 -4.8 |
| 2025-26 xGA → concededseason total | 55.5 → 63 +7.5 | 55.1 → 60 +4.9 |
D. Player conditions since 2022-23 · both samples 10+ games
| Player · condition | When true | When not | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. El Mala (Köln) scoresteam win rate | 35.7%14 games | 14.3%21 games | +21.4p |
| T. Krauß (Köln) startingteam win rate · conceded | 14.3% · 1.9521 games | 33.3% · 1.8715 games | -19.0p |
| Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson (Köln) startingteam win rate · conceded | 30.4% · 1.7423 games | 7.7% · 2.2313 games | +22.7p |
| E. Skhiri (Köln) startingteam win rate · conceded | 31.2% · 1.6232 games | 18.1% · 1.8272 games | +13.1p |
| N. Füllkrug (Bremen) scoresteam win rate | 57.1%14 games | 11.1%18 games | +46.0p |
| J. Njinmah (Bremen, out) startingteam win rate · conceded | 25.6% · 1.7943 games | 39.0% · 1.5959 games | -13.4p |
| M. Friedl (Bremen) startingteam win rate · conceded | 34.2% · 1.59111 games | 22.2% · 2.3327 games | +12.0p |
| M. Grüll (Bremen) startingteam win rate · conceded | 28.9% · 2.0538 games | 37.5% · 1.3832 games | -8.6p |
| S. Lynen (Bremen) bookedown rating | 6.6719 games | 6.8965 games | -0.22 |
| M. Friedl (Bremen) bookedown rating | 6.9332 games | 7.0178 games | -0.07 |
E. Individual numbers
| items | Köln | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Shot conversion · minutes per goalleague since 2022-23 | S. El Mala 21.5% · 144minE. Skhiri 26.9% · 418min / R. Ache 16.7% · 266min | N. Füllkrug 23.0% · 164minJ. Njinmah 14.1% · 286min / M. Grüll 20.4% · 339min |
| Record vs this opponentsince 2017-18 · apps G A rating | E. Skhiri 5 games 2G 1A 7.38L. Mania 5 games 1G 2A | J. Njinmah 3 games 2G 0A 7.43N. Füllkrug 4 games 2G 0A |
| Key passesseason total | R. Ache 4 · Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson 4 · A. Castro-Montes 3 | M. Grüll 4 · Chuky 2 · K. Hein 1 |
| Fouls won / committedseason total | R. Ache 4 · L. Mania 2 · T. Krauß 2 / T. Krauß 3 · G. Mensah 3 · P. Okon-Engstler 3 | M. Grüll 5 · M. Schmetgens 4 · L. Reis 3 / N. Füllkrug 7 · Chuky 4 · M. Friedl 3 |
| Duel win %20+ duels · % | R. Ache 39 | M. Grüll 72 · L. Reis 65 · O. Deman 64 |
| Tackles+interceptions / dribbles won–triedseason total | T. Krauß 8 · J. Simpson-Pusey 7 · A. Castro-Montes 7 / J. Simpson-Pusey 3–4 · J. Thielmann 2–2 · A. Castro-Montes 2–4 | M. Grüll 17 · O. Deman 14 · L. Reis 13 / M. Grüll 3–3 · Chuky 1–1 · J. Njinmah 1–1 |
| Home/away ratingsince 2022-23 · 10+ games each | R. Ache 7.25/6.55 · E. Skhiri 7.47/6.88 · T. Krauß 7.24/6.68 | N. Füllkrug 7.36/7.11 · A. Pieper 7.04/6.9 · M. Grüll 6.94/6.81 |
Order is always home team (Köln) then away team (Bremen) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown as — · ratings are API-Football official ratings
F. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded
League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games
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05How the numbers are compiled
- Source
- API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats, absentees) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
- Sample
- Bundesliga 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (— below that)
- Match scope
- Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
- Updated
- 2026.09.14 13:07 UK
This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.