BUNDESLIGA Matchweek 8

Union Berlin vs FC Köln

Match data 2026-11-01 14:30 UK · An der Alten Försterei Referee Richard Hempel, Germany Updated 2026.11.05

Full time

Union Berlin1–1Köln

GoalsUnion Berlin J. Haberer 10'Köln M. El Mala 79'

Kicked off 2026.11.01. The data below is as it stood before kick-off and has not been edited to match the result. See the full head-to-head record

Union Berlin host FC Köln in Bundesliga matchweek 8: Sun 1 Nov, 15:30 CET (1 Nov 23:30 KST) at An der Alten Försterei. Referee Richard Hempel.

The last 10 league meetings: Union Berlin 6 wins, 3 draws, Köln 1 wins; the most recent was Union Berlin 2–2 Köln in 2026/05. Last five games in all competitions: Union Berlin W1 D2 L2, Köln W2 D1 L2. Köln have won 36.1% (13W 11D 12L) of 36 games under the condition "Sunday 15:30 kick-off", above their 25.1% over the same window. Köln have won 29.0% (9W 12D 10L) of 31 games under the condition "Sunday games", above their 22.0% over the same window.

Last 10 meetings6 · 3 · 1Union Berlin W · D · Köln WLast meeting Union Berlin 2–2 Köln (2026.05)

H2H 12 games, average2.42 goals3+ goals 50.0% · red cards 2x · league average 3.13 goals

Win rate this season14.3% / 28.6%Union Berlin / Köln1W 3D 3L / 2W 2D 3Llast season 29.4% / 20.6%

Bundesliga table

Bundesliga table as of 2026-10-31
Pos	Team	Pl	W–D–L	GD	Pts
1	Bayern	7	5–2–0	+19	17
2	Dortmund	7	5–2–0	+8	17
3	Freiburg	7	4–1–2	+7	13
4	Leverkusen	7	4–1–2	+4	13
5	Elversberg	8	4–1–3	+0	13
6	Leipzig	7	4–0–3	+9	12
7	Bremen	7	3–3–1	+1	12
8	Mainz	8	3–1–4	+0	10
9	Augsburg	7	2–3–2	+4	9
10	Hoffenheim	7	3–0–4	+0	9
11	Hamburg	7	3–0–4	-10	9
12	Köln	7	2–2–3	-3	8
13	Paderborn	7	2–2–3	-3	8
⋯
14	Frankfurt	7	2–2–3	-7	8
15	Stuttgart	7	2–0–5	-3	6
16	Schalke	7	1–3–3	-3	6
17	Union Berlin	7	1–3–3	-12	6
18	Gladbach	7	1–0–6	-11	3

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unit	Union Berlin	Köln
Positionpoints	17th · 6	12th · 8
W–D–L7 games	1–3–3	2–2–3
Goals for / againstper game	0.86 / 2.57	1.14 / 1.57
xG / xGAper game	1.24 / 1.78	1.65 / 1.69
Possession%	42.1	48.4
Shots / on targetper game	11.9 / 3.9	15.9 / 5.3
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record	29.4% 10–9–15	20.6% 7–11–16
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18	8–3–1	1–3–8

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Union Berlin +0.79, Köln -0.12 (per game)

ManagersMauro Lustrinelli — league 4 games · 0W 2D 2L · win rate 0.0% · Rene Wagner — league 7 games · 2W 2D 3L · win rate 28.6% · first league meeting between the two managers
Last matchUnion Berlin 5 days ago Pokal away Köln 0–5 · Köln 5 days ago Pokal home Union Berlin 5–0

Last five games

Union Berlin

1W 2D 2L

Scored 2Conceded 13Clean sheets 2

Last five games
Opponent	Venue	Result	xG
KölnPokal	away	0–5L	1.10
Augsburg	away	1–1D	1.24
Dortmund	home	0–0D	0.90
Elversberg	home	1–0W	1.13
Bayern	away	0–7L	—

FC Köln

2W 1D 2L

Scored 8Conceded 4Clean sheets 2

Last five games
Opponent	Venue	Result	xG
Union BerlinPokal	home	5–0W	3.04
Schalke	home	0–0D	1.29
Frankfurt	away	0–1L	0.82
Gladbach	home	2–1W	1.32
Hamburg	away	1–2L	—

all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

2026.05.02Union Berlin2–2Köln
2025.12.20Köln0–1Union Berlin
2024.05.11Köln3–2Union Berlin
2023.12.20Union Berlin2–0Köln
2023.03.04Union Berlin0–0Köln
2022.09.11Köln0–1Union Berlin
2022.04.01Union Berlin1–0Köln
2021.11.07Köln2–2Union Berlin
2021.03.13Union Berlin2–1Köln
2020.11.22Köln1–2Union Berlin

Full head-to-head record and fixture profile →

An der Alten Försterei H2H 6 games Union Berlin 4W 2D 0L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

H2H 12-game profile
H2H 12 games (since 2017-18)	Value
Goals per game	2.42
Games with 3+ goalsshare %	50.0
Both teams scoredshare %	50.0
Average time of first goalmin	36
Goalless at half-timeshare %	33.3
Goals from 76th minute29 goals, %	24.1
Yellow cards per game	4.0
Red cards / penalties12 games total	2 / 4

Conditional data

Beneath the surface

Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.

36.1%Sunday 15:30 kick-off Köln win rate36 games · 13W 11D 12L · usual 25.1%
29.0%Sunday games Köln win rate31 games · 9W 12D 10L · usual 22.0% · since 2022-23
27.6%Forecast temperature band Köln win rate105 games · 29W 33D 43L · usual 25.1%
34.1%League game right after a cup or European match Union Berlin win rate44 games · 15W 9D 20L · usual 35.6%

The other side. Win rate after conceding first: Union Berlin 9.5%, Köln 11.1%.

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
Condition	Union Berlin	Köln
After a match 5 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions	sample too small8 games · 3W 2D 3L · usual 35.6%	-1.6p17 games · 4W 3D 10L · usual 25.1%
League game right after a cup or European matchwin rate · within 7 days · this match qualifies	-1.5p44 games · 15W 9D 20L · usual 35.6%	-2.9p27 games · 6W 7D 14L · usual 25.1%
Sunday 15:30 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18	+6.8p33 games · 14W 8D 11L · usual 35.6%	+11.0p36 games · 13W 11D 12L · usual 25.1%
After last resultUnion Berlin D / Köln D · since 2022-23	-0.3p36 games · 12W 8D 16L · usual 33.6%	+3.0p36 games · 9W 9D 18L · usual 22.0%
Forecast: partly cloudyWin rate · Union Berlin home / Köln away	+18.9p11 games · 6W 5D 0L · usual 35.6%	sample too small9 games · 2W 2D 5L · usual 25.1%
Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast 8.9°C	+2.9p39 games · 15W 8D 16L · usual 35.6%	-0.1p40 games · 10W 11D 19L · usual 25.1%
Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast 77%	+2.4p71 games · 27W 25D 19L · usual 35.6%	-2.4p88 games · 20W 21D 47L · usual 25.1%
Rain or drizzleWin rate	+3.9p43 games · 17W 12D 14L · usual 35.6%	+0.3p59 games · 15W 16D 28L · usual 25.1%
November gamesWin rate	-3.6p25 games · 8W 7D 10L · usual 35.6%	-12.1p23 games · 3W 7D 13L · usual 25.1%

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Union Berlin 33.6% (48W 37D 58L) / Köln 22.0% (24W 37D 48L)

Game management
items	Union Berlin	Köln
After scoring firstWin rate	74.5%55 games · 41W 9D 5L	44.7%38 games · 17W 14D 7L
After conceding firstWin rate	9.5% -24.1p74 games · 7W 14D 53L · usual 33.6%	11.1% -10.9p63 games · 7W 15D 41L · usual 22.0%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate	92.5%40 games · 37W 1D 2L	81.0%21 games · 17W 4D 0L
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames	16 / 7	22 / 8
Goals by substitutes% of team goals	24.4 41/168	22.5 29/129
Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate	+4.4p45 games · 18W 10D 17L · usual 35.6%	-2.6p40 games · 9W 17D 14L · usual 25.1%
Penalties won / concededper game	0.08 / 0.17	0.12 / 0.12
Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals	27.6 / 19.8	32.1 / 19.7
Failed to score / clean sheets%	34.3 / 25.9	30.3 / 12.8

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 7 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
items	Union Berlin	Köln
Shots inside / outside the boxper game	8.1 / 3.7	10.6 / 5.3
Shots blockedper game	4	4.6
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game	17 / 6.7 / 11	14.7 / 5.6 / 9.6
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented	3.7 / 0.14	4 / -0.39
Corners won / concededper game	3.6 / 5.7	6 / 6.1
Offsides / fouls wonper game	2.1 / 10.7	1.2 / 11.4
Passes / accuracyper game / %	354 / 75	435 / 82.5
2025-26 xG → goalsseason total	45.9 → 44 -1.9	52.0 → 49 -3.0
2025-26 xGA → concededseason total	52.2 → 58 +5.8	55.5 → 63 +7.5

Order is always home team (Union Berlin) then away team (Köln) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)

D. 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

Union Berlin

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started37.9%153 games
58W 44D 51L

Off the bench66.7%3 games · small sample
2W 0D 1L

Did not play19.0%21 games
4W 2D 15L

vs Köln · when playing 50.0% 8 games · 4W 3D 1L · small sample

Games: · · ·

Christopher Trimmel Started 36.9% (168 games 62W 42D 64L) · Off the bench 36.7% (30 games 11W 11D 8L) · Did not play 30.6% (49 games 15W 14D 20L) · vs Köln 72.7% (11 games 8W 2D 1L)
R. Khedira Started 37.9% (153 games 58W 44D 51L) · Off the bench 66.7% (3 games 2W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 19.0% (21 games 4W 2D 15L) · vs Köln 50.0% (8 games 4W 3D 1L · small sample)
F. Rønnow Started 34.6% (133 games 46W 36D 51L) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 40.0% (25 games 10W 3D 12L) · vs Köln 60.0% (5 games 3W 1D 1L · small sample)
J. Haberer Started 37.1% (89 games 33W 24D 32L) · Off the bench 22.2% (27 games 6W 6D 15L) · Did not play 33.3% (27 games 9W 7D 11L) · vs Köln 50.0% (4 games 2W 1D 1L · small sample)
A. Schäfer Started 33.3% (63 games 21W 21D 21L) · Off the bench 34.1% (41 games 14W 10D 17L) · Did not play 38.5% (52 games 20W 8D 24L) · vs Köln 60.0% (5 games 3W 1D 1L · small sample)
T. Skarke Started 38.9% (18 games 7W 7D 4L) · Off the bench 27.7% (47 games 13W 11D 23L) · Did not play 32.4% (71 games 23W 17D 31L) · vs Köln 50.0% (2 games 1W 1D 0L · small sample)
J. Juranović Started 32.6% (43 games 14W 13D 16L) · Off the bench 33.3% (21 games 7W 3D 11L) · Did not play 28.6% (63 games 18W 18D 27L) · vs Köln 40.0% (5 games 2W 2D 1L · small sample)
L. Querfeld Started 24.0% (50 games 12W 14D 24L) · Off the bench 33.3% (12 games 4W 4D 4L) · Did not play 38.5% (13 games 5W 5D 3L) · vs Köln 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample)
Jeong Woo-Yeong Started 22.9% (35 games 8W 9D 18L) · Off the bench 39.1% (23 games 9W 7D 7L) · Did not play 25.0% (16 games 4W 6D 6L) · vs Köln 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample)
T. Rothe Started 27.8% (36 games 10W 11D 15L) · Off the bench 22.2% (18 games 4W 5D 9L) · Did not play 35.0% (20 games 7W 6D 7L) · vs Köln 0.0% (1 games 0W 1D 0L · small sample)
A. Kemlein Started 27.0% (37 games 10W 9D 18L) · Off the bench 26.7% (15 games 4W 4D 7L) · Did not play 28.1% (57 games 16W 16D 25L) · vs Köln 50.0% (2 games 1W 1D 0L · small sample)
D. Köhn Started 28.6% (21 games 6W 6D 9L) · Off the bench 30.0% (10 games 3W 2D 5L) · Did not play 20.0% (10 games 2W 4D 4L) · vs Köln 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample)
O. Burke Started 28.6% (21 games 6W 6D 9L) · Off the bench 22.2% (9 games 2W 2D 5L · small sample) · Did not play 27.3% (11 games 3W 4D 4L) · vs Köln 50.0% (2 games 1W 1D 0L · small sample)
L. Burcu Started 33.3% (9 games 3W 3D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 13.3% (15 games 2W 4D 9L) · Did not play 40.0% (5 games 2W 2D 1L · small sample) · vs Köln 50.0% (2 games 1W 1D 0L · small sample)
M. Ljubičić Started 0.0% (3 games 0W 1D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench 35.7% (14 games 5W 5D 4L) · Did not play 28.9% (38 games 11W 11D 16L) · vs Köln no record
M. Aebischer Started 14.3% (7 games 1W 3D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play no record · vs Köln no record
F. Uduokhai Started 16.7% (6 games 1W 2D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play no record · vs Köln no record
Z. Van Den Bosch Started 20.0% (5 games 1W 3D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · vs Köln no record
E. Latte Lath Started 0.0% (4 games 0W 1D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 1D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 50.0% (2 games 1W 1D 0L · small sample) · vs Köln no record
M. Gray Started no record · Off the bench 33.3% (3 games 1W 2D 0L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Köln no record
K. Imeri Started 50.0% (2 games 1W 1D 0L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 0.0% (1 games 0W 1D 0L · small sample) · vs Köln no record
M. Raab Started 50.0% (2 games 1W 1D 0L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 21.4% (14 games 3W 4D 7L) · vs Köln no record

FC Köln

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started9.5%21 games
2W 10D 9L

Off the bench17.9%28 games
5W 7D 16L

Did not play26.9%26 games
7W 8D 11L

vs Union Berlin · when playing 33.3% 3 games · 1W 1D 1L · small sample

Games: · · ·

J. Thielmann Started 27.0% (74 games 20W 24D 30L) · Off the bench 31.1% (61 games 19W 20D 22L) · Did not play 25.0% (64 games 16W 16D 32L) · vs Union Berlin 0.0% (7 games 0W 2D 5L · small sample)
M. Schwäbe Started 26.2% (130 games 34W 41D 55L) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin 14.3% (7 games 1W 2D 4L · small sample)
E. Skhiri Started 32.5% (120 games 39W 28D 53L) · Off the bench 20.0% (5 games 1W 2D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 19.3% (88 games 17W 32D 39L) · vs Union Berlin 0.0% (6 games 0W 1D 5L · small sample)
L. Mania Started 23.8% (63 games 15W 18D 30L) · Off the bench 21.9% (32 games 7W 14D 11L) · Did not play 14.3% (14 games 2W 5D 7L) · vs Union Berlin 16.7% (6 games 1W 2D 3L · small sample)
L. Waldschmidt Started 9.5% (21 games 2W 10D 9L) · Off the bench 17.9% (28 games 5W 7D 16L) · Did not play 26.9% (26 games 7W 8D 11L) · vs Union Berlin 33.3% (3 games 1W 1D 1L · small sample)
S. El Mala Started 20.0% (25 games 5W 9D 11L) · Off the bench 26.7% (15 games 4W 4D 7L) · Did not play 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample)
M. Bülter Started 22.7% (22 games 5W 6D 11L) · Off the bench 12.5% (16 games 2W 7D 7L) · Did not play 66.7% (3 games 2W 0D 1L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample)
Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson Started 30.8% (26 games 8W 6D 12L) · Off the bench 9.1% (11 games 1W 4D 6L) · Did not play 0.0% (4 games 0W 3D 1L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
S. Sebulonsen Started 22.6% (31 games 7W 10D 14L) · Off the bench 25.0% (4 games 1W 2D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 16.7% (6 games 1W 1D 4L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample)
R. Ache Started 20.0% (20 games 4W 6D 10L) · Off the bench 30.8% (13 games 4W 4D 5L) · Did not play 12.5% (8 games 1W 3D 4L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample)
T. Krauß Started 12.0% (25 games 3W 8D 14L) · Off the bench 75.0% (8 games 6W 1D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 0.0% (8 games 0W 4D 4L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample)
A. Castro-Montes Started 27.3% (11 games 3W 4D 4L) · Off the bench 12.5% (8 games 1W 2D 5L · small sample) · Did not play 15.0% (20 games 3W 7D 10L) · vs Union Berlin no record
J. Schmied Started 21.4% (14 games 3W 3D 8L) · Off the bench 50.0% (4 games 2W 1D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 17.4% (23 games 4W 9D 10L) · vs Union Berlin 0.0% (1 games 0W 1D 0L · small sample)
J. Simpson-Pusey Started 23.5% (17 games 4W 5D 8L) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 1D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 12.5% (8 games 1W 3D 4L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin 0.0% (1 games 0W 1D 0L · small sample)
L. Lochoshvili Started 28.6% (7 games 2W 2D 3L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play no record · vs Union Berlin no record
M. Moore Started 25.0% (4 games 1W 2D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (2 games 0W 0D 2L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Union Berlin no record
B. Sosa Started 33.3% (3 games 1W 1D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (1 games 0W 0D 1L · small sample) · Did not play no record · vs Union Berlin no record
G. Mensah Started 25.0% (4 games 1W 1D 2L · small sample) · Off the bench no record · Did not play 33.3% (3 games 1W 1D 1L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin no record
P. Okon-Engstler Started 50.0% (2 games 1W 0D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample) · Did not play 33.3% (3 games 1W 1D 1L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin no record
R. Heskey Started no record · Off the bench 0.0% (3 games 0W 1D 2L · small sample) · Did not play 33.3% (3 games 1W 1D 1L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin no record
T. Dallinga Started 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample) · Off the bench 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 25.0% (4 games 1W 1D 2L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin no record
I. Rondic Started no record · Off the bench 100.0% (1 games 1W 0D 0L · small sample) · Did not play 0.0% (2 games 0W 1D 1L · small sample) · vs Union Berlin no record

06How the numbers are compiled

Source: API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample: Bundesliga 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked 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: 2026.11.05 01:24 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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