Bundesliga · Sat, 29 Aug 2026 ·
1. FC Köln vs 1899 Hoffenheim — 3 - 2
RheinEnergieStadion · Referee: Florian Badstubner, Germany
Match report
1. FC Köln beat 1899 Hoffenheim 3-2 as T. Dallinga scores twice
1. FC Köln beat 1899 Hoffenheim 3-2 in Bundesliga matchday 1 on Saturday, 29 August 2026 at RheinEnergieStadion. S. El Mala (51') and T. Dallinga (72', 82') scored for 1. FC Köln, while A. Daghim (27') and O. Kabak (67') found the net for 1899 Hoffenheim. It was 0-1 at half-time.
1. FC Köln had 41% of the ball and 18 shots (6 on target) against 1899 Hoffenheim’s 15 (4 on target). Thijs Dallinga (1. FC Köln) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves 1. FC Köln 13th in the Bundesliga table on 4 points and 1899 Hoffenheim 14th on 3.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | SC Paderborn 07 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | 1. FC Köln | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | -3 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 23 Jan 2027, 1899 Hoffenheim – 1. FC Köln
Match events
- 27'goalA. DaghimAssist: B. Conte
- 51'goalS. El MalaNormal Goal
- 53'substitutionBernardoOff: R. Hranac
- 53'substitutionA. HlozekOff: M. Moerstedt
- 57'missed penaltyMax MoerstedtMissed Penalty
- 65'substitutionP. Okon-EngstlerOff: E. Skhiri
- 65'substitutionS. El MalaOff: L. Maina
- 66'substitutionR. AcheOff: T. Dallinga
- 67'goalO. KabakAssist: V. Coufal
- 71'substitutionP. WimmerOff: N. De Cat
- 72'goalT. DallingaAssist: L. Maina
- 82'goalT. DallingaNormal Goal
- 83'yellow cardOzan KabakYellow Card
- 87'substitutionA. HajdariOff: M. Rots
- 87'substitutionA. DaghimOff: A. Kramaric
- 90'substitutionT. KraussOff: M. Bulter
- 90+3'substitutionA. Castro-MontesOff: J. Schmied
- 90+4'yellow cardMax MoerstedtYellow Card
Lineups
1. FC Köln
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Rene Wagner
Starting XI
- 1M. SchwabeG
- 17A. Castro-MontesD
- 22J. Simpson-PuseyD
- 24L. LochoshviliD
- 14G. MensahD
- 8I. JohannessonM
- 5T. KraussM
- 23P. Okon-EngstlerM
- 29J. ThielmannF
- 9R. AcheF
- 10S. El MalaF
Substitutes
- 20R. ZielerG
- 2J. SchmiedD
- 33R. van den BergD
- 6E. SkhiriM
- 39J. FriemelM
- 37L. MainaM
- 27T. DallingaF
- 11R. HeskeyF
- 30M. BulterF
1899 Hoffenheim
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Christian Ilzer
Starting XI
- 1O. BaumannG
- 34V. CoufalD
- 5O. KabakD
- 21A. HajdariD
- 13BernardoD
- 8P. WimmerM
- 18W. BurgerM
- 7L. AvdullahuM
- 14A. DaghimM
- 10A. HlozekF
- 20B. ConteF
Substitutes
- 37L. PhilippG
- 2R. HranacD
- 15V. GendreyD
- 39M. RotsD
- 29N. AbrahaD
- 17N. De CatM
- 32C. LenzM
- 27A. KramaricF
- 9M. MoerstedtF
Match statistics
- 41%Possession59%
- 1.95Expected goals (xG)1.88
- 18Total shots15
- 6Shots on target4
- 7Shots off target7
- 5Blocked shots4
- 13Shots inside the box8
- 5Shots outside the box7
- 6Corners7
- –Offsides–
- 11Fouls14
- 0Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves3
- 344Passes492
- 277Accurate passes425
- 81%Pass accuracy86%
- -0.16Goals prevented-0.16
Player statistics
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marvin SchwäbeG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 14Gideon MensahD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Alessio Castro-MontesD | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 24Luka LochoshviliD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Tom KraußM | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| 8Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Paul Okon-EngstlerM | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Ragnar AcheF | 65 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Said El MalaF | 65 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 29Jan Uwe ThielmannF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Ron-Robert ZielerG | – | – | ||
| 2Joel SchmiedD | 1 | – | ||
| 33Rav van den BergD | – | – | ||
| 6Ellyes SkhiriM | 25 | 6.3 | ||
| 37Linton MainaM | 25 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 39Jonathan FriemelM | – | – | ||
| 11Reigan HeskeyF | – | – | ||
| 27Thijs DallingaFTop rated | 25 | 8.9 | 2 | |
| 30Marius BülterF | 1 | – |
1899 Hoffenheim
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oliver BaumannG | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 5Ozan KabakD | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 13BernardoD | 53 | 7.3 | ||
| 21Albian HajdariD | 87 | 6.2 | ||
| 34Vladimír CoufalD | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 7Leon AvdullahuM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Patrick WimmerM | 71 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Adam DaghimM | 87 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 18Wouter BurgerM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Adam HložekF | 53 | 7.0 | ||
| 20Bambasé ContéF | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 37Luca PhilippG | – | – | ||
| 2Robin HranáčD | 37 | 6.7 | ||
| 15Valentin GendreyD | – | – | ||
| 29Natnael AbrahaD | – | – | ||
| 39Mats RotsD | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Nathan De CatM | 19 | 6.5 | ||
| 32Cajetan LenzM | – | – | ||
| 9Max MoerstedtF | 37 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Andrej KramarićF | 9 | 6.3 |
