Bundesliga · Sat, 7 Mar 2026 ·
1. FC Köln vs Borussia Dortmund — 1 - 2
RheinEnergieStadion · Referee: Daniel Siebert, Germany
Match report
Borussia Dortmund win 2-1 at 1. FC Köln
Borussia Dortmund beat 1. FC Köln 2-1 in Bundesliga matchday 25 on Saturday, 7 March 2026 at RheinEnergieStadion. J. Kaminski (88') scored for 1. FC Köln, while S. Guirassy (16') and M. Beier (60') found the net for Borussia Dortmund. Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (1. FC Köln, 45+2') was sent off. It was 0-1 at half-time.
1. FC Köln had 39% of the ball and 14 shots (4 on target) against Borussia Dortmund’s 13 (5 on target). Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) was the top-rated player with 8.7. The result leaves 1. FC Köln 13th in the Bundesliga table on 4 points and Borussia Dortmund 1st on 12.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 4 | +12 | 10 |
| 12 | SC Paderborn 07 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | 1. FC Köln | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4 | -3 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Tue, 12 Jan 2027, 1. FC Köln – Borussia Dortmund
Match events
- 16'goalS. GuirassyAssist: M. Beier
- 45+1'VAR decisionJahmai Simpson-PuseyCard upgrade
- 45+2'red cardJahmai Simpson-PuseyRed Card
- 45+5'yellow cardRamy BensebainiYellow Card
- 46'substitutionI. JohannessonOff: C. Ozkacar
- 60'goalM. BeierAssist: J. Brandt
- 61'substitutionS. GuirassyOff: F. Silva
- 61'substitutionJ. RyersonOff: Y. Couto
- 68'VAR decisionFábio SilvaPenalty cancelled
- 75'substitutionY. NiangOff: L. Maina
- 82'substitutionR. BensebainiOff: N. Sule
- 82'substitutionM. BeierOff: K. Adeyemi
- 86'yellow cardEric MartelYellow Card
- 86'substitutionS. El MalaOff: C. Neumann
- 86'substitutionT. KraussOff: D. Heintz
- 86'substitutionR. AcheOff: M. Bulter
- 88'goalJ. KaminskiNormal Goal
- 90+1'substitutionF. NmechaOff: J. Bellingham
Lineups
1. FC Köln
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Lukas Kwasniok
Starting XI
- 1M. SchwabeG
- 5T. KraussD
- 33R. van den BergD
- 22J. Simpson-PuseyD
- 32K. LundD
- 18I. JohannessonM
- 6E. MartelM
- 38Y. NiangM
- 16J. KaminskiM
- 13S. El MalaM
- 9R. AcheF
Substitutes
- 20R. ZielerG
- 11F. KainzM
- 7L. WaldschmidtF
- 37L. MainaM
- 39C. OzkacarD
- 36C. NeumannD
- 27F. ChavezM
- 3D. HeintzD
- 30M. BulterF
Borussia Dortmund
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Niko Kovac
Starting XI
- 1G. KobelG
- 3W. AntonD
- 4N. SchlotterbeckD
- 5R. BensebainiD
- 26J. RyersonM
- 20M. SabitzerM
- 8F. NmechaM
- 24D. SvenssonM
- 14M. BeierF
- 10J. BrandtF
- 9S. GuirassyF
Substitutes
- 33A. MeyerG
- 25N. SuleD
- 21F. SilvaF
- 7J. BellinghamM
- 40S. InacioF
- 49L. ReggianiD
- 6S. OzcanM
- 27K. AdeyemiF
- 2Y. CoutoD
Match statistics
- 39%Possession61%
- 1.28Expected goals (xG)2.00
- 14Total shots13
- 4Shots on target5
- 5Shots off target4
- 5Blocked shots4
- 12Shots inside the box11
- 2Shots outside the box2
- 9Corners4
- 5Offsides2
- 9Fouls13
- 1Yellow cards1
- 1Red cards0
- 3Goalkeeper saves4
- 368Passes606
- 292Accurate passes538
- 79%Pass accuracy89%
- 0.13Goals prevented0.13
Player statistics
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marvin SchwäbeG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Tom KraußD | 86 | 7.3 | ||
| 22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD | 47 | 5.5 | ||
| 32Kristoffer LundD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 33Rav van den BergD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 6Eric MartelM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 13Said El MalaM | 86 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Jakub KamińskiM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 38Youssoupha NiangM | 75 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Ragnar AcheF | 87 | 7.3 | ||
| 20Ron-Robert ZielerG | – | – | ||
| 3Dominique HeintzD | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 36Cenny NeumannD | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 39Cenk ÖzkaçarD | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Florian KainzM | – | – | ||
| 27Felipe ChávezM | – | – | ||
| 37Linton MainaM | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Luca WaldschmidtF | – | – | ||
| 30Marius BülterF | 12 | 6.7 |
Borussia Dortmund
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gregor KobelG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3Waldemar AntonD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 4Nico SchlotterbeckDTop rated | 90 | 8.7 | ||
| 5Ramy BensebainiD | 82 | 7.7 | ||
| 8Felix NmechaM | 89 | 7.0 | ||
| 20Marcel SabitzerM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Daniel SvenssonM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 26Julian RyersonM | 61 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Serhou GuirassyF | 61 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 10Julian BrandtF | 90 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| 14Maximilian BeierF | 83 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 33Alexander MeyerG | – | – | ||
| 2Yan CoutoD | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| 25Niklas SüleD | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 49Luca ReggianiD | – | – | ||
| 6Salih ÖzcanM | – | – | ||
| 7Jobe BellinghamM | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Fábio SilvaF | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Karim AdeyemiF | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| 40Samuele InacioF | – | – |