Bundesliga · Sat, 21 Mar 2026 ·
1. FC Köln vs Borussia Mönchengladbach — 3 - 3
RheinEnergieStadion · Referee: Sören Storks, Germany
Match report
E. Martel’s 84' equaliser earns 1. FC Köln 3-3 draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach
Honours were even between 1. FC Köln and Borussia Mönchengladbach at RheinEnergieStadion on Saturday, 21 March 2026, the Bundesliga matchday 27 game finishing 3-3. S. El Mala (4'), R. Ache (7') and E. Martel (84') scored for 1. FC Köln, while J. Castrop (1', 60') and P. Sander (20') found the net for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln, 86') was sent off. It was 2-2 at half-time.
1. FC Köln had 51% of the ball and 12 shots (5 on target) against Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 9 (3 on target). Jens Castrop (Borussia Mönchengladbach) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves 1. FC Köln 13th in the Bundesliga table on 4 points and Borussia Mönchengladbach 18th on 0.
In the headlines this week
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 |
| 17 | Union Berlin | 4 | -13 | 1 |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 11 Oct 2026, 1. FC Köln – Borussia Mönchengladbach
Match events
- 1'goalJ. CastropAssist: F. Honorat
- 4'goalS. El MalaAssist: I. Johannesson
- 7'goalR. AcheAssist: J. Kaminski
- 20'goalP. SanderNormal Goal
- 38'yellow cardÍsak Bergmann JóhannessonYellow Card
- 52'yellow cardMarvin SchwäbeYellow Card
- 60'goalJ. CastropAssist: Y. Engelhardt
- 61'yellow cardJakub KamińskiYellow Card
- 70'substitutionC. NeumannOff: J. Thielmann
- 70'substitutionI. JohannessonOff: F. Chavez
- 71'yellow cardCenk ÖzkaçarYellow Card
- 71'yellow cardHaris TabakovićYellow Card
- 73'yellow cardEric MartelYellow Card
- 76'yellow cardJan ThielmannYellow Card
- 77'substitutionS. El MalaOff: F. Kainz
- 77'substitutionL. MainaOff: L. Waldschmidt
- 77'substitutionR. AcheOff: M. Bulter
- 84'goalE. MartelAssist: F. Kainz
- 85'substitutionK. StogerOff: H. Bolin
- 85'substitutionJ. CastropOff: L. Ullrich
- 86'yellow cardEric MartelYellow Card
- 86'red cardEric MartelRed Card
- 88'substitutionF. HonoratOff: S. Machino
- 88'substitutionJ. ScallyOff: M. Friedrich
- 90'yellow cardRocco ReitzYellow Card
- 90+1'yellow cardFlorian KainzYellow Card
Lineups
1. FC Köln
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Lukas Kwasniok
Starting XI
- 1M. SchwabeG
- 36C. NeumannD
- 33R. van den BergD
- 39C. OzkacarD
- 32K. LundD
- 18I. JohannessonM
- 6E. MartelM
- 37L. MainaM
- 16J. KaminskiM
- 13S. El MalaM
- 9R. AcheF
Substitutes
- 20R. ZielerG
- 44M. KobbingG
- 11F. KainzM
- 7L. WaldschmidtF
- 29J. ThielmannM
- 27F. ChavezM
- 3D. HeintzD
- 30M. BulterF
- 38Y. NiangF
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Eugen Polanski
Starting XI
- 33M. NicolasG
- 16P. SanderD
- 30N. ElvediD
- 4K. DiksD
- 29J. ScallyM
- 27R. ReitzM
- 6Y. EngelhardtM
- 17J. CastropM
- 9F. HonoratF
- 7K. StogerF
- 15H. TabakovicF
Substitutes
- 42T. Pereira CardosoG
- 18S. MachinoF
- 13G. ReynaM
- 38H. BolinM
- 26L. UllrichD
- 2F. C. ChiarodiaD
- 36W. MohyaM
- 5M. FriedrichD
- 10F. NeuhausM
Match statistics
- 51%Possession49%
- 1.55Expected goals (xG)1.19
- 12Total shots9
- 5Shots on target3
- 5Shots off target2
- 2Blocked shots4
- 9Shots inside the box7
- 3Shots outside the box2
- 5Corners3
- 0Offsides4
- 8Fouls14
- 8Yellow cards2
- 1Red cards0
- 1Goalkeeper saves2
- 378Passes373
- 299Accurate passes290
- 79%Pass accuracy78%
- -0.77Goals prevented-0.77
Player statistics
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marvin SchwäbeG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 32Kristoffer LundD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Rav van den BergD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 36Cenny NeumannD | 70 | 5.9 | ||
| 39Cenk ÖzkaçarD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Eric MartelM | 86 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 13Said El MalaM | 77 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 16Jakub KamińskiM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM | 70 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 37Linton MainaM | 77 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Ragnar AcheF | 77 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 20Ron-Robert ZielerG | – | – | ||
| 44Matthias KöbbingG | – | – | ||
| 3Dominique HeintzD | – | – | ||
| 11Florian KainzM | 13 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 27Felipe ChávezM | 20 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Jan ThielmannM | 20 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Luca WaldschmidtF | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Marius BülterF | 13 | 6.3 | ||
| 38Youssoupha NiangF | – | – |
Borussia Mönchengladbach
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Moritz NicolasG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Kevin DiksD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 16Philipp SanderD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 30Nico ElvediD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 6Yannik EngelhardtM | 90 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 17Jens CastropMTop rated | 85 | 8.9 | 2 | |
| 27Rocco ReitzM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Joseph ScallyM | 88 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Kevin StögerF | 85 | 7.0 | ||
| 9Franck HonoratF | 88 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 15Haris TabakovićF | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| 42Tiago Pereira CardosoG | – | – | ||
| 2Fabio ChiarodiaD | – | – | ||
| 5Marvin FriedrichD | 2 | – | ||
| 26Lukas UllrichD | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Florian NeuhausM | – | – | ||
| 13Giovanni ReynaM | – | – | ||
| 36Wael MohyaM | – | – | ||
| 38Hugo BolinM | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Shuto MachinoF | 2 | – |