Bundesliga · Sat, 17 Jan 2026 ·
1. FC Köln vs FSV Mainz 05 — 2 - 1
RheinEnergieStadion · Referee: Felix Zwayer, Germany
Match report
1. FC Köln beat FSV Mainz 05 2-1 as R. Ache scores twice
1. FC Köln beat FSV Mainz 05 2-1 in Bundesliga matchday 18 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 at RheinEnergieStadion. R. Ache (57', 85') scored for 1. FC Köln, while S. Bell (29') found the net for FSV Mainz 05. It was 0-1 at half-time.
1. FC Köln had 62% of the ball and 20 shots (6 on target) against FSV Mainz 05’s 10 (7 on target). Ragnar Ache (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 FSV Mainz 05 6th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 6 | FSV Mainz 05 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| 7 | SV Elversberg | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 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: Sat, 19 Dec 2026, FSV Mainz 05 – 1. FC Köln
Match events
- 18'yellow cardEric MartelYellow Card
- 29'goalS. BellAssist: D. da Costa
- 43'yellow cardJae-sung LeeYellow Card
- 46'substitutionC. OzkacarOff: K. Lund
- 46'substitutionE. MartelOff: T. Krauss
- 46'substitutionI. JohannessonOff: R. Ache
- 57'goalR. AcheAssist: A. Castro-Montes
- 61'yellow cardSilvan WidmerYellow Card
- 61'substitutionSilasOff: A. Sieb
- 72'yellow cardMarius BülterYellow Card
- 72'yellow cardSaid El MalaYellow Card
- 72'yellow cardPhillip TietzYellow Card
- 72'yellow cardDaniel BatzYellow Card
- 73'substitutionL. MainaOff: L. Waldschmidt
- 74'substitutionS. BellOff: L. Maloney
- 74'substitutionLee Jae-SungOff: W. Boving
- 83'substitutionA. Castro-MontesOff: J. Thielmann
- 85'goalR. AcheNormal Goal
- 87'yellow cardTom KraußYellow Card
- 90'substitutionK. SanoOff: A. Nordin
- 90'substitutionP. NebelOff: F. Moreno Fell
Lineups
1. FC Köln
Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Lukas Kwasniok
Starting XI
- 1M. SchwabeG
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 22J. Simpson-PuseyD
- 39C. OzkacarD
- 37L. MainaM
- 6E. MartelM
- 18I. JohannessonM
- 17A. Castro-MontesM
- 16J. KaminskiF
- 30M. BulterF
- 13S. El MalaF
Substitutes
- 20R. ZielerG
- 33R. van den BergD
- 32K. LundD
- 29J. ThielmannM
- 11F. KainzM
- 5T. KraussM
- 40F. SchentenF
- 9R. AcheF
- 7L. WaldschmidtF
FSV Mainz 05
Formation 3-1-4-2 · Coach Urs Fischer
Starting XI
- 33D. BatzG
- 31D. KohrD
- 16S. BellD
- 48K. PotulskiD
- 6K. SanoM
- 21D. da CostaM
- 8P. NebelM
- 7Lee Jae-SungM
- 30S. WidmerM
- 26SilasF
- 20P. TietzF
Substitutes
- 1L. RiessG
- 5M. LeitschD
- 9A. NordinF
- 15L. MaloneyM
- 24S. KawasakiM
- 11A. SiebF
- 14W. BovingF
- 36F. Moreno Fell
- 37B. BobzienF
Match statistics
- 62%Possession38%
- 2.08Expected goals (xG)1.52
- 20Total shots10
- 6Shots on target7
- 8Shots off target3
- 6Blocked shots0
- 15Shots inside the box6
- 5Shots outside the box4
- 9Corners5
- 0Offsides4
- 6Fouls10
- 4Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 5Goalkeeper saves4
- 473Passes293
- 374Accurate passes193
- 79%Pass accuracy66%
- 0.40Goals prevented0.40
Player statistics
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marvin SchwäbeG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 28Sebastian SebulonsenD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 39Cenk ÖzkaçarD | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Eric MartelM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Alessio Castro-MontesM | 83 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 37Linton MainaM | 73 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Said El MalaF | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 16Jakub KamińskiF | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 30Marius BülterF | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 20Ron-Robert ZielerG | – | – | ||
| 32Kristoffer LundD | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 33Rav van den BergD | – | – | ||
| 5Tom KraußM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Florian KainzM | – | – | ||
| 29Jan ThielmannM | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Luca WaldschmidtF | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Ragnar AcheFTop rated | 45 | 8.9 | 2 | |
| 40Fynn SchentenF | – | – |
FSV Mainz 05
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Daniel BatzG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 16Stefan BellD | 74 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 31Dominik KohrD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 48Kacper PotulskiD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Kaishu SanoM | 89 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Jae-sung LeeM | 74 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Paul NebelM | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Danny da CostaM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 30Silvan WidmerM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Phillip TietzF | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 26SilasF | 61 | 6.3 | ||
| 1Lasse RiessG | – | – | ||
| 5Maxim LeitschD | – | – | ||
| 15Lennard MaloneyM | 16 | 7.0 | ||
| 24Sota KawasakiM | – | – | ||
| 9Arnaud NordinF | 1 | – | ||
| 11Armindo SiebF | 29 | 6.9 | ||
| 14William BøvingF | 16 | 6.7 | ||
| 36Fabio Moreno FellF | 1 | – | ||
| 37Ben Justus BobzienF | – | – |