Bundesliga · Sat, 20 Dec 2025 ·
1. FC Köln vs Union Berlin — 0 - 1
RheinEnergieStadion · Referee: Christian Dingert, Germany
Match report
A. Schafer’s 90' winner gives Union Berlin 1-0 victory over 1. FC Köln
Union Berlin beat 1. FC Köln 1-0 in Bundesliga matchday 15 on Saturday, 20 December 2025 at RheinEnergieStadion. A. Schafer scored the only goal of the game for Union Berlin in the 90th minute. Rav van den Berg (1. FC Köln, 82') was sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.
1. FC Köln had 62% of the ball and 13 shots (2 on target) against Union Berlin’s 11 (3 on target). Dominique Heintz (1. FC Köln) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves 1. FC Köln 13th in the Bundesliga table on 4 points and Union Berlin 17th on 1.
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 |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 4 | -11 | 3 |
| 17 | Union Berlin | 4 | -13 | 1 |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 2 May 2026, Union Berlin 2-2 1. FC Köln
Match events
- 13'yellow cardSebastian SebulonsenYellow Card
- 40'yellow cardChristopher TrimmelYellow Card
- 49'yellow cardTom KraußYellow Card
- 58'substitutionR. AcheOff: M. Bulter
- 64'substitutionJeong Woo-YeongOff: L. Burcu
- 68'substitutionJ. ThielmannOff: S. El Mala
- 68'substitutionT. KraussOff: D. Huseinbasic
- 72'substitutionI. AnsahOff: T. Skarke
- 72'substitutionO. BurkeOff: A. Ilic
- 73'substitutionC. TrimmelOff: J. Juranovic
- 80'yellow cardAljoscha KemleinYellow Card
- 82'red cardRav van den BergRed Card
- 84'substitutionA. KemleinOff: A. Schafer
- 86'substitutionD. HeintzOff: C. Ozkacar
- 86'substitutionJ. KaminskiOff: L. Maina
- 88'yellow cardAndrás SchäferYellow Card
- 90'goalA. SchaferNormal Goal
- 90+4'yellow cardJosip JuranovićYellow Card
- 90+8'yellow cardFrederik RønnowYellow Card
Lineups
1. FC Köln
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Lukas Kwasniok
Starting XI
- 1M. SchwabeG
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 33R. van den BergD
- 3D. HeintzD
- 32K. LundD
- 5T. KraussM
- 6E. MartelM
- 29J. ThielmannM
- 18I. JohannessonM
- 16J. KaminskiM
- 9R. AcheF
Substitutes
- 20R. ZielerG
- 39C. OzkacarD
- 37L. MainaM
- 17A. Castro-MontesM
- 13S. El MalaM
- 11F. KainzM
- 8D. HuseinbasicM
- 40F. SchentenF
- 30M. BulterF
Union Berlin
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Steffen Baumgart
Starting XI
- 1F. RonnowG
- 5D. DoekhiD
- 14L. QuerfeldD
- 4D. LeiteD
- 28C. TrimmelM
- 8R. KhediraM
- 6A. KemleinM
- 39D. KohnM
- 11Jeong Woo-YeongF
- 10I. AnsahF
- 7O. BurkeF
Substitutes
- 31M. RaabG
- 9L. BurcuF
- 13A. SchaferM
- 17D. PreuF
- 18J. JuranovicD
- 21T. SkarkeM
- 23A. IlicF
- 34S. NsokiD
- 41O. OgbemudiaD
Match statistics
- 62%Possession38%
- 0.55Expected goals (xG)1.26
- 13Total shots11
- 2Shots on target3
- 5Shots off target4
- 6Blocked shots4
- 9Shots inside the box8
- 4Shots outside the box3
- 3Corners6
- 1Offsides2
- 9Fouls18
- 2Yellow cards5
- 1Red cards0
- 1Goalkeeper saves2
- 524Passes306
- 452Accurate passes238
- 86%Pass accuracy78%
- 0.11Goals prevented0.11
Player statistics
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marvin SchwäbeG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Dominique HeintzDTop rated | 86 | 8.3 | ||
| 28Sebastian SebulonsenD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 32Kristoffer LundD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 33Rav van den BergD | 82 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Tom KraußM | 68 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Eric MartelM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 16Jakub KamińskiM | 86 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 29Jan ThielmannM | 68 | 7.3 | ||
| 9Ragnar AcheF | 58 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Ron-Robert ZielerG | – | – | ||
| 39Cenk ÖzkaçarD | 12 | 6.0 | ||
| 8Denis HuseinbašićM | 22 | 6.5 | ||
| 11Florian KainzM | – | – | ||
| 13Said El MalaM | 22 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Alessio Castro-MontesM | – | – | ||
| 37Linton MainaM | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Marius BülterF | 32 | 6.6 | ||
| 40Fynn SchentenF | – | – |
Union Berlin
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederik RønnowG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 4Diogo LeiteD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Danilho DoekhiD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Leopold QuerfeldD | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 6Aljoscha KemleinM | 84 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Rani KhediraM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 28Christopher TrimmelM | 73 | 7.3 | ||
| 39Derrick KöhnM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 7Oliver BurkeF | 72 | 6.0 | ||
| 10Ilyas AnsahF | 72 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Woo-Yeong JeongF | 64 | 6.5 | ||
| 31Matheo RaabG | – | – | ||
| 18Josip JuranovićD | 17 | 6.6 | ||
| 34Stanley N'SokiD | – | – | ||
| 41Oluwaseun OgbemudiaD | – | – | ||
| 13András SchäferM | 13 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 21Tim SkarkeM | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Livan BurcuF | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| 17David PreuF | – | – | ||
| 23Andrej IlićF | 18 | 6.7 |