Bundesliga · Sun, 12 Apr 2026 ·
1. FC Köln vs Werder Bremen — 3 - 1
RheinEnergieStadion · Referee: Tobias Reichel, Germany
Match report
1. FC Köln beat Werder Bremen 3-1
1. FC Köln beat Werder Bremen 3-1 in Bundesliga matchday 29 on Sunday, 12 April 2026 at RheinEnergieStadion. S. El Mala (7' pen), R. Ache (65') and M. Backhaus (90' og) scored for 1. FC Köln, while R. Schmid (75' pen) found the net for Werder Bremen. Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen, 24') was sent off. It was 1-0 at half-time.
1. FC Köln had 58% of the ball and 25 shots (8 on target) against Werder Bremen’s 6 (2 on target). Mio Backhaus (Werder Bremen) was the top-rated player with 7.6. The result leaves 1. FC Köln 13th in the Bundesliga table on 4 points and Werder Bremen 8th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SV Elversberg | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| 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, 12 Sept 2026, 1. FC Köln 1-1 Werder Bremen
Match events
- 7'penaltyS. El MalaPenalty
- 24'red cardMarco FriedlRed Card
- 46'substitutionK. LundOff: A. Castro-Montes
- 46'substitutionY. SugawaraOff: K. Coulibaly
- 46'substitutionM. GrullOff: S. Musah
- 49'VAR decisionAlessio Castro-MontesGoal cancelled
- 65'goalR. AcheNormal Goal
- 67'substitutionS. El MalaOff: L. Maina
- 67'substitutionJ. ThielmannOff: M. Bulter
- 70'yellow cardRagnar AcheYellow Card
- 74'VAR decisionOlivier DemanPenalty confirmed
- 75'penaltyR. SchmidPenalty
- 76'substitutionR. AcheOff: L. Waldschmidt
- 78'yellow cardLeonardo BittencourtYellow Card
- 79'substitutionF. AguOff: I. Schmidt
- 83'yellow cardJahmai Simpson-PuseyYellow Card
- 84'substitutionL. BittencourtOff: J. Milosevic
- 86'substitutionS. SebulonsenOff: T. Krauss
- 90'yellow cardAmos PieperYellow Card
- 90'own goalM. Backhaus(own goal)Own Goal
- 90+1'yellow cardEric MartelYellow Card
Lineups
1. FC Köln
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Lukas Kwasniok
Starting XI
- 1M. SchwabeG
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 22J. Simpson-PuseyD
- 39C. OzkacarD
- 32K. LundD
- 29J. ThielmannM
- 18I. JohannessonM
- 6E. MartelM
- 16J. KaminskiM
- 9R. AcheF
- 13S. El MalaF
Substitutes
Werder Bremen
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Daniel Thioune
Starting XI
- 30M. BackhausG
- 3Y. SugawaraD
- 5A. PieperD
- 32M. FriedlD
- 2O. DemanD
- 14S. LynenM
- 10L. BittencourtM
- 17M. GrullM
- 20R. SchmidM
- 27F. AguM
- 11J. NjinmahF
Substitutes
- 25M. KolkeG
- 4N. StarkD
- 24P. CovicM
- 23I. SchmidtD
- 7S. MbangulaF
- 19J. MilosevicF
- 33M. SchmetgensD
- 31K. CoulibalyD
- 29S. MusahF
Match statistics
- 58%Possession42%
- 3.33Expected goals (xG)0.99
- 25Total shots6
- 8Shots on target2
- 6Shots off target3
- 11Blocked shots1
- 16Shots inside the box2
- 9Shots outside the box4
- 8Corners5
- 3Offsides3
- 16Fouls7
- 3Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards1
- 1Goalkeeper saves6
- 493Passes352
- 437Accurate passes280
- 89%Pass accuracy80%
- 0.24Goals prevented0.24
Player statistics
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marvin SchwäbeG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 28Sebastian SebulonsenD | 86 | 6.7 | ||
| 32Kristoffer LundD | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 39Cenk ÖzkaçarD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Eric MartelM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 16Jakub KamińskiM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 29Jan ThielmannM | 67 | 7.0 | ||
| 9Ragnar AcheF | 76 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 13Said El MalaF | 67 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 20Ron-Robert ZielerG | – | – | ||
| 33Rav van den BergD | – | – | ||
| 5Tom KraußM | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Denis HuseinbašićM | – | – | ||
| 17Alessio Castro-MontesM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Felipe ChávezM | – | – | ||
| 37Linton MainaM | 23 | 7.3 | ||
| 7Luca WaldschmidtF | 14 | 6.9 | ||
| 30Marius BülterF | 23 | 6.9 |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mio BackhausGTop rated | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 2Olivier DemanD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Yukinari SugawaraD | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 5Amos PieperD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 32Marco FriedlD | 24 | 4.2 | ||
| 10Leonardo BittencourtM | 84 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Senne LynenM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Marco GrüllM | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Romano SchmidM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 27Felix AguM | 79 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Justin NjinmahF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 25Markus KolkeG | – | – | ||
| 4Niklas StarkD | – | – | ||
| 23Isaac SchmidtD | 11 | 6.2 | ||
| 31Karim CoulibalyD | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 33Mick SchmetgensD | – | – | ||
| 24Patrice ČovićM | – | – | ||
| 7Samuel MbangulaF | – | – | ||
| 19Jovan MiloševićF | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 29Salim MusahF | 45 | 6.5 |