Bundesliga · Sat, 2 May 2026 ·
Union Berlin vs 1. FC Köln — 2 - 2
Stadion An der Alten Försterei · Referee: Daniel Schlager, Germany
Match report
L. Burcu’s 89' equaliser earns Union Berlin 2-2 draw with 1. FC Köln
Honours were even between Union Berlin and 1. FC Köln at Stadion An der Alten Försterei on Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Bundesliga matchday 32 game finishing 2-2. T. Rothe (73') and L. Burcu (89') scored for Union Berlin, while M. Bulter (33') and S. El Mala (61') found the net for 1. FC Köln. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Union Berlin had 59% of the ball and 13 shots (3 on target) against 1. FC Köln’s 8 (4 on target). Said El Mala (1. FC Köln) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Union Berlin 17th in the Bundesliga table on 1 point and 1. FC Köln 13th on 4.
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: Sun, 1 Nov 2026, Union Berlin – 1. FC Köln
Match events
- 31'yellow cardEric MartelYellow Card
- 33'goalM. BulterAssist: L. Waldschmidt
- 34'yellow cardDiogo LeiteYellow Card
- 55'yellow cardJahmai Simpson-PuseyYellow Card
- 58'substitutionJ. JuranovicOff: C. Trimmel
- 58'substitutionI. AnsahOff: A. Ilic
- 58'substitutionA. SchaferOff: L. Burcu
- 61'goalS. El MalaAssist: K. Lund
- 62'substitutionL. WaldschmidtOff: F. Chavez
- 67'substitutionS. NsokiOff: T. Skarke
- 71'substitutionJ. KaminskiOff: L. Maina
- 71'substitutionM. BulterOff: J. Thielmann
- 71'substitutionS. El MalaOff: Y. Niang
- 73'goalT. RotheAssist: C. Trimmel
- 80'substitutionK. LundOff: J. Schmied
- 88'yellow cardMarvin SchwäbeYellow Card
- 88'substitutionR. KhediraOff: A. Kral
- 89'goalL. BurcuNormal Goal
- 90+5'yellow cardLivan BurcuYellow Card
Lineups
Union Berlin
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Marie-Louise Eta
Starting XI
- 25C. KlausG
- 5D. DoekhiD
- 4D. LeiteD
- 34S. NsokiD
- 18J. JuranovicM
- 13A. SchaferM
- 8R. KhediraM
- 6A. KemleinM
- 15T. RotheM
- 7O. BurkeF
- 10I. AnsahF
Substitutes
- 48T. WisbereitG
- 28C. TrimmelD
- 33A. KralM
- 21T. SkarkeM
- 19J. HabererM
- 39D. KohnD
- 23A. IlicF
- 14L. QuerfeldD
- 9L. BurcuF
1. FC Köln
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Lukas Kwasniok
Starting XI
- 1M. SchwabeG
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 22J. Simpson-PuseyD
- 39C. OzkacarD
- 32K. LundD
- 5T. KraussM
- 6E. MartelM
- 7L. WaldschmidtM
- 16J. KaminskiM
- 30M. BulterM
- 13S. El MalaF
Substitutes
- 20R. ZielerG
- 37L. MainaM
- 29J. ThielmannM
- 8D. HuseinbasicM
- 27F. ChavezM
- 3D. HeintzD
- 17A. Castro-MontesM
- 2J. SchmiedD
- 38Y. NiangF
Match statistics
- 59%Possession41%
- 1.15Expected goals (xG)1.75
- 13Total shots8
- 3Shots on target4
- 6Shots off target4
- 4Blocked shots0
- 9Shots inside the box6
- 4Shots outside the box2
- 2Corners5
- 0Offsides2
- 7Fouls10
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves1
- 464Passes335
- 352Accurate passes247
- 76%Pass accuracy74%
- -0.22Goals prevented-0.22
Player statistics
Union Berlin
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Carl KlausG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Diogo LeiteD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Danilho DoekhiD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 34Stanley NsokiD | 67 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Aljoscha KemleinM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 8Rani KhediraM | 88 | 6.3 | ||
| 13András SchäferM | 58 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Tom Alexander RotheM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 18Josip JuranovićM | 58 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Oliver BurkeF | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Ilyas AnsahF | 58 | 5.9 | ||
| 48Tom WisbereitG | – | – | ||
| 14Leopold QuerfeldD | – | – | ||
| 28Christopher TrimmelD | 32 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 39Derrick KöhnD | – | – | ||
| 19Janik HabererM | – | – | ||
| 21Tim SkarkeM | 23 | 6.6 | ||
| 33Alex KrálM | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Livan BurcuF | 32 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 23Andrej IlićF | 32 | 6.3 |
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marvin SchwäbeG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 28Sebastian SebulonsenD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 32Kristoffer LundD | 80 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 39Cenk ÖzkaçarD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Tom KraußM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Eric MartelM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Luca WaldschmidtM | 62 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 16Jakub KamińskiM | 71 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Marius BülterM | 71 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 13Said El MalaFTop rated | 71 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 20Ron-Robert ZielerG | – | – | ||
| 2Joel SchmiedD | 10 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Dominique HeintzD | – | – | ||
| 8Denis HuseinbašićM | – | – | ||
| 17Alessio Castro-MontesM | – | – | ||
| 27Felipe ChávezM | 28 | 6.7 | ||
| 29Jan Uwe ThielmannM | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| 37Linton MainaM | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| 38Youssoupha NiangF | 19 | 6.5 |