Bundesliga · Sat, 29 Nov 2025 ·
Werder Bremen vs 1. FC Köln — 1 - 1
Weserstadion · Referee: Bastian Dankert, Germany
Match report
S. El Mala’s 90' equaliser earns 1. FC Köln 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen
Honours were even between Werder Bremen and 1. FC Köln at Weserstadion on Saturday, 29 November 2025, the Bundesliga matchday 12 game finishing 1-1. M. Friedl (22') scored for Werder Bremen, while S. El Mala (90') found the net for 1. FC Köln. Niklas Stark (Werder Bremen, 90+6') was sent off. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Werder Bremen had 49% of the ball and 17 shots (4 on target) against 1. FC Köln’s 10 (2 on target). Said El Mala (1. FC Köln) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Werder Bremen 8th in the Bundesliga table on 7 points and 1. FC Köln 13th on 4.
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: Sun, 12 Apr 2026, 1. FC Köln 3-1 Werder Bremen
Match events
- 12'substitutionD. HeintzOff: R. van den Berg
- 22'goalM. FriedlAssist: J. Stage
- 39'yellow cardAlessio Castro-MontesYellow Card
- 46'substitutionA. PieperOff: N. Stark
- 46'substitutionI. JohannessonOff: K. Lund
- 46'substitutionA. Castro-MontesOff: T. Krauss
- 56'VAR decisionKeke ToppGoal cancelled
- 70'substitutionK. ToppOff: V. Boniface
- 74'substitutionC. OzkacarOff: L. Waldschmidt
- 75'yellow cardNiklas StarkYellow Card
- 75'yellow cardJan ThielmannYellow Card
- 78'yellow cardEric MartelYellow Card
- 81'substitutionC. PuertasOff: S. Mbangula
- 82'substitutionE. MartelOff: F. Kainz
- 90'goalS. El MalaAssist: K. Lund
- 90+6'yellow cardNiklas StarkYellow Card
- 90+6'red cardNiklas StarkRed Card
- 90+6'yellow cardMarius BülterYellow Card
Lineups
Werder Bremen
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Horst Steffen
Starting XI
- 30M. BackhausG
- 3Y. SugawaraD
- 5A. PieperD
- 31K. CoulibalyD
- 32M. FriedlD
- 14S. LynenM
- 6J. StageM
- 18C. PuertasM
- 20R. SchmidM
- 17M. GrullM
- 9K. ToppF
Substitutes
- 13K. HeinG
- 4N. StarkD
- 7S. MbangulaF
- 10L. BittencourtM
- 11J. NjinmahF
- 23I. SchmidtD
- 24P. CovicM
- 28S. AlveroM
- 44V. BonifaceF
1. FC Köln
Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Lukas Kwasniok
Starting XI
- 1M. SchwabeG
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 3D. HeintzD
- 39C. OzkacarD
- 29J. ThielmannM
- 18I. JohannessonM
- 6E. MartelM
- 17A. Castro-MontesM
- 16J. KaminskiF
- 30M. BulterF
- 13S. El MalaF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 49%Possession51%
- 1.17Expected goals (xG)0.94
- 17Total shots10
- 4Shots on target2
- 8Shots off target6
- 5Blocked shots2
- 10Shots inside the box7
- 7Shots outside the box3
- 4Corners0
- 2Offsides0
- 11Fouls11
- 2Yellow cards4
- 1Red cards0
- 1Goalkeeper saves3
- 479Passes511
- 400Accurate passes437
- 84%Pass accuracy86%
- -0.39Goals prevented-0.39
Player statistics
Werder Bremen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mio BackhausG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 3Yukinari SugawaraD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Amos PieperD | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 31Karim CoulibalyD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 32Marco FriedlD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 6Jens StageM | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 14Senne LynenM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Marco GrüllM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 18Cameron PuertasM | 81 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Romano SchmidM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Keke ToppF | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 13Karl HeinG | – | – | ||
| 4Niklas StarkD | 51 | 6.0 | ||
| 23Isaac SchmidtD | – | – | ||
| 10Leonardo BittencourtM | – | – | ||
| 24Patrice ČovićM | – | – | ||
| 28Skelly AlveroM | – | – | ||
| 7Samuel MbangulaF | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Justin NjinmahF | – | – | ||
| 44Victor Okoh BonifaceF | 19 | 6.9 |
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marvin SchwäbeG | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 3Dominique HeintzD | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 28Sebastian SebulonsenD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 39Cenk ÖzkaçarD | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Eric MartelM | 82 | 7.0 | ||
| 17Alessio Castro-MontesM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Jan ThielmannM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 13Said El MalaFTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 16Jakub KamińskiF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Marius BülterF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Ron-Robert ZielerG | – | – | ||
| 25Jusuf GazibegovićD | – | – | ||
| 32Kristoffer LundD | 45 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 33Rav van den BergD | 78 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Tom KraußM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Denis HuseinbašićM | – | – | ||
| 11Florian KainzM | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| 37Linton MainaM | – | – | ||
| 7Luca WaldschmidtF | 16 | 6.3 |