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Matchday

Bundesliga 25/26 · 20 Dec 2025

1. FC Köln 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 0.9
Actual xG
0.5 – 1.3
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made 1. FC Köln favourites at 61%.

1. FC Union Berlin won and made the better chances: 1.3 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Leopold Querfeld, 64.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jan Uwe Thielmann +14.5, Derrick Köhn +13.6, Leopold Querfeld +12.2.

Well below it: Kristoffer Lund −10.0, Oliver Burke −9.9, Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson −9.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

1. FC Köln

13 Dec 2025L 0–2at Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga
6 Dec 2025D 1–1v FC St. Pauli Bundesliga
29 Nov 2025D 1–1at SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga
22 Nov 2025L 3–4v Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga
8 Nov 2025L 1–3at Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin

12 Dec 2025W 3–1v RB Leipzig Bundesliga
6 Dec 2025L 1–3at VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga
29 Nov 2025L 1–2v 1. FC Heidenheim Bundesliga
23 Nov 2025W 1–0at FC St. Pauli Bundesliga
8 Nov 2025D 2–2v FC Bayern München Bundesliga

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

1. FC Köln

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Linton Maina Midfielder1200–72.2–
Jan Uwe Thielmann Midfielder68000.0559.5+14.5
Dominique Heintz Defender8600–52.0+4.5
Tom Krauß Midfielder68000.0350.1+0.5
Eric Martel Midfielder90000.0346.9−2.7
Marvin Schwäbe Goalkeeper9000–46.7−6.6
Denis Huseinbašić Midfielder2200–45.1–
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson Midfielder9000–44.6−9.9
Ragnar Ache Forward58000.1243.6−7.5
Rav van den Berg Defender8200–42.7−3.8
Sebastian Sebulonsen Defender90000.1141.7+0.7
Jakub Kamiński Midfielder86000.1239.1−7.7
Marius Bülter Forward3200–37.9–
Kristoffer Lund Defender90000.0737.8−10.0
Said El Mala Midfielder22000.0336.6–
Cenk Özkaçar Defender1200–23.2–

1. FC Union Berlin

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
András Schäfer Midfielder13100.14100.0–
Josip Juranović Defender1700–67.8–
Leopold Querfeld Defender90000.0564.8+12.2
Frederik Rønnow Goalkeeper9000–58.0+10.3
Christopher Trimmel Midfielder7300–57.5+8.6
Derrick Köhn Midfielder9000–55.0+13.6
Livan Burcu Forward26000.3354.6–
Diogo Leite Defender90000.3250.9+6.9
Danilho Doekhi Defender9000–50.0−7.2
Tim Skarke Midfielder1800–45.2–
Andrej Ilić Forward1800–44.8–
Rani Khedira Midfielder90000.1841.7−2.4
Ilyas Ansah Forward72000.0239.7−5.0
Oliver Burke Forward72000.0439.7−9.9
Aljoscha Kemlein Midfielder84000.1138.9−4.1
Woo-Yeong Jeong Forward64000.0737.5−5.5