Bundesliga 25/26 · 21 Mar 2026

1. FC Köln 3–3 Borussia M'gladbach

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made 1. FC Köln favourites at 52%.

A draw the chances agree with: 1.6 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jens Castrop, 66.4 in 85′.

Well above their usual level: Jens Castrop +20.8, Jakub Kamiński +13.8, Joe Scally +12.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

14 Mar 2026	D 1–1	at Hamburger SV Bundesliga
7 Mar 2026	L 1–2	v Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga
27 Feb 2026	L 0–2	at FC Augsburg Bundesliga
21 Feb 2026	D 2–2	v TSG Hoffenheim Bundesliga
14 Feb 2026	L 1–3	at VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga

13 Mar 2026	W 2–0	v FC St. Pauli Bundesliga
6 Mar 2026	L 1–4	at FC Bayern München Bundesliga
28 Feb 2026	W 1–0	v 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga
22 Feb 2026	L 1–2	at SC Freiburg Bundesliga
14 Feb 2026	L 0–3	at Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga

8 Nov 2025	Borussia M'gladbach 3–1 1. FC Köln Bundesliga

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Florian Kainz Midfielder	13	0	1	–	83.7	–
Jakub Kamiński Midfielder	90	0	1	0.02	59.3	+13.8
Rav van den Berg Defender	90	0	0	–	58.0	+10.2
Ragnar Ache Forward	77	1	0	0.93	55.4	+4.9
Cenk Özkaçar Defender	90	0	0	–	52.6	+7.4
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson Midfielder	70	0	1	0.14	52.5	+1.5
Felipe Chávez Midfielder	20	0	0	0.05	42.0	–
Eric Martel Midfielder	86	1	0	0.06	40.8	−7.6
Luca Waldschmidt Forward	13	0	0	0.02	40.6	–
Jan Uwe Thielmann Midfielder	20	0	0	–	39.8	–
Linton Maina Midfielder	77	0	0	–	39.1	−6.7
Marius Bülter Forward	13	0	0	–	38.1	–
Said El Mala Midfielder	77	1	0	0.30	37.9	−10.4
Cenny Neumann Defender	70	0	0	–	37.5	–
Kristoffer Lund Defender	90	0	0	0.03	32.1	−14.2
Marvin Schwäbe Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	30.2	−19.7

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Marvin Friedrich Defender	2	0	0	–	100.0	–
Jens Castrop Midfielder	85	2	0	0.43	66.4	+20.8
Hugo Bolin Midfielder	10	0	0	0.17	61.1	–
Philipp Sander Defender	90	1	0	0.57	56.6	+4.9
Joe Scally Defender	88	0	0	–	52.2	+12.8
Nico Elvedi Defender	90	0	0	–	49.7	−1.8
Kevin Stöger Midfielder	85	0	0	0.06	47.5	−3.3
Rocco Reitz Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	46.6	+4.9
Kevin Diks Defender	90	0	0	–	44.0	−6.6
Haris Tabaković Forward	90	0	0	0.06	42.0	−3.9
Yannick Engelhardt Midfielder	90	0	1	–	41.5	−5.5
Shuto Machino Forward	2	0	0	–	40.7	–
Franck Honorat Midfielder	88	0	1	–	38.2	−11.4
Moritz Nicolas Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	34.1	−19.8
Lukas Ullrich Defender	10	0	0	–	21.7	–