Bundesliga 25/26 · 2 May 2026

1. FC Union Berlin 2–2 1. FC Köln

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made 1. FC Union Berlin favourites at 48%.

1. FC Köln deserved more from the draw, creating 1.8 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Said El Mala, 66.0 in 71′.

Well above their usual level: Said El Mala +20.4, András Schäfer +14.6, Diogo Leite +12.7.

Each side's last five results before this match.

24 Apr 2026	L 1–3	at RB Leipzig Bundesliga
18 Apr 2026	L 1–2	v VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga
11 Apr 2026	L 1–3	at 1. FC Heidenheim Bundesliga
5 Apr 2026	D 1–1	v FC St. Pauli Bundesliga
21 Mar 2026	L 0–4	at FC Bayern München Bundesliga

25 Apr 2026	L 1–2	v Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga
17 Apr 2026	D 1–1	at FC St. Pauli Bundesliga
12 Apr 2026	W 3–1	v SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga
5 Apr 2026	D 2–2	at Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga
21 Mar 2026	D 3–3	v Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga

20 Dec 2025	1. FC Köln 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Christopher Trimmel Midfielder	32	0	1	–	86.1	–
Diogo Leite Defender	90	0	0	–	59.8	+12.7
Livan Burcu Forward	32	1	0	0.03	59.1	–
Tim Skarke Midfielder	23	0	0	–	55.6	–
András Schäfer Midfielder	58	0	0	0.02	55.5	+14.6
Alex Král Midfielder	12	0	0	–	52.8	–
Danilho Doekhi Defender	90	0	0	–	48.6	−2.9
Stanley Nsoki Defender	67	0	0	–	44.7	−1.4
Carl Klaus Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	43.1	–
Oliver Burke Forward	90	0	0	0.44	42.7	−1.9
Andrej Ilić Forward	32	0	0	0.22	42.5	–
Aljoscha Kemlein Midfielder	90	0	0	0.21	39.5	−2.8
Rani Khedira Midfielder	88	0	0	0.02	39.0	−1.0
Ilyas Ansah Forward	58	0	0	–	32.3	−6.3
Tom Alexander Rothe Defender	90	1	0	0.21	31.3	−18.0
Josip Juranović Defender	58	0	0	–	19.9	−38.7

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Said El Mala Midfielder	71	1	0	0.17	66.0	+20.4
Youssoupha Niang Forward	19	0	0	–	61.3	–
Cenk Özkaçar Defender	90	0	0	0.15	55.4	+3.7
Luca Waldschmidt Forward	62	0	1	–	54.3	+6.7
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Defender	90	0	0	–	53.8	+4.4
Marius Bülter Forward	71	1	0	0.13	52.3	+8.2
Jakub Kamiński Midfielder	71	0	0	1.10	45.9	−4.2
Eric Martel Midfielder	90	0	0	–	45.1	−1.2
Jan Uwe Thielmann Midfielder	19	0	0	–	44.0	–
Sebastian Sebulonsen Defender	90	0	0	0.03	43.8	+5.8
Tom Krauß Midfielder	90	0	0	–	43.4	−3.0
Marvin Schwäbe Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	39.9	−6.2
Joel Schmied Defender	10	0	0	–	37.1	–
Linton Maina Midfielder	19	0	0	0.18	34.4	–
Felipe Chávez Midfielder	28	0	0	–	33.8	–
Kristoffer Lund Defender	80	0	1	–	32.4	−11.0