FC Koln 0:1 Union Berlin: Bundesliga Match Result

Bundesliga

FC Koln WWLDLD

0:1

Finished

Kick-off was 20 Dec, 14:30 UTC

Union Berlin WDLLLW

Venue: RheinEnergieStadion City: Cologne

In the Bundesliga game on 20 December 2025, Union Berlin beat FC Koln 0:1. Match numbers: shots on target 2:3, corners 3:6.

Key numbers

Possession, % 62 – 38

Shots on target 2 – 3

Shots off target 5 – 4

Expected goals 0.54 – 1.23

🟨 13' S. Sebulonsen — Yellow card 🟨 40' C. Trimmel — Yellow card 🟨 49' T. Krauss — Yellow card ⇄ 58' R. Ache — Substitution ⇄ 64' Jeong Woo-Yeong — Substitution ⇄ 68' T. Krauss — Substitution ⇄ 68' J. Thielmann — Substitution ⇄ 72' C. Trimmel — Substitution ⇄ 73' I. Ansah — Substitution ⇄ 73' O. Burke — Substitution 🟨 80' A. Kemlein — Yellow card 🟥 83' R. van den Berg — Red card ⇄ 84' A. Kemlein — Substitution ⇄ 86' D. Heintz — Substitution ⇄ 86' J. Kaminski — Substitution 🟨 88' A. Schafer — Yellow card ⚽ 90+1' A. Schafer — Goal 🟨 90+4' J. Juranovic — Yellow card 🟨 90+8' F. Ronnow — Yellow card

Match events

13' 0:0 FC Koln Yellow card S. Sebulonsen
40' 0:0 Union Berlin Yellow card C. Trimmel
49' 0:0 FC Koln Yellow card T. Krauss
58' 0:0 FC Koln Substitution R. Ache off: M. Bulter
64' 0:0 Union Berlin Substitution Jeong Woo-Yeong off: L. Burcu
68' 0:0 FC Koln Substitution T. Krauss off: D. Huseinbasic
68' 0:0 FC Koln Substitution J. Thielmann off: S. El Mala
72' 0:0 Union Berlin Substitution C. Trimmel off: J. Juranovic
73' 0:0 Union Berlin Substitution I. Ansah off: T. Skarke
73' 0:0 Union Berlin Substitution O. Burke off: A. Ilic
80' 0:0 Union Berlin Yellow card A. Kemlein
83' 0:0 FC Koln Red card R. van den Berg
84' 0:0 Union Berlin Substitution A. Kemlein off: A. Schafer
86' 0:0 FC Koln Substitution D. Heintz off: C. Ozkacar
86' 0:0 FC Koln Substitution J. Kaminski off: L. Maina
88' 0:0 Union Berlin Yellow card A. Schafer
90+1' 0:1 Union Berlin Goal A. Schafer
90+4' 0:1 Union Berlin Yellow card J. Juranovic
90+8' 0:1 Union Berlin Yellow card F. Ronnow

Statistics

62 Possession, % 38

2 Shots on target 3

5 Shots off target 4

0.54 Expected goals 1.23

0 Big chances 2

3 Corners 6

9 Fouls 18

15 Free kicks 8

1 Offsides 2

2 Yellow cards 5

1 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 9

17 Throw-ins 21

All statistics

22/4945% Aerial duels 27/4955%

64 Backward passes 39

6 Blocked shots 4

42 Clearances 35

8/2433% Crosses 9/2241%

3/743% Dribbles 3/743%

0.77 Expected assists 1.05

70 Failed passes 68

1 Goalkeeper saves 2

2 Interceptions 3

7 Key passes 7

14/4233% Long passes 22/5441%

54 Passes into the final third 48

237 Passes in the opposition half 182

308 Passes in own half 149

0.15 Shot accuracy 0.27

5 Shots from outside the box 3

8 Shots inside the box 8

5/956% Tackles 3/743%

521 Total passes 309

Line-ups

FC Koln

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Marvin Schwäbe	1
3	Dominique Heintz	3
6	Eric Martel	6
33	Rav van den Berg	33
5	Tom Krauß	5
18	Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson	18
28	Sebastian Søraas Sebulonsen	28
32	Kristoffer Lund Hansen	32
9	Ragnar Prince Friedel Ache	9
16	Jakub Kamiński	16
29	Jan Uwe Thielmann	29

Substitutes
#	Player	number
20	Ron-Robert Zieler	20
39	Cenk Özkacar	39
8	Denis Huseinbašić	8
11	Florian Kainz	11
13	S. El Malla	13
17	Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes	17
37	Linton Maina	37
30	Marius Bülter	30
40	Finn Schenten	40

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Union Berlin

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Frederik Riis Rønnow	1
4	Diogo Leite	4
5	Danilho Doekhi	5
14	Leopold Querfeld	14
6	Aljoscha Kemlein	6
8	Rani Khedira	8
28	Christopher Trimmel	28
39	Derrick Arthur Köhn	39
7	Oliver Jasen Burke	7
10	I. Ansah	10
11	Woo-Yeong Jeong	11

Substitutes
#	Player	number
31	Matheo Raab	31
18	Josip Juranović	18
34	Stanley Nsoki	34
41	O. Ogbechukwu	41
13	András Schäfer	13
21	Tim Skarke	21
9	L. Burgu	9
17	David Preu	17
23	Andrej Ilić	23

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Match information

State: Finished
Series: Bundesliga
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
City: Cologne
Kick-off: 20 Dec, 14:30 UTC

Key numbers

62:38 Possession, %
2:3 Shots on target
5:4 Shots off target
0.54:1.23 Expected goals

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1	Bayern Munich	34	28	5	1	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	22	7	5	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	20	5	9	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	18	8	8	62
5	1899 Hoffenheim	34	18	7	9	61
6	Bayer Leverkusen	34	17	8	9	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	13	8	13	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	11	11	12	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	12	7	15	43
10	FSV Mainz 05	34	10	10	14	40