FC Cologne vs Union Berlin

11 May 2024 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Deniz Aytekin

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Florian Kainz 45’ (pen)
  • Steffen Tigges 87’
  • Damion Downs 90+2’
  • Robin Knoche 15’
  • Kevin Volland 19’ (pen)

Match summary

FC Cologne came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Union Berlin, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Union Berlin led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Robin Knoche put Union Berlin ahead with a header in the 15th minute, set up by Christopher Trimmel, Kevin Volland made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 19th minute, and Florian Kainz pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 45th minute. In the second half, Steffen Tigges equalised with a header in the 87th minute, set up by Mark Uth and Damion Downs won it with a header in stoppage time, set up by Linton Maina.

The chances backed that up: FC Cologne created 3.10 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Union Berlin's 1.66 from 13.

Match stats

FC Cologne Union Berlin
18 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 8
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.02 xG 1.66
2.27 Non-penalty xG 0.90
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

FC Cologne Union Berlin
Kick-off
15’
Robin Knoche
Assist: Christopher Trimmel0-1 (Union Berlin)
19’
Kevin Volland
Penalty0-2 (Union Berlin)
Florian Kainz
Penalty1-2 (FC Cologne)
45’
Half-time1-2
Steffen Tigges
Assist: Mark Uth2-2 (FC Cologne)
87’
Damion Downs
Assist: Linton Maina3-2 (FC Cologne)
90+2’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

FC Cologne
  • Benno Schmitz
  • Eric Martel
  • Denis Huseinbasic
Union Berlin
  • Rani Khedira
  • Josip Juranovic

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.10 1.66 15’ Robin Knoche (Union Berlin), 0-1 15’ 19’ Kevin Volland (Union Berlin), 0-2 19’ 45’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), 1-2 45’ 87’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), 2-2 87’ 90+2’ Damion Downs (FC Cologne), 3-2 90+2’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.10 1.66 15’ Robin Knoche (Union Berlin), 0-1 Knoche 15’ 19’ Kevin Volland (Union Berlin), 0-2 Volland 19’ 45’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), 1-2 Kainz 45’ 87’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), 2-2 Tigges 87’ 90+2’ Damion Downs (FC Cologne), 3-2 Downs 90+2’
FC Cologne 3.10 xGUnion Berlin 1.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Union Berlin attacking FC Cologne attacking 
19’ Kevin Volland (Union Berlin), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 45’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 50’ Faride Alidou (FC Cologne), open play, 0.65 xG, off target 90+2’ Damion Downs (FC Cologne), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 87’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.46 xG, goal 90+2’ Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 33’ Kevin Volland (Union Berlin), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 80’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ Robin Knoche (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 83’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 90+1’ Max Finkgrafe (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 35’ Faride Alidou (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Christopher Trimmel (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 87’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Faride Alidou (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Benno Schmitz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Faride Alidou (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Robin Knoche (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Denis Huseinbasic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Denis Huseinbasic (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Jérôme Roussillon (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Timo Hübers (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Josip Juranovic (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Jérôme Roussillon (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 19’ Kevin Volland (Union Berlin), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 45’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 50’ Faride Alidou (FC Cologne), open play, 0.65 xG, off target 90+2’ Damion Downs (FC Cologne), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 87’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.46 xG, goal 90+2’ Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 33’ Kevin Volland (Union Berlin), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 80’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ Robin Knoche (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 83’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 90+1’ Max Finkgrafe (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 35’ Faride Alidou (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Christopher Trimmel (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Faride Alidou (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Benno Schmitz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Faride Alidou (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Robin Knoche (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Denis Huseinbasic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Jérôme Roussillon (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Timo Hübers (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Denis Huseinbasic (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Josip Juranovic (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Jérôme Roussillon (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marvin Schwäbe GK900 0.000.000
Benno Schmitz DEF511 0.040.000
Timo Hübers DEF901 0.020.071
Julian Chabot DEF900 0.000.000
Max Finkgrafe DEF901 0.090.061
Denis Huseinbasic MID902 0.040.071
Eric Martel MID660 0.000.000
Faride Alidou MID804 0.810.000
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt MID191 0.010.000
Florian Kainz MID9011 0.760.124
Sargis Adamyan FWD510 0.000.000
Linton Maina Sub7111 0.040.713
Dominique Heintz Sub390 0.000.091
Steffen Tigges Sub3913 0.610.651
Mark Uth Sub2412 0.090.533
Damion Downs Sub1011 0.600.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

FC Cologne win 37% Avg odds 2.59
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.37
Union Berlin win 35% Avg odds 2.74

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

FC Cologne WLLDD
Union Berlin LLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Union Berlin 2-0 FC Cologne, 20 Dec 23 Next meeting: FC Cologne 0-1 Union Berlin, 20 Dec 25  All FC Cologne vs Union Berlin meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.