FC Cologne vs Union Berlin

11 September 2022 · Bundesliga · 2022/23 · Referee Benjamin Cortus

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Timo Hübers 3’ (og)

Match summary

Union Berlin beat FC Cologne 1-0 on the road. Union Berlin led 1-0 at half-time.

Hübers's own goal put Union Berlin ahead in the 3rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Union Berlin created 1.51 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to FC Cologne's 0.88 from 8. Jordan Siebatcheu had a penalty saved for Union Berlin. FC Cologne had a player sent off.

Match stats

FC Cologne Union Berlin
7 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 8
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0.88 xG 1.51
0.88 Non-penalty xG 0.75
8 Deep Completions 4

Key events

FC Cologne Union Berlin
Kick-off
3’
Timo Hübers
Own goal0-1 (Union Berlin)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

FC Cologne
  • Luca Kilian
  • Kristian Pedersen
  • Kingsley Schindler
Union Berlin
  • Robin Knoche

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.88 1.51 3’ Timo Hübers (Union Berlin) own goal, 0-1 3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.88 1.51 3’ Timo Hübers (Union Berlin) own goal, 0-1 Hübers 3’
FC Cologne 0.88 xGUnion Berlin 1.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Union Berlin attacking FC Cologne attacking 
10’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 25’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 41’ Kristian Pedersen (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.30 xG, off target 47’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 48’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 56’ Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ Diogo Leite (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Florian Dietz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Milos Pantovic (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Christopher Trimmel (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Christopher Trimmel (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Robin Knoche (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Timo Hübers (FC Cologne), own goal 10’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 25’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 41’ Kristian Pedersen (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.30 xG, off target 47’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 48’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 69’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 56’ Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Diogo Leite (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Florian Dietz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 83’ Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Milos Pantovic (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Christopher Trimmel (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Christopher Trimmel (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Robin Knoche (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Timo Hübers (FC Cologne), own goal
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 DEF650 0.000.051
Timo Hübers DEF900 0.000.000
Luca Kilian DEF840 0.000.000
Kristian Pedersen DEF651 0.300.061
Eric Martel MID902 0.150.000
Ellyes Skhiri MID900 0.000.000
Linton Maina MID882 0.270.000
Jonas Hector MID901 0.020.101
Florian Kainz MID781 0.080.532
Florian Dietz FWD491 0.060.062
Steffen Tigges Sub410 0.000.081
Dejan Ljubicic Sub250 0.000.000
Kingsley Schindler Sub250 0.000.000
Jan Thielmann Sub120 0.000.000
Sargis Adamyan Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

FC Cologne win 39% Avg odds 2.47
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Union Berlin win 33% Avg odds 2.92

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

Form going into the game

FC Cologne WDDDW
Union Berlin WDWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Union Berlin 1-0 FC Cologne, 01 Apr 22 Next meeting: Union Berlin 0-0 FC Cologne, 04 Mar 23  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.