FC Cologne vs Werder Bremen

12 April 2026 · Bundesliga · 2025/26 · Referee Tobias Reichel

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Said El Mala 7’ (pen)
  • Ragnar Ache 65’
  • Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson 90+7’
  • Romano Schmid 76’ (pen)

Match summary

FC Cologne beat Werder Bremen 3-1. FC Cologne led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Said El Mala put FC Cologne ahead from the penalty spot in the 7th minute. In the second half, Ragnar Ache made it 2-0 from a corner in the 65th minute, Romano Schmid pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 76th minute, and Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson made it 3-1 in stoppage time, set up by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.

The chances backed that up: FC Cologne created 4.40 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Werder Bremen's 0.87 from 6. Werder Bremen had a player sent off.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
27 Shots 6
10 Shots on target 2
8 Corners 5
108 Attacks 85
68 Dangerous attacks 40
494 Passes 352
89% Pass accuracy 80%
5 Tackles 16
16 Fouls 7
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
2 Offsides 3

Key events

FC Cologne Werder Bremen
Kick-off
Said El MalaPenalty1-0 (FC Cologne)
7’
24’
Marco FriedlProfessional foul last man
Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonShot on target
41’
Half-time1-0
46’
Karim CoulibalyYukinari Sugawara
Alessio Castro-MontesKristoffer Lund
46’
46’
Salim MusahMarco Grüll
Ragnar AcheShot on target
48’
VAR review
49’
Second half underway
52’
Senne LynenShot on target
Ragnar AcheLeft foot shot2-0 (FC Cologne)
65’
Ragnar AcheShot on target
65’
Marius BülterJan Thielmann
67’
Linton MainaSaid El Mala
67’
Ragnar AcheFoul
70’
74’
VAR review
75’
Romano SchmidPenalty2-1 (Werder Bremen)
Luca WaldschmidtRagnar Ache
76’
78’
Leonardo BittencourtFoul
79’
Isaac SchmidtFelix Agu
Jahmai Simpson-PuseyFoul
83’
84’
Jovan MilosevicLeonardo Bittencourt
Tom KraußSebastian Sebulonsen
86’
Gian-Luca WaldschmidtShot on target
89’
90’
Amos PieperArgument
Eric MartelFoul
90+1’
Marius BülterShot on target
90+1’
Eric MartelShot on target
90+3’
Mio BackhausOwn goal3-1 (FC Cologne)
90+7’
Full-time3-1

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.40 0.87 7’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), 1-0 7’ 65’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), 2-0 65’ 76’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), 2-1 76’ 90+7’ Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (FC Cologne), 3-1 90+7’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.40 0.87 7’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), 1-0 El Mala 7’ 65’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), 2-0 Ache 65’ 76’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), 2-1 Schmid 76’ 90+7’ Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (FC Cologne), 3-1 Jóhannesson 90+7’
FC Cologne 4.40 xGWerder Bremen 0.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Werder Bremen attacking FC Cologne attacking 
7’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 76’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 65’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.71 xG, goal 65’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.66 xG, saved 89’ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (FC Cologne), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 90+3’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 45’ Jakub Kaminski (FC Cologne), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 62’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+7’ Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (FC Cologne), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+1’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 22’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 29’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 36’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Jakub Kaminski (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 36’ Cenk Özkacar (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Sebastian Sebulonsen (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Jakub Kaminski (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Sebastian Sebulonsen (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jovan Milosevic (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Cenk Özkacar (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 76’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 65’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.71 xG, goal 65’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.66 xG, saved 89’ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (FC Cologne), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 90+3’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 45’ Jakub Kaminski (FC Cologne), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 62’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+7’ Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (FC Cologne), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+1’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 22’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 29’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 36’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Jakub Kaminski (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 36’ Cenk Özkacar (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Sebastian Sebulonsen (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Jakub Kaminski (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Sebastian Sebulonsen (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jovan Milosevic (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Justin Njinmah (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Cenk Özkacar (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Senne Lynen (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

FC Cologne 4-4-2 Starting XI
Schwäbe
Sebulonsen 86’
Simpson-Pusey
Özkacar
Lund 46’
Thielmann 67’
Jóhannesson
Martel
Kamiński
Ache 76’
Mala 67’
Werder Bremen 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Backhaus
Deman
Friedl
Pieper
Sugawara 46’
Bittencourt 84’
Lynen
Agu 79’
Schmid
Grüll 46’
Njinmah

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marvin Schwäbe GK900 0.000.000
Sebastian Sebulonsen DEF902 0.080.041
Cenk Özkacar DEF902 0.080.000
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey DEF900 0.000.000
Kristoffer Lund DEF500 0.000.102
Jan Thielmann MID713 0.140.131
Eric Martel MID902 0.470.000
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson MID9013 0.220.264
Jakub Kaminski MID903 0.250.081
Ragnar Ache FWD8015 1.610.122
Said El Mala FWD7112 0.840.172
Alessio Castro-Montes Sub401 0.030.072
Linton Maina Sub190 0.000.962
Marius Bülter Sub191 0.110.000
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt Sub1012 0.570.152
Tom Krauß Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

FC Cologne win 41% Avg odds 2.29
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Werder Bremen win 31% Avg odds 3.01

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

Form going into the game

FC Cologne LLDDD
Werder Bremen WWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Werder Bremen 1-1 FC Cologne, 29 Nov 25 Next meeting: FC Cologne 1-1 Werder Bremen, 12 Sep 26  All FC Cologne vs Werder Bremen meetings

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