FC Cologne vs Werder Bremen

21 January 2023 · Bundesliga · 2022/23 · Referee Robert Schröder

Full time 7 – 1

Half-time: 5–1

  • Linton Maina 9’
  • Steffen Tigges 15’, 21’
  • Ellyes Skhiri 30’, 54’
  • Denis Huseinbasic 36’
  • Marco Friedl 76’ (og)
  • Niclas Füllkrug 38’

Match summary

FC Cologne won comfortably, 7-1 at home to Werder Bremen. FC Cologne led 5-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Linton Maina put FC Cologne ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Ellyes Skhiri, Steffen Tigges made it 2-0 in the 15th minute, set up by Florian Kainz, Tigges made it 3-0 in the 21st minute, Ellyes Skhiri made it 4-0 in the 30th minute, set up by Linton Maina, Denis Huseinbasic made it 5-0 in the 36th minute, set up by Steffen Tigges, and Niclas Füllkrug pulled one back to make it 5-1 with a header in the 38th minute, set up by Marvin Ducksch. In the second half, Skhiri made it 6-1 in the 54th minute, set up by Linton Maina and Friedl's own goal made it 7-1 in the 76th minute.

The chances backed that up: FC Cologne created 3.19 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Werder Bremen's 0.25 from 5.

Match stats

FC Cologne Werder Bremen
15 Shots 4
7 Shots on Target 2
2 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.19 xG 0.25
3.19 Non-penalty xG 0.25
14 Deep Completions 6

Key events

FC Cologne Werder Bremen
Kick-off
Linton Maina
Assist: Ellyes Skhiri
1-0 (FC Cologne)
9’
Steffen Tigges
Assist: Florian Kainz
2-0 (FC Cologne)
15’
Steffen Tigges3-0 (FC Cologne)
21’
Ellyes Skhiri
Assist: Linton Maina
4-0 (FC Cologne)
30’
Denis Huseinbasic
Assist: Steffen Tigges
5-0 (FC Cologne)
36’
38’
Niclas Füllkrug
Assist: Marvin Ducksch
5-1 (Werder Bremen)
Half-time5-1
Ellyes Skhiri
Assist: Linton Maina
6-1 (FC Cologne)
54’
Marco Friedl
Own goal
7-1 (FC Cologne)
76’
Full-time7-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.19 0.25 9’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), 1-0 9’ 15’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), 2-0 15’ 21’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), 3-0 21’ 30’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), 4-0 30’ 36’ Denis Huseinbasic (FC Cologne), 5-0 36’ 38’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), 5-1 38’ 54’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), 6-1 54’ 76’ Marco Friedl (FC Cologne) own goal, 7-1 76’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.19 0.25 9’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), 1-0 Maina 9’ 15’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), 2-0 Tigges 15’ 21’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), 3-0 Tigges 21’ 30’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), 4-0 Skhiri 30’ 36’ Denis Huseinbasic (FC Cologne), 5-0 Huseinbasic 36’ 38’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), 5-1 Füllkrug 38’ 54’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), 6-1 Skhiri 54’ 76’ Marco Friedl (FC Cologne) own goal, 7-1 Friedl 76’
FC Cologne 3.19 xGWerder Bremen 0.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Werder Bremen attacking FC Cologne attacking 
30’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 36’ Denis Huseinbasic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 9’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 54’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 21’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 84’ Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 51’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 15’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 30’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 58’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 45’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Eren Sami Dinkci (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Denis Huseinbasic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen), own goal 30’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 36’ Denis Huseinbasic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 9’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 54’ Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 21’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 84’ Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 51’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 15’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 30’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 58’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 45’ Steffen Tigges (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Eren Sami Dinkci (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Denis Huseinbasic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen), 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 DEF900 0.000.000
Timo Hübers DEF900 0.000.000
Julian Chabot DEF900 0.000.000
Jonas Hector DEF901 0.080.212
Eric Martel MID901 0.040.000
Ellyes Skhiri MID69212 0.940.441
Linton Maina MID83122 0.501.093
Florian Kainz MID6111 0.110.141
Steffen Tigges FWD61215 0.740.582
Denis Huseinbasic FWD6112 0.560.000
Dejan Ljubicic Sub291 0.210.081
Davie Selke Sub290 0.000.000
Mathias Olesen Sub290 0.000.000
Tim Lemperle Sub210 0.000.211
Justin Diehl Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

FC Cologne win 47% Avg odds 2.02
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.71
Werder Bremen win 27% Avg odds 3.59

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

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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.