FC Cologne vs Wolfsburg

30 January 2026 · Bundesliga · 2025/26 · Referee Martin Petersen

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Linton Maina 29’

Match summary

FC Cologne saw off Wolfsburg 1-0. FC Cologne led 1-0 at half-time.

Linton Maina put FC Cologne ahead in the 29th minute, set up by Tom Krauß.

There was little between the sides on chances: FC Cologne created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Wolfsburg 1.35 from 14.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
15 Shots 14
3 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 4
82 Attacks 126
51 Dangerous attacks 47
320 Passes 466
72% Pass accuracy 79%
21 Tackles 20
8 Fouls 16
1 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 3

Key events

FC Cologne Wolfsburg
Kick-off
Ragnar AcheShot on target
18’
Linton MainaLeft foot shot1-0 (FC Cologne)
29’
Half-time1-0
46’
Adam DaghimVinicius de Souza Costa
46’
Kento ShiogaiLovro Majer
Second half underway
Ragnar AcheFoul
58’
Ísak JóhannessonMarius Bülter
66’
66’
Christian EriksenFoul
71’
Kento ShiogaiFoul
74’
Saël KumbediKilian Fischer
74’
Jesper LindstrømPatrick Wimmer
Said El MalaJakub Kamiński
75’
Jan ThielmannLinton MainaInjury
75’
80’
Moritz JenzFoul
Rav van den BergKristoffer Lund
86’
Youssoupha NiangRagnar Ache
86’
87’
Dzenan PejcinovicShot on target
90’
Yannick GerhardtFoul
90+1’
Aaron ZehnterYannick Gerhardt
90+2’
Kento ShiogaiShot on target
90+5’
Adam DaghimShot on target
Said El MalaShot on target
90+6’
Full-time1-0

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 1.44 1.35 29’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), 1-0 29’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.35 29’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), 1-0 Maina 29’
FC Cologne 1.44 xGWolfsburg 1.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking FC Cologne attacking 
18’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 90+2’ Kento Shiogai (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 90+6’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 90+5’ Adam Daghim (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 87’ Dzenan Pejcinovic (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 68’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 37’ Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 43’ Tom Krauß (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 61’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Jakub Kaminski (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Adam Daghim (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 82’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Kento Shiogai (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Adam Daghim (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ Adam Daghim (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Kristoffer Lund (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 39’ Kristoffer Lund (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Christian Eriksen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Kristoffer Lund (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Christian Eriksen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 90+2’ Kento Shiogai (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 90+6’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 90+5’ Adam Daghim (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 87’ Dzenan Pejcinovic (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 68’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 37’ Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 43’ Tom Krauß (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 61’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Jakub Kaminski (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Adam Daghim (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 33’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Adam Daghim (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 82’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Kento Shiogai (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Adam Daghim (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Kristoffer Lund (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Kristoffer Lund (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 27’ Christian Eriksen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Kristoffer Lund (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Christian Eriksen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

FC Cologne 4-4-2 Starting XI
Schwäbe
Castro-Montes
Sebulonsen
Özkacar
Lund 86’
Maina 75’
Martel
Krauß
Kamiński 75’
Ache 86’
Bülter 66’
Wolfsburg

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marvin Schwäbe GK900 0.000.000
Alessio Castro-Montes DEF900 0.000.011
Sebastian Sebulonsen DEF900 0.000.081
Cenk Özkacar DEF900 0.000.000
Kristoffer Lund DEF873 0.100.492
Linton Maina MID7613 0.220.031
Tom Krauß MID9011 0.080.102
Eric Martel MID901 0.030.000
Jakub Kaminski MID761 0.070.000
Ragnar Ache FWD872 0.450.000
Marius Bülter FWD672 0.120.092
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson Sub230 0.000.111
Jan Thielmann Sub140 0.000.000
Said El Mala Sub142 0.350.000
Rav van den Berg Sub30 0.000.000
Youssoupha Niang Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

FC Cologne win 46% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.62
Wolfsburg win 28% Avg odds 3.40

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

Form going into the game

FC Cologne LDLWL
Wolfsburg LLWDL

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Previous and next meeting

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