Freiburg vs FC Cologne

25 January 2026 · Bundesliga · 2025/26 · Referee Bastian Dankert

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Derry Scherhant 11’
  • Igor Matanovic 44’
  • Max Rosenfelder 10’ (og)

Match summary

Freiburg came from behind to win 2-1 at home to FC Cologne. Freiburg led 2-1 at half-time.

Rosenfelder's own goal put FC Cologne ahead in the 10th minute, Derry Scherhant equalised in the 11th minute, set up by Yuito Suzuki, and Igor Matanovic won it in the 44th minute, set up by Matthias Ginter.

The chances backed that up: Freiburg created 2.59 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to FC Cologne's 1.69 from 19. Igor Matanovic had a penalty saved for Freiburg.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%
13 Shots 19
5 Shots on target 4
5 Corners 5
91 Attacks 90
47 Dangerous attacks 48
379 Passes 421
81% Pass accuracy 80%
11 Tackles 19
5 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0

Key events

Freiburg FC Cologne
Kick-off
10’
Max RosenfelderOwn goal0-1 (FC Cologne)
Derry ScherhantRight foot shot1-1 (Freiburg)
11’
34’
Ragnar AcheShot on target
37’
Linton MainaShot on target
Igor MatanovicRight foot shot2-1 (Freiburg)
44’
Half-time2-1
Second half underway
51’
Marius BülterShot on target
Christian GünterLukas KüblerInjury
55’
Nicolas HöflerPatrick Osterhage
62’
62’
Tom KraußFoul
Bruno OgbusMax Rosenfelder
63’
Igor MatanovicMissed penalty
66’
Igor MatanovicShot on target
66’
67’
Said El MalaJan Thielmann
69’
Alessio Castro-MontesArgument
Derry ScherhantTime wasting
74’
Vincenzo GrifoDerry Scherhant
76’
Lucas HölerIgor Matanovic
76’
77’
Ísak JóhannessonTom Krauß
77’
Eric MartelKristoffer Lund
Jan-Niklas BesteShot on target
79’
84’
Marius BülterShot on target
86’
Luca WaldschmidtLinton Maina
87’
Fynn SchentenRav van den Berg
Lucas HölerShot on target
88’
Full-time2-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.59 1.69 10’ Max Rosenfelder (FC Cologne) own goal, 0-1 10’ 11’ Derry Scherhant (Freiburg), 1-1 11’ 44’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), 2-1 44’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.59 1.69 10’ Max Rosenfelder (FC Cologne) own goal, 0-1 Rosenfelder 10’ 11’ Derry Scherhant (Freiburg), 1-1 Scherhant 11’ 44’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), 2-1 Matanovic 44’
Freiburg 2.59 xGFC Cologne 1.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Cologne attacking Freiburg attacking 
66’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 20’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 11’ Derry Scherhant (Freiburg), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 46’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 44’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 84’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 37’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 82’ Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, off target 17’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 64’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 34’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 49’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 88’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 73’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Derry Scherhant (Freiburg), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Freiburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Fynn Schenten (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Sebastian Sebulonsen (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Max Rosenfelder (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Maximilian Eggestein (Freiburg), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 10’ Max Rosenfelder (Freiburg), own goal 66’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 20’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 11’ Derry Scherhant (Freiburg), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 46’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 44’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 84’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 82’ Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, off target 37’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 17’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 34’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 49’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 88’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 73’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Derry Scherhant (Freiburg), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Freiburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Igor Matanovic (Freiburg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Said El Mala (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Fynn Schenten (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Sebastian Sebulonsen (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Linton Maina (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Max Rosenfelder (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Marius Bülter (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Maximilian Eggestein (Freiburg), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 10’ Max Rosenfelder (Freiburg), own goal
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Lineups

Freiburg 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Atubolu
Kübler 55’
Ginter
Rosenfelder 63’
Treu
Eggestein
Osterhage 62’
Beste
Suzuki
Scherhant 76’
Matanovic 76’
FC Cologne 4-4-2 Starting XI
Schwäbe
Lund 77’
Berg 87’
Sebulonsen
Castro-Montes
Maina 86’
Kamiński
Krauß 77’
Thielmann 67’
Bülter
Ache

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Noah Atubolu GK900 0.000.000
Lukas Kübler DEF570 0.000.501
Matthias Ginter DEF9010 0.000.451
Max Rosenfelder DEF651 0.020.000
Philipp Treu DEF900 0.000.000
Maximilian Eggestein MID901 0.010.000
Patrick Osterhage MID650 0.000.000
Jan-Niklas Beste MID902 0.070.163
Yuito Suzuki MID9010 0.000.593
Derry Scherhant MID7812 0.510.041
Igor Matanovic FWD7816 1.900.011
Christian Günter Sub330 0.000.000
Nicolas Höfler Sub250 0.000.000
Bruno Ogbus Sub250 0.000.000
Lucas Höler Sub121 0.070.000
Vincenzo Grifo Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Freiburg win 48% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.60
FC Cologne win 26% Avg odds 3.57

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

Form going into the game

Freiburg DWWLD
FC Cologne LLDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: FC Cologne 4-1 Freiburg, 31 Aug 25 Next meeting: FC Cologne vs Freiburg, 09 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Freiburg vs FC Cologne meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.