Union Berlin vs FC Cologne

1 April 2022 · Bundesliga · 2021/22 · Referee Florian Badstübner

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Taiwo Awoniyi 49’

Match summary

Union Berlin saw off FC Cologne 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Taiwo Awoniyi put Union Berlin ahead in the 49th minute.

The chances backed that up: Union Berlin created 1.08 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to FC Cologne's 0.22 from 6.

Match stats

Union Berlin FC Cologne
13 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 1
2 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.07 xG 0.22
1.07 Non-penalty xG 0.22
4 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Union Berlin FC Cologne
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Taiwo Awoniyi1-0 (Union Berlin)
49’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Union Berlin
  • Paul Jäckel
  • Christopher Trimmel
  • Sheraldo Becker
FC Cologne
  • Kingsley Ehizibue
  • Timo Hübers
  • Jan Thielmann

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.08 0.22 49’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), 1-0 49’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.08 0.22 49’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), 1-0 Awoniyi 49’
Union Berlin 1.08 xGFC Cologne 0.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Cologne attacking Union Berlin attacking 
49’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 78’ Andreas Voglsammer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 43’ Grischa Prömel (Union Berlin), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Grischa Prömel (Union Berlin), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 39’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 22’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 76’ Andreas Voglsammer (Union Berlin), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 19’ Grischa Prömel (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Timo Baumgartl (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Niko Gießelmann (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 78’ Andreas Voglsammer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 43’ Grischa Prömel (Union Berlin), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Grischa Prömel (Union Berlin), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 39’ Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 76’ Andreas Voglsammer (Union Berlin), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 19’ Grischa Prömel (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Mark Uth (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Timo Baumgartl (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Niko Gießelmann (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Jan Thielmann (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Frederik Rönnow GK900 0.000.000
Robin Knoche DEF900 0.000.000
Timo Baumgartl DEF901 0.020.000
Paul Jäckel DEF900 0.000.000
Christopher Trimmel MID900 0.000.000
Niko Gießelmann MID901 0.010.000
Rani Khedira MID901 0.020.021
Grischa Prömel MID893 0.240.061
Genki Haraguchi MID760 0.000.101
Taiwo Awoniyi FWD8812 0.500.102
Sheraldo Becker FWD721 0.050.101
Andreas Voglsammer Sub182 0.200.000
Julian Ryerson Sub141 0.030.141
Kevin Behrens Sub20 0.000.000
Kevin Möhwald Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Union Berlin win 42% Avg odds 2.30
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.24
FC Cologne win 28% Avg odds 3.37

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

Form going into the game

Union Berlin LWLDL
FC Cologne WDLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: FC Cologne 2-2 Union Berlin, 07 Nov 21 Next meeting: FC Cologne 0-1 Union Berlin, 11 Sep 22  All Union Berlin vs FC Cologne 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.