Union Berlin vs FC Cologne

8 December 2019 · Bundesliga · 2019/20 · Referee Patrick Ittrich

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Sebastian Andersson 33’, 50’

Match summary

Union Berlin won 2-0 at home to FC Cologne. Union Berlin led 1-0 at half-time.

Sebastian Andersson put Union Berlin ahead with a header in the 33rd minute, set up by Christopher Trimmel and Andersson made it 2-0 in the 50th minute, set up by Christian Gentner.

The chances backed that up: Union Berlin created 1.79 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to FC Cologne's 0.77 from 14.

Match stats

Union Berlin FC Cologne
11 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.79 xG 0.77
1.79 Non-penalty xG 0.77
2 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Union Berlin FC Cologne
Kick-off
Sebastian Andersson
Assist: Christopher Trimmel1-0 (Union Berlin)
33’
Half-time1-0
Sebastian Andersson
Assist: Christian Gentner2-0 (Union Berlin)
50’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Union Berlin
  • Robert Andrich
FC Cologne
  • Lasse Sobiech
  • Kingsley Ehizibue
  • Dominick Drexler

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.79 0.77 33’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), 1-0 33’ 50’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), 2-0 50’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.79 0.77 33’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), 1-0 Andersson 33’ 50’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), 2-0 Andersson 50’
Union Berlin 1.79 xGFC Cologne 0.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Cologne attacking Union Berlin attacking 
78’ Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 33’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.48 xG, goal 50’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 71’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 74’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 26’ Simon Terodde (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 43’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 29’ Birger Verstraete (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 90+2’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 34’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Birger Verstraete (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Dominick Drexler (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Dominick Drexler (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Christopher Lenz (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Birger Verstraete (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 78’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 33’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.48 xG, goal 50’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 71’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 74’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 26’ Simon Terodde (FC Cologne), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 43’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 29’ Birger Verstraete (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 90+2’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 34’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Birger Verstraete (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Dominick Drexler (FC Cologne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Dominick Drexler (FC Cologne), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Jhon Córdoba (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Christopher Lenz (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Birger Verstraete (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Florian Kainz (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Sebastiaan Bornauw (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rafal Gikiewicz GK900 0.000.000
Florian Hübner DEF900 0.000.000
Michael Parensen DEF900 0.000.000
Marvin Friedrich DEF900 0.000.000
Christopher Trimmel MID9010 0.000.684
Christopher Lenz MID901 0.020.111
Christian Gentner MID9010 0.000.301
Robert Andrich MID880 0.000.021
Marcus Ingvartsen FWD782 0.170.021
Sebastian Andersson FWD9027 1.020.000
Sebastian Polter FWD640 0.000.061
Marius Bülter Sub260 0.000.581
Julian Ryerson Sub121 0.580.000
Felix Kroos Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Union Berlin win 45% Avg odds 2.12
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
FC Cologne win 28% Avg odds 3.46

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

Form going into the game

Union Berlin LWWWL
FC Cologne LLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: FC Cologne 1-2 Union Berlin, 13 Jun 20  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.