FC Cologne

12th in the league on 7 points from 6 games played. Squad, fixtures, expected XI and performance record.

Form

Last 6 results, most recent last.

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Next fixtures

Sat 24 Oct, 13:30 UTC · MW7 HOME Schalke 04 2 Win56% Draw23% Lose21% Analysis  Sun 01 Nov, 14:30 UTC · MW8 AWAY Union Berlin 1 Win33% Draw27% Lose40% Analysis  Sun 08 Nov, 14:30 UTC · MW9 HOME Bayer Leverkusen 3 Win30% Draw25% Lose45% Analysis  Fri 20 Nov, 19:30 UTC · MW10 AWAY Bayern Munich 5 Win6% Draw10% Lose85% Analysis  Sat 28 Nov, 14:30 UTC · MW11 HOME Elversberg 5 Win57% Draw22% Lose21% Analysis 

Win/draw/lose are the estimated probabilities for FC Cologne, not for the home side. Open a fixture for the full breakdown and the market’s prices.

Previous fixtures

Full match history on file for FC Cologne, most recent first.

DateOpponentScoreResultCompetitionShots
16 Oct 26 Away Eintracht Frankfurt 0–1 L Bundesliga -
11 Oct 26 Home Borussia Monchengladbach 2–1 W Bundesliga 19 (7 on target)
19 Sep 26 Away Hamburg 1–2 L Bundesliga 18 (5 on target)
12 Sep 26 Home Werder Bremen 1–1 D Bundesliga 15 (6 on target)
04 Sep 26 Away Stuttgart 1–4 L Bundesliga 18 (5 on target)
29 Aug 26 Home Hoffenheim 3–2 W Bundesliga 18 (6 on target)
16 May 26 Away Bayern Munich 1–5 L Bundesliga 9 (2 on target)
10 May 26 Home Heidenheim 1–3 L Bundesliga 18 (7 on target)
02 May 26 Away Union Berlin 2–2 D Bundesliga 8 (4 on target)
25 Apr 26 Home Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 L Bundesliga 25 (10 on target)

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Season Statistics

Games Played: 6

PPG ?Points per game this season (win = 3, draw = 1, loss = 0), with the win/draw/loss split behind it.

1.17PPG
  • Win · 2 (33%)
  • Draw · 1 (17%)
  • Loss · 3 (50%)

Clean Sheets ?How often this team has kept a clean sheet (conceded zero goals) this season.

CS
  • Yes · 0 (0%)
  • No · 6 (100%)

BTTS ?Both Teams To Score: how often this team's matches have seen both sides get on the scoresheet this season.

BTTS
  • Yes · 5 (83%)
  • No · 1 (17%)

O/U 2.5 Goals ?How often this team's matches have finished with more (Over) or fewer (Under) than 2.5 total goals this season.

2.5Goals
  • Over · 4 (67%)
  • Under · 2 (33%)

O/U 9.5 Corners ?How often this team's matches have finished with more (Over) or fewer (Under) than 9.5 total corners this season.

9.5Corners
  • Over · 4 (80%)
  • Under · 1 (20%)
Scored / game 1.33 League avg: 1.85
Conceded / game 1.83 League avg: 1.85
Goals avg 3.17 League avg: 3.70
Yellow cards avg 1.50 League avg: 1.45
Corners avg 6.60 League avg: 5.40
xG for / game 1.92 League avg: 1.95
xG against / game 1.84 League avg: 1.95
Home advantage ?How many more points per game FC Cologne earns at home than away, over its last two seasons or so of matches. +0.65 League avg: +0.29
Squad size 29 (6 out) League avg: 28

Lineup & availability

FC Cologne 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Schwäbe
Lochoshvili
Simpson-Pusey
Schmied
Sosa
Krauß
Jóhannesson
Sebulonsen
Mala
Maina
Bülter

Out / doubtful

All-time record

Recent form (Last 6)

12th in the league · 7 pts

ResultsPPG
Overall WLDLWL 1.17
Home WLLWDW 1.67
Away DDLLLL 0.33

Career Overall

Overall Home Away
Win % 27% 33% 20%
Goals/game (both sides) 3.03 3.00 3.07
Scored/game 1.29 1.47 1.11
Conceded/game 1.74 1.53 1.95
Both teams scored 65% 64% 66%
Clean sheets 13% 17% 10%
Failed to score 27% 25% 29%
xG/game 1.44 1.51 1.37
xG against/game 1.66 1.48 1.83
npxG/game 1.35 1.42 1.27
Deep completions/game 5.5 6.2 4.7
PPDA (press intensity) 13.2 11.9 14.5
Led at half-time 21% 22% 20%
Comebacks (trailed at HT, won) 11% 18% 5%

Historic Bets

FC Cologne’s 5 most frequent betting markets, based on its entire match history on file.

  1. 1 Over 1.5 Goals in the Match 82.4% Based on 210 matches on file · Bundesliga average 83.7% -1 pts
  2. 2 Over 2.5 Cards in the Match 80.9% Based on 209 matches on file · Bundesliga average 72.8% +8 pts
  3. 3 Over 7.5 Corners in the Match 77.5% Based on 209 matches on file · Bundesliga average 74% +4 pts
  4. 4 To Score 73.3% Based on 210 matches on file · Bundesliga average 77.3% -4 pts
  5. 5 1st Half Over 0.5 Goals 70.8% Based on 209 matches on file · Bundesliga average 76.2% -5 pts

FC Cologne betting trends at a glance Above average

Over 210 matches on file, FC Cologne's most frequent betting market is Over 1.5 Goals in the Match, which has landed 82.4% of the time. Over 2.5 Cards in the Match (80.9%) and Over 7.5 Corners in the Match (77.5%) follow, with To Score and 1st Half Over 0.5 Goals completing the top 5.

The standout against the average Bundesliga side is Over 2.5 Cards in the Match: 80.9% for FC Cologne against 72.8% league wide, 8 percentage points higher.

Overall, 1 of 5 of FC Cologne's top markets land more often than they do for the typical Bundesliga club, by more than chance would explain, so they look like real tendencies for FC Cologne.

These are past frequencies, not predictions. A market that lands often is usually already priced short by bookmakers, so a high strike rate does not make it a profitable bet. Use the figures to see what is normal for FC Cologne, then compare them with the odds on offer.

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Squad

Goalkeepers 4

# Player SavesCSMinsStarts
1
Marvin Schwäbe
27 - 540 6
20
Ron-Robert Zieler
- - - -
21
Martin James
- - - -
44
Matthias Köbbing
- - - -

CS clean sheets · Mins minutes played

Defenders 9

# Player TklIntDuelsCSFlsYelMinsStarts
2
Joël Schmied
2 1 5 - 1 - 81 3
3
Borna Sosa
10 1 14 - 1 1 206 3
4
Timo Hübers Injured
- - - - - - - -
14
Gideon Mensah
4 6 10 - 7 2 334 4
17
Alessio Castro-Montes
9 4 18 - 3 1 334 5
22
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
4 10 34 - 3 1 540 6
24
Luka Lochoshvili
7 6 25 - 8 - 528 6
28
Sebastian Sebulonsen Sebastian Søraas Sebulonsen
6 1 10 - 2 - 199 3
33
Rav van den Berg Injured
- - - - - - - -

Tkl tackles · Int interceptions · Duels duels won · CS clean sheets · Fls fouls committed · Yel yellow cards · Mins minutes played

Midfielders 5

# Player AstxAKPGoalsTklYelMinsStarts
5
Tom Krauß
- 0.30 6 - 16 1 485 5
6
Ellyes Skhiri Injured
2 0.60 6 - 7 1 295 5
8
Ísak Jóhannesson Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
- 0.81 7 1 9 2 386 6
23
Paul Okon-Engstler Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
- - 2 - 1 1 134 2
31
Gil Neves Ricardo Gil Neves Barros
- - - - - - - -

Ast assists · xA expected assists · KP key passes · Tkl tackles · Yel yellow cards · Mins minutes played

Forwards 11

# Player GoalsxGShotsSoTAstMinsStarts
7
Luca Waldschmidt Gian-Luca Waldschmidt
- 0.10 1 - - 16 3
9
Ragnar Ache Injured
1 0.88 8 1 - 192 4
10
Saïd El Mala Said El Mala
2 2.02 21 6 - 333 5
11
Reigan Heskey
- - 2 - - 21 2
15
Imad Rondic Injured
- - - - - 6 2
19
Malek El Mala
- - - - - - -
27
Thijs Dallinga Injured
2 2.26 9 4 - 153 3
29
Jan Thielmann
- 0.09 2 - - 148 3
30
Marius Bülter
- 2.50 7 5 - 295 3
37
Linton Maina
1 0.24 6 3 2 404 5
47
Mikey Moore
- 1.39 9 4 1 315 3

xG expected goals · SoT shots on target · Ast assists · Mins minutes played

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Squad data (name, position, shirt number, photo) is from Sportmonks. Season stat columns aren’t populated by that source yet, so they show as ‘-’ rather than a misleading zero.

Season Player Statistics

Goals

  1. Saïd El Mala 0 1 0 2 5
  2. Thijs Dallinga 0 – – 2 3
  3. Ísak Jóhannesson 0 1 0 1 6

Shots on target

  1. Saïd El Mala 2 1 0 6 5
  2. Marius Bülter 0 0 3 5 3
  3. Mikey Moore 1 0 0 4 3

Total shots

  1. Saïd El Mala 4 8 3 21 5
  2. Mikey Moore 3 1 0 9 3
  3. Thijs Dallinga 3 – – 9 3

Most carded

  1. Gideon Mensah 1 – – 2Y 4
  2. Ísak Jóhannesson 1 0 1 2Y 6
  3. Ellyes Skhiri 1 0 – 1Y 5

Most fouls committed

  1. Tom Krauß 3 0 3 10 5
  2. Luka Lochoshvili 0 2 4 8 6
  3. Gideon Mensah 2 – – 7 4

Most tackles

  1. Tom Krauß 0 3 9 16 5
  2. Borna Sosa 0 3 7 10 3
  3. Ísak Jóhannesson 1 3 0 9 6

Most interceptions

  1. Tom Krauß 0 1 4 11 5
  2. Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 0 4 2 10 6
  3. Luka Lochoshvili 0 3 3 6 6

Most duels won

  1. Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 4 7 4 34 6
  2. Tom Krauß 1 6 11 27 5
  3. Luka Lochoshvili 6 6 4 25 6

Most blocked shots

  1. Luka Lochoshvili 1 1 0 5 6
  2. Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 0 0 0 4 6
  3. Tom Krauß 0 1 1 4 5

Most key passes

  1. Linton Maina 3 3 1 11 5
  2. Ísak Jóhannesson 1 2 0 7 6
  3. Borna Sosa 0 3 4 7 3

Head to head

FC Cologne’s record against every other Bundesliga club, in table order, across all league meetings on file.

OpponentPWDLLast meetingNext meeting
Bayern Munich 120111 Bayern Munich 5-1 FC Cologne 16 May 26 20 Nov 26
Borussia Dortmund 12228 FC Cologne 1-2 Borussia Dortmund 07 Mar 26 13 Jan 27
Freiburg 12426 Freiburg 2-1 FC Cologne 25 Jan 26 09 Jan 27
Bayer Leverkusen 12318 FC Cologne 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen 25 Apr 26 08 Nov 26
Mainz 12453 FC Cologne 2-1 Mainz 17 Jan 26 19 Dec 26
Elversberg No meetings on file yet 28 Nov 26
RB Leipzig 12147 FC Cologne 1-2 RB Leipzig 08 Feb 26 12 Dec 26
Werder Bremen 11353 FC Cologne 1-1 Werder Bremen 12 Sep 26 06 Feb 27
Hamburg 3111 Hamburg 2-1 FC Cologne 19 Sep 26 13 Feb 27
Augsburg 12453 Augsburg 2-0 FC Cologne 27 Feb 26 05 Dec 26
Eintracht Frankfurt 13463 Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 FC Cologne 16 Oct 26 27 Feb 27
Stuttgart 11137 Stuttgart 4-1 FC Cologne 04 Sep 26 30 Jan 27
Schalke 04 6420 Schalke 04 0-0 FC Cologne 29 Jan 23 24 Oct 26
Paderborn 2200 Paderborn 1-2 FC Cologne 06 Mar 20 16 Jan 27
Union Berlin 12138 Union Berlin 2-2 FC Cologne 02 May 26 01 Nov 26
Hoffenheim 13337 FC Cologne 3-2 Hoffenheim 29 Aug 26 23 Jan 27
Borussia Monchengladbach 13535 FC Cologne 2-1 Borussia Monchengladbach 11 Oct 26 20 Feb 27

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Season by season

Where FC Cologne finished in each completed Bundesliga season on file.

SeasonPositionPGDPts
2025/26 14th of 18 34 -14 32
2023/24 17th of 18 Relegated 34 -32 27
2022/23 11th of 18 34 -5 42
2021/22 7th of 18 34 +3 52
2020/21 16th of 18 34 -26 33
2019/20 14th of 18 34 -18 36

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