1. FC Köln vs Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1

1. FC Köln came from level at half-time to beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 at RheinEnergieStadion, with Said El Mala's 67th-minute goal settling it after the visitors had pulled back an equaliser before the break.

Köln opened the scoring in the 26th minute through Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, before Joe Scally levelled for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 39th minute. That left it 1-1 at half-time.

After the restart, Borussia Mönchengladbach made two changes on 64 minutes, while Köln also shuffled after the interval when Ellyes Skhiri was replaced by Tom Krauß on 45 minutes. The winner arrived in the 67th minute when Said El Mala, with an assist from Linton Maina, made it 2-1. Köln then made two changes on 78 minutes, Borussia Mönchengladbach made two on 80 minutes, and the home side used further late substitutions to protect the lead as the visitors failed to find another reply.

The numbers were fairly even, with Borussia Mönchengladbach edging possession 52% to 48% and completing 424 passes to Köln's 388. Köln had more shots, 20 to 16, while both sides had 7 on target and 6 corners, and the expected-goals figures were close at 1.46 to 1.12. Fouls were more one-sided, with Borussia Mönchengladbach committing 17 to Köln's 8, and the saves count finished at 6 for Köln and 5 for the visitors.

Marius Bülter was booked for Köln in the 13th minute. Borussia Mönchengladbach's cautions went to Jan Leszczynski on 24 minutes, Zento Uno on 81 minutes and Shuto Machino in the sixth minute of stoppage time.