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Union Berlin vs 1. FC Köln 1-1
- Janik Haberer10'
- Malek El Mala79'
- Kick-off
- Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · 14:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- An der Alten Försterei, Berlin
- Referee
- Richard Hempel
Match timeline
- 84’Substitution
Union BerlinEmmanuel Latte Lath ONMichel Aebischer OFF - 79’Goal!
1. FC KölnMalek El MalaAssist: Alessio Castro-Montes1 – 1 - 77’Yellow cardUnion BerlinDerrick Köhn
- 76’Yellow cardUnion BerlinAljoscha Kemlein
- 74’SubstitutionUnion BerlinWoo-Yeong Jeong ONLivan Burcu OFF
- 74’SubstitutionUnion BerlinChristopher Trimmel ONJanik Haberer OFF
- 72’Substitution1. FC KölnMalek El Mala ONLinton Maina OFF
- 69’Yellow card1. FC KölnLinton Maina
Show 9 earlier events
- 61’SubstitutionUnion BerlinAljoscha Kemlein ONKastriot Imeri OFF
- 61’SubstitutionUnion BerlinOliver Burke ONTim Skarke OFF
- 61’Substitution1. FC KölnAlessio Castro-Montes ONSebastian Soraas Sebulonsen OFF
- 61’Substitution1. FC KölnMikey Moore ONÍsak Bergmann Jóhannesson OFF
- 54’Yellow cardUnion BerlinKastriot Imeri
- 53’Yellow card1. FC KölnPaul Okon-Engstler
- 45+1’Yellow card1. FC KölnJahmai Simpson-Pusey
- 37’Yellow cardUnion BerlinZeno Van Den Bosch
- 10’Goal!Union BerlinJanik HabererAssist: Tim Skarke1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Union Berlin1. FC Köln- 37%Possession63%
- 5Shots13
- 0.91xG1.05
- 2Shots on Target2
- 2Corners6
- 11Fouls10
- 1Offsides2
- 1Saves1
- 382Passes637
- 4Yellow Cards3
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Union Berlin4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Rønnow
- 19Haberer
- 4Bosch
- 5Friedrich
- 17Köhn
- 13Schäfer
- 8Khedira
- 9Burcu
- 20Aebischer
- 30Imeri
- 21Skarke
Substitutions
- 61’↑6 A. Kemlein↓30 K. Imeri
- 61’↑7 O. Burke↓21 T. Skarke
- 74’↑ Woo-Yeong Jeong↓9 Livan Burcu
- 74’↑28 C. Trimmel↓19 J. Haberer
- 84’↑29 E. Latte Lath↓20 M. Aebischer
Unused substitutes 11 Jeong Woo-Yeong, 32 M. Gray, 14 L. Querfeld, 31 M. Raab, 15 T. Rothe
Coach M. Lustrinelli
1. FC Köln4 - 4 - 2
- 1Schwäbe
- 28Sebulonsen
- 2Schmied
- 22Simpson-Pusey
- 3Sosa
- 37Maina
- 23Okon-Engstler
- 5Krauß
- 8Jóhannesson
- 30Bülter
- 10Mala
Substitutions
- 61’↑17 A. Castro-Montes↓28 S. Sebulonsen
- 61’↑47 M. Moore↓8 Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson
- 72’↑19 M. El Mala↓37 L. Maina
Unused substitutes 20 R. Zieler, 11 Reigan Heskey, 24 L. Lochoshvili, 14 G. Mensah, 29 J. Thielmann, 7 L. Waldschmidt
Coach René Wagner
Match facts
- Competition
- Bundesliga - Germany
- Round
- Matchday 8
- Date
- Sun, 1 Nov 2026
- Kick-off
- 14:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- An der Alten Försterei, Berlin
- Referee
- Richard Hempel
- Union Berlin coach
- M. Lustrinelli
- 1. FC Köln coach
- René Wagner
League table
Bundesliga - Germany
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | +20 | 21 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | +9 | 21 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 18 |
| 4 |  SC Freiburg | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 16 |
| 5 |  Werder Bremen | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 15 |
| 15 |  1. FC Köln | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 |  Union Berlin | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -12 | 7 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
J. Haberer7.5 - 2
R. Khedira7.3 - 3
M. Friedrich6.9 - 4
A. Kemlein6.8 - 5
T. Skarke6.7 - 6
C. Trimmel6.6 - 7
Livan Burcu6.5 - 8
E. Latte Lath6.5 - 9
O. Burke6.4 - 10
M. Aebischer6.4 - 11
F. Rønnow6.3 - 12
D. Köhn6.3 - 13
A. Schäfer6.3 - 14
Z. Van Den Bosch6.2 - 15
Jeong Woo-Yeong6.1 - 16
K. Imeri6.0 - 17
T. Rothe0.0 - 18
M. Raab0.0 - 19
L. Querfeld0.0 - 20
M. Gray0.0
- 1
M. El Mala8.0 - 2
A. Castro-Montes7.4 - 3
B. Sosa7.2 - 4
T. Krauß7.2 - 5
J. Schmied7.1 - 6
M. Bülter6.8 - 7
M. Moore6.7 - 8
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey6.6 - 9
M. Schwäbe6.6 - 10
L. Maina6.5 - 11
S. Sebulonsen6.4 - 12
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler6.4 - 13
S. El Mala6.3 - 14
Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson6.1 - 15
R. Zieler0.0 - 16
Reigan Heskey0.0 - 17
L. Lochoshvili0.0 - 18
G. Mensah0.0 - 19
J. Thielmann0.0 - 20
L. Waldschmidt0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
M. El Mala
1. FC Köln
- 1
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.0, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 18 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Union Berlin- W-D-L
- 1-2-2
- Scored / match
- 0.6
- Conceded / match
- 2.2
1. FC Köln- W-D-L
- 1-2-2
- Scored / match
- 0.8
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- Union Berlin0%
- 1. FC Köln0%
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What happened
Match report
Union Berlin and 1. FC Köln drew 1-1 after Malek El Mala came off the bench to level late on. Janik Haberer’s first-half strike had put Union ahead, and Köln responded after the break.
Union struck in the 10th minute when Haberer scored from Tim Skarke’s assist to make it 1-0. That was the only goal before the interval, and Union led 1-0 at half-time.
Köln made two changes on 61 minutes, and Union also made two, with the home side then making two more changes on 74 minutes. El Mala, who came on in the 72nd minute, equalised in the 79th minute from Alessio Castro-Montes’ assist to make it 1-1. Neither side found a winner after that.
Köln had 63% of the possession and 637 passes to Union’s 382, while also finishing with 13 shots to 5 and 6 corners to 2. Both teams had 2 shots on target, while xG was close at 1.05 for Köln and 0.91 for Union. Each side had 1 save, Union committed 11 fouls to Köln’s 10, and the visitors were flagged offside 2 times to Union’s 1.
Union’s bookings went to Zeno Van Den Bosch in the 37th minute, Kastriot Imeri in the 54th, Aljoscha Kemlein in the 76th and Derrick Köhn in the 77th. Köln were booked three times, with Jahmai Simpson-Pusey in first-half stoppage time, Paul Okon-Engstler in the 53rd minute and Linton Maina in the 69th.
Match record
- Competition
- Bundesliga - Germany
- Round
- Matchday 8
- Kick-off
- Venue
- An der Alten Försterei, Berlin
- Referee
- Richard Hempel
- Match ID
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17 events
- 10’Goal!Union BerlinJanik HabererAssist: Tim Skarke1 – 0
- 37’Yellow cardUnion BerlinZeno Van Den Bosch
- 45+1’Yellow card1. FC KölnJahmai Simpson-Pusey
- 53’Yellow card1. FC KölnPaul Okon-Engstler
- 54’Yellow cardUnion BerlinKastriot Imeri
- 61’SubstitutionUnion BerlinAljoscha Kemlein ONKastriot Imeri OFF
- 61’SubstitutionUnion BerlinOliver Burke ONTim Skarke OFF
- 61’Substitution1. FC KölnAlessio Castro-Montes ONSebastian Soraas Sebulonsen OFF
- 61’Substitution1. FC KölnMikey Moore ONÍsak Bergmann Jóhannesson OFF
- 69’Yellow card1. FC KölnLinton Maina
- 72’Substitution1. FC KölnMalek El Mala ONLinton Maina OFF
- 74’SubstitutionUnion BerlinWoo-Yeong Jeong ONLivan Burcu OFF
- 74’SubstitutionUnion BerlinChristopher Trimmel ONJanik Haberer OFF
- 76’Yellow cardUnion BerlinAljoscha Kemlein
- 77’Yellow cardUnion BerlinDerrick Köhn
- 79’Goal!1. FC KölnMalek El MalaAssist: Alessio Castro-Montes1 – 1
- 84’SubstitutionUnion BerlinEmmanuel Latte Lath ONMichel Aebischer OFF