1. FC Köln 5–0 Union Berlin
1. FC Köln
5–0HT 1–0
Union Berlin
1. FC Köln played Union Berlin in the DFB Pokal on 27 October 2026 at RheinEnergieStadion. The match finished 5–0.
Goals and cards
- 32'Said El Mala (assist by Linton Maina)
- 48'Leopold Querfeld — Yellow card
- 51'Linton Maina (assist by Said El Mala)
- 60'Said El Mala (assist by Marius Bülter)
- 77'Marin Ljubičić — Yellow card
- 78'Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (assist by Marius Bülter)
- 84'Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen — Yellow card
- 88'Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen (assist by Reigan Heskey)
Line-ups
1. FC Köln 3-4-2-1
- M. Schwäbe
- J. Schmied
- Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
- T. Krauß
- A. Castro-Montes
- Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
- M. Moore
- B. Sosa
- L. Maina
- S. El Mala
- M. Bülter
- SUBSTITUTES
- R. Zieler
- L. Waldschmidt
- J. Thielmann
- S. Sebulonsen
- G. Mensah
- L. Lochoshvili
- Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson
- Reigan Heskey
- M. El Mala
- COACHES: René Wagner
Union Berlin 4-2-2-2
- M. Raab
- J. Haberer
- Z. Van Den Bosch
- L. Querfeld
- T. Rothe
- A. Schäfer
- R. Khedira
- Jeong Woo-Yeong
- M. Aebischer
- M. Gray
- T. Skarke
- SUBSTITUTES
- Livan Burcu
- M. Friedrich
- K. Imeri
- A. Kemlein
- D. Köhn
- E. Latte Lath
- M. LjubiÄiÄ
- F. Rønnow
- C. Trimmel
- COACHES: M. Lustrinelli
Match statistics
| 1. FC Köln | Union Berlin | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.04 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.1 |
| 411 | Accurate passes | 320 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 14 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 7 |
| 14 | Free kicks | 8 |
| 8 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 479 | Total passes | 393 |
| 14 | Total shots | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 54% | Possession | 46% |