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Borussia Mönchengladbach vs 1.FC Köln is a Rhine derby in which local meaning and competitive uncertainty travel together. Köln have won with a clear margin, Gladbach have answered with a high-scoring draw, and goalless tension also belongs to the pairing. The derby stays compelling for a future meeting because neither side can rely on rivalry emotion alone to decide the balance.
Past matches, Borussia Mönchengladbach vs 1.FC Köln
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes 1.FC Köln
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29M
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27M
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11M
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7F
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30F
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20G
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44G
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3D
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38F
Borussia Mönchengladbach Substitutes
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D
26
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M
38
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D
5
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F
18
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G
42
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D
2
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M
36
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M
13
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M
10
Match events
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1'⚽J. Castrop Normal Goal (Asst: F. Honorat)
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4'⚽S. El Mala Normal Goal
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7'⚽R. Ache Normal Goal (Asst: J. Kaminski)
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20'⚽P. Sander Normal Goal
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38'Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson Yellow Card
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52'Marvin Schwäbe Yellow Card
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60'⚽J. Castrop Normal Goal (Asst: Y. Engelhardt)
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61'Jakub Kamiński Yellow Card
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70'J. Thielmann C. Neumann
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70'F. Chavez I. Johannesson
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71'Cenk Özkaçar Yellow Card
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71'Haris Tabaković Yellow Card
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73'Eric Martel Yellow Card
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76'Jan Thielmann Yellow Card
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77'F. Kainz S. El Mala
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77'M. Bulter R. Ache
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77'L. Waldschmidt L. Maina
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77'L. Waldschmidt L. Maina
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77'M. Bulter R. Ache
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84'⚽E. Martel Normal Goal (Asst: F. Kainz)
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85'L. Ullrich J. Castrop
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85'H. Bolin K. Stoger
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85'H. Bolin K. Stoger
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85'L. Ullrich J. Castrop
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86'Eric Martel Yellow Card
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86'Eric Martel Red Card
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88'M. Friedrich J. Scally
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88'S. Machino F. Honorat
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88'S. Machino F. Honorat
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88'M. Friedrich J. Scally
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90'Rocco Reitz Yellow Card
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90' +1Florian Kainz Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Borussia Mönchengladbach VS 1.FC Köln
Köln have landed the clearer blow
Köln won 3–1 at home against Gladbach in October 2023, a result that gave the hosts the stronger reference point in that dated sequence. The margin was meaningful without turning the derby into a one-sided identity. Local knowledge and pressure can produce a decisive afternoon, yet the score does not remove the possibility of a very different return.
Gladbach keep the derby open
Gladbach and Köln drew 3–3 at Borussia-Park in March 2024, while the April 2023 meeting in Köln finished 0–0. Those results frame the fixture from opposite directions: it can become a six-goal exchange or settle into a contest where neither side breaks through. The evidence supports a balanced rivalry with volatile expression rather than a fixed order. That range keeps the derby unpredictable. A future meeting will ask whether the derby’s next shape is open, tense or decided by one small swing.
Past head to head stats
Borussia Mönchengladbach VS 1.FC Köln
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Borussia Mönchengladbach VS 1.FC Köln
Head-to-Head History
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VfB Stuttgart
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