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SC Freiburg vs 1.FC Köln is a closely balanced German matchup with strong home swings and little room for complacency. Köln won 4–1 at home in August 2025, Freiburg answered 2–1 in January 2026, and earlier meetings include Freiburg’s 5–0 home win in January 2021. A future encounter will ask which side can turn its response into a sustained edge.
Past matches, SC Freiburg vs 1.FC Köln
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes SC Freiburg
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21G
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43D
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30D
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44M
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32M
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27M
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22F
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20F
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9F
1.FC Köln Substitutes
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G
20
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D
39
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M
6
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M
8
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M
13
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M
18
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F
7
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F
38
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F
40
Match events
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10'⚽M. Rosenfelder Own Goal
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11'⚽D. Scherhant Normal Goal (Asst: Y. Suzuki)
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44'⚽I. Matanovic Normal Goal (Asst: M. Ginter)
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55'C. Gunter L. Kubler
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62'Tom Krauß Yellow Card
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63'B. Ogbus M. Rosenfelder
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63'N. Hofler P. Osterhage
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67'S. El Mala J. Thielmann
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69'Alessio Castro-Montes Yellow Card
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74'Derry Scherhant Yellow Card
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76'V. Grifo D. Scherhant
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76'L. Holer I. Matanovic
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77'E. Martel T. Krauss
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77'I. Johannesson K. Lund
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87'L. Waldschmidt R. van den Berg
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87'F. Schenten L. Maina
Stats for this game
Matchup SC Freiburg VS 1.FC Köln
A matchup that changes venue by venue
The scorelines alternate between control and resistance. Köln won 4–0 at home in December 2011, Freiburg replied 4–1 at the same venue in April 2013, and a Freiburg 5–0 victory in January 2021 showed how quickly the contest can open. These results give the fixture a competitive texture without reducing it to one permanent status label.
Comebacks keep it alive
At Köln on 31 August 2025, the hosts led early and won 4–1 after maintaining their advantage. On 25 January 2026, Freiburg responded at home: an own goal put Köln ahead, Derry Scherhant equalised immediately and Igor Matanović made it 2–1 before half-time. Freiburg’s official report described a difficult contest that required defensive commitment after the interval.
A future meeting can revisit that balance between an assertive start and the ability to recover. Freiburg will want home control to last, while Köln can draw on its capacity to turn an early advantage into pressure. That tension makes the fixture rewarding for readers interested in response as much as result.