VS
Union Berlin–1.FC Köln is a competitive Bundesliga matchup in which venue and response keep the balance open. Union won 2–0 at home on 20 December 2023, then won 1–0 in Cologne on 20 December 2025; Köln answered with a 2–2 draw at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei on 2 May 2026. A future meeting can ask which side controls the margins.
Past matches, Union Berlin vs 1.FC Köln
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Union Berlin
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28D
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23F
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9F
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21M
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33M
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48G
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14D
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19M
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39D
1.FC Köln Substitutes
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M
27
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M
29
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M
37
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F
38
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D
2
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G
20
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D
3
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M
8
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M
17
Match events
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31'Eric Martel Yellow Card
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33'⚽Marius Bülter Normal Goal (Asst: Luca Waldschmidt)
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34'Diogo Leite Yellow Card
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55'Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Yellow Card
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58'L. Burcu A. Schafer
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58'Christopher Trimmel Josip Juranović
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58'A. Ilic I. Ansah
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58'Andrej Ilić Ilyas Ansah
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58'Livan Burcu András Schäfer
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61'⚽Said El Mala Normal Goal (Asst: Kristoffer Lund)
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62'Felipe Chávez Luca Waldschmidt
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67'Tim Skarke Stanley Nsoki
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71'Jan Uwe Thielmann Marius Bülter
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72'L. Maina J. Kaminski
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72'Y. Niang S. El Mala
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72'Youssoupha Niang Said El Mala
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72'Linton Maina Jakub Kamiński
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73'⚽Tom Alexander Rothe Normal Goal (Asst: Christopher Trimmel)
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80'Joel Schmied Kristoffer Lund
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88'Alex Král Rani Khedira
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88'Marvin Schwäbe Yellow Card
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89'⚽Livan Burcu Normal Goal
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90' +6Livan Burcu Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Union Berlin VS 1.FC Köln
Union can turn home pressure into a platform
Union Berlin’s 2–0 home win over Köln on 20 December 2023 illustrates the value of the Stadion An der Alten Försterei in this pairing. Union used the setting to build pressure and protect a lead, establishing a route based on compact defending followed by decisive attacks. That reference gives Köln a clear task: keep the match from settling into Union’s preferred rhythm.
Köln can force a different finish
Union’s 1–0 win at the RheinEnergieStadion on 20 December 2025 showed that the visitors can also manage a narrow contest. Yet Köln’s 2–2 draw in Berlin on 2 May 2026 supplied a direct counterpoint, as the visitors led by two before Union recovered a point. The scoreline captures the pairing’s useful tension between control and comeback capacity. A future meeting can test whether Union protect an early advantage or Köln keep enough access to change the ending.
Past head to head stats
Union Berlin 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
Union Berlin VS 1.FC Köln
Head-to-Head History
Previous games Union Berlin
Previous games 1.FC Köln
Upcoming games Union Berlin
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Union Berlin
SC Freiburg
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FSV Mainz 05
Upcoming games 1.FC Köln
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Union Berlin
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Bayern München
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