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Bundesliga

Season 2025/2026

Bundesliga

1. FC Köln vs Werder Bremen – Lineups & Match Details

1. FC Köln beat Werder Bremen 3-1. Goals: S. El Mala (7' pen.), R. Ache (65'), R. Schmid (75' pen.), M. Backhaus (90' o.g.). 1. FC Köln had 58% possession against Werder Bremen's 42%. Shots on target: 9-2.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 29

Sunday, 12 April 2026

1. FC Köln1. FC Köln

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Werder BremenWerder Bremen

Referee: Tobias Reichel, Germany

Lineups

1. FC Köln1. FC Köln4-4-2
Marvin Schwäbe1Marvin SchwäbeG
Sebastian Sebulonsen28Sebastian SebulonsenD
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD
Cenk Özkaçar39Cenk ÖzkaçarD
Kristoffer Lund32Kristoffer LundD
Jan Thielmann29Jan ThielmannM
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
Eric Martel6Eric MartelM
Jakub Kamiński16Jakub KamińskiM
Ragnar Ache9Ragnar AcheF
Said El Mala13Said El MalaF

Substitutes

17Alessio Castro-MontesM
37Linton MainaM
30Marius BülterF
7Luca WaldschmidtF
5Tom KraußM
33Rav van den BergD
8Denis HuseinbašićM
27Felipe ChávezM
20Ron-Robert ZielerG
Werder BremenWerder Bremen4-2-3-1
Mio Backhaus30Mio BackhausG
Yukinari Sugawara3Yukinari SugawaraD
Amos Pieper5Amos PieperD
Marco Friedl32Marco FriedlD
Olivier Deman2Olivier DemanD
Senne Lynen14Senne LynenM
Leonardo Bittencourt10Leonardo BittencourtM
Marco Grüll17Marco GrüllM
Romano Schmid20Romano SchmidM
Felix Agu27Felix AguM
Justin Njinmah11Justin NjinmahF

Substitutes

29Salim MusahF
31Karim CoulibalyD
23Isaac SchmidtD
19Jovan MiloševićF
25Markus KolkeG
24Patrice ČovićM
33Mick SchmetgensD
4Niklas StarkD
7Samuel MbangulaF

Match Events

7'P

S. El Mala

24'R

M. Friedl

46'S

K. Lund

Substitution 1

46'S

Y. Sugawara

Substitution 1

46'S

M. Grüll

Substitution 2

65'G

R. Ache

67'S

S. El Mala

Substitution 2

67'S

J. Thielmann

Substitution 3

71'Y

R. Ache

75'P

R. Schmid

76'S

R. Ache

Substitution 4

78'Y

L. Bittencourt

79'S

F. Agu

Substitution 3

83'Y

Jahmai Simpson-Pusey

84'S

L. Bittencourt

Substitution 4

86'S

S. Sebulonsen

Substitution 5

90'+1Y

E. Martel

90'Y

A. Pieper

90'OG

M. Backhaus

Statistics

1. FC Köln
58%42%
Werder Bremen
3.47Expected Goals (xG)0.92
26Total Shots6
9Shots on Target2
8Corners5
16Fouls7
3Offsides3
89Pass Accuracy (%)80
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
Match preview

1. FC Köln host Werder Bremen on Sunday, 12 April 2026. The kick-off time is 13:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. 1. FC Köln go into the match 14th in the table; Werder Bremen sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

1. FC Köln have taken 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 3 draws in a row. Werder Bremen have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 29 Nov 2025: 1. FC Köln 1-1 Werder Bremen; 16 Feb 2024: 1. FC Köln 0-1 Werder Bremen; 23 Sept 2023: 1. FC Köln 1-2 Werder Bremen. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

1. FC Köln beat Werder Bremen 3-1. 1. FC Köln scored through S. El Mala 7' (pen.), R. Ache 65', M. Backhaus 90' (o.g.). Werder Bremen replied with R. Schmid 75' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

1. FC Köln held 58% of the ball against 42% for Werder Bremen. Shots on target finished 9-2. Expected goals read 3.47 for 1. FC Köln, 0.92 for Werder Bremen.

Verdict

The win nudges 1. FC Köln forward and leaves Werder Bremen with work to do. 1. FC Köln sat 14th and Werder Bremen 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.