FC Koln vs Mainz

Bundesliga 17 Jan 2026, 14:30
FC Koln
FC Koln
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Mainz
Mainz
🏟 RheinEnergieStadion Round 18

Match report

FC Koln edged past Mainz 2-1 in the Bundesliga on 17 January 2026.

FC Koln had 20 shots to Mainz's 9.

The match was played at RheinEnergieStadion.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 20 - 9 On target 6 - 7 Corners 9 - 5 Fouls 6 - 10 Yellow cards 8
9
Player of the match
Ragnar Ache
FC Koln · 2 goals
8 Stefan Bell 1 goal
8 Alessio Castro-Montes 1 assist
8 Danny da Costa 1 assist
7 Marvin Schwäbe 5 saves
First half vs second half
FC Koln stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 7 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–7 13–2
Shots On Goal 1–5 5–2
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 5–3 4–2
Attacks 55–41 65–56
Match statistics
9 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
120 Attacks 97
80 Dangerous Attacks 38
6 On Target 7
14 Off Target 2
20 Shots Total 9
6 Shots On Goal 7
8 Shots Off Goal 2
6 Shots Blocked 0
15 Shots Inside Box 5
5 Shots Outside Box 4
6 Fouls 10
9 Corners 5
0 Offsides 4
62% Ball Possession 38%
4 Yellow Cards 4
5 Saves 4
472 Passes Total 294
371 Passes Accurate 196
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
FC Koln · 3-4-3
1 M. Schwäbe
28 S. Sebulonsen 22 J. Simpson-Pusey 39 C. Özkaçar
37 L. Maina 6 E. Martel 18 Í. Jóhannesson 17 A. Castro-Montes
16 J. Kamiński 30 M. Bülter 13 S. Mala
Mainz · 3-1-4-2
33 D. Batz
31 D. Kohr 16 S. Bell 48 K. Potulski
6 K. Sano
21 D. Costa 8 P. Nebel 7 J. Lee 30 S. Widmer
26 Silas 20 P. Tietz
FC Koln
Coach
Lukas Kwasniok
Substitutes
  • 32 Kristoffer Lund
  • 5 Tom Krauß
  • 9 Ragnar Ache
  • 7 Luca Waldschmidt
  • 29 Jan Thielmann
  • 20 Ron-Robert Zieler
  • 33 Rav van den Berg
  • 11 Florian Kainz
  • 40 Fynn Schenten
Mainz
Coach
Urs Fischer
Substitutes
  • 11 Armindo Sieb
  • 15 Lennard Maloney
  • 14 William Bøving
  • 9 Arnaud Nordin
  • 36 Fabio Moreno Fell
  • 1 Lasse Riess
  • 5 Maxim Leitsch
  • 24 Sota Kawasaki
  • 37 Ben Justus Bobzien
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ K. Lund ↓ C. Ozkacar FC Koln
  • 46' ↑ T. Krauss ↓ E. Martel FC Koln
  • 46' ↑ R. Ache ↓ I. Johannesson FC Koln
  • 61' ↑ A. Sieb ↓ Silas Mainz
  • 73' ↑ L. Waldschmidt ↓ L. Maina FC Koln
  • 74' ↑ L. Maloney ↓ S. Bell Mainz
  • 74' ↑ W. Boving ↓ Lee Jae-Sung Mainz
  • 83' ↑ J. Thielmann ↓ A. Castro-Montes FC Koln
  • 90' ↑ A. Nordin ↓ K. Sano Mainz
  • 90' ↑ F. Moreno Fell ↓ P. Nebel Mainz
Cards
  • 18' E. Martel FC Koln
  • 43' Lee Jae-Sung Mainz
  • 61' S. Widmer Mainz
  • 72' M. Bulter FC Koln
  • 72' P. Tietz Mainz
  • 72' S. El Mala FC Koln
  • 72' D. Batz Mainz
  • 87' T. Krauss FC Koln
Head-to-head
FC Koln 5 4 draws 1 Mainz
2026-01-17 FC Koln vs Mainz 2 - 1
2025-08-24 Mainz 05 vs Köln 0 - 1
2025-08-24 Mainz vs FC Koln 0 - 1
2024-04-28 Mainz vs FC Cologne 1 - 1
2023-12-10 FC Cologne vs Mainz 0 - 0
2022-04-09 FC Cologne vs Mainz 3 - 2
Recent form
FC Koln D D D D D
Mainz D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in FC Koln vs Mainz?
FC Koln won 2-1 against Mainz on 17 January 2026.
Who won FC Koln vs Mainz?
FC Koln won the match 2-1.
Where was FC Koln vs Mainz played?
The match was played at RheinEnergieStadion.