FC Koln vs Union Berlin

Bundesliga 20 Dec 2025, 14:30
FC Koln
FC Koln
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Union Berlin
Union Berlin
🏟 RheinEnergieStadion Round 15

Match report

Union Berlin edged past FC Koln 1-0 in the Bundesliga on 20 December 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

FC Koln had 13 shots to Union Berlin's 11.

R. van den Berg was sent off in the 83th minute.

The match was played at RheinEnergieStadion.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 13 - 11 On target 2 - 3 Corners 3 - 6 Fouls 9 - 18 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
András Schäfer
Union Berlin · 1 goal
8 Dominique Heintz 97 passes (89% accurate)
8 Leopold Querfeld captained the side
7 Marvin Schwäbe captained the side
7 Rav van den Berg 104 passes (98% accurate)
First half vs second half
Union Berlin came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–3 6–8
Shots On Goal 2–0 0–3
Ball Possession 70–30 —
Corners 2–1 1–5
Attacks 54–31 52–38
Match statistics
3 Corners 6
5 Substitution 5
106 Attacks 69
46 Dangerous Attacks 49
2 On Target 3
11 Off Target 8
13 Shots Total 11
2 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 4
6 Shots Blocked 4
8 Shots Inside Box 8
5 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 18
3 Corners 6
1 Offsides 2
62% Ball Possession 38%
2 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 2
521 Passes Total 309
450 Passes Accurate 241
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
FC Koln · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Schwäbe
28 S. Sebulonsen 33 R. Berg 3 D. Heintz 32 K. Lund
5 T. Krauß 6 E. Martel
29 J. Thielmann 18 Í. Jóhannesson 16 J. Kamiński
9 R. Ache
Union Berlin · 3-4-2-1
1 F. Rønnow
5 D. Doekhi 14 L. Querfeld 4 D. Leite
28 C. Trimmel 8 R. Khedira 6 A. Kemlein 39 D. Köhn
11 W. Jeong 10 I. Ansah
7 O. Burke
FC Koln
Coach
Lukas Kwasniok
Substitutes
  • 30 Marius Bülter
  • 13 Said El Mala
  • 8 Denis Huseinbašić
  • 39 Cenk Özkaçar
  • 37 Linton Maina
  • 20 Ron-Robert Zieler
  • 17 Alessio Castro-Montes
  • 40 Fynn Schenten
  • 11 Florian Kainz
Union Berlin
Coach
Steffen Baumgart
Substitutes
  • 9 Livan Burcu
  • 23 Andrej Ilić
  • 18 Josip Juranović
  • 21 Tim Skarke
  • 13 András Schäfer
  • 31 Matheo Raab
  • 34 Stanley N'Soki
  • 41 Oluwaseun Ogbemudia
  • 17 David Preu
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ M. Bulter ↓ R. Ache FC Koln
  • 64' ↑ L. Burcu ↓ Jeong Woo-Yeong Union Berlin
  • 68' ↑ S. El Mala ↓ J. Thielmann FC Koln
  • 68' ↑ D. Huseinbasic ↓ T. Krauss FC Koln
  • 72' ↑ T. Skarke ↓ I. Ansah Union Berlin
  • 72' ↑ A. Ilic ↓ O. Burke Union Berlin
  • 73' ↑ J. Juranovic ↓ C. Trimmel Union Berlin
  • 84' ↑ A. Schafer ↓ A. Kemlein Union Berlin
  • 86' ↑ C. Ozkacar ↓ D. Heintz FC Koln
  • 86' ↑ L. Maina ↓ J. Kaminski FC Koln
Cards
  • 83' R. van den Berg FC Koln
  • 13' S. Sebulonsen FC Koln
  • 40' C. Trimmel Union Berlin
  • 49' T. Krauss FC Koln
  • 80' A. Kemlein Union Berlin
  • 88' A. Schafer Union Berlin
  • 90+4' J. Juranovic Union Berlin
  • 90+8' F. Ronnow Union Berlin
Head-to-head
FC Koln 2 2 draws 6 Union Berlin
2026-05-02 Union Berlin vs FC Koln 0 - 0
2025-12-20 FC Koln vs Union Berlin 0 - 1
2024-05-11 FC Cologne vs Union Berlin 3 - 2
2023-12-20 Union Berlin vs FC Cologne 2 - 0
2022-04-01 Union Berlin vs FC Cologne 1 - 0
2021-11-07 FC Cologne vs Union Berlin 2 - 2
Recent form
FC Koln D D D D D
Union Berlin D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in FC Koln vs Union Berlin?
FC Koln lost 0-1 against Union Berlin on 20 December 2025.
Who won FC Koln vs Union Berlin?
Union Berlin won the match 1-0.
Where was FC Koln vs Union Berlin played?
The match was played at RheinEnergieStadion.