COLOGNE. FC Köln and FSV Mainz 05 didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..

The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 50,000 spectators.​ The referee was Frank Willenborg assisted by Aarne Aarnink and Christian Bandurski. The 4th official was Thorben Siewer. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.62 degrees Celsius or 49.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Timeline

Luca Kilian- sub ->Julian Chabot
34'
Leart Paçarada- sub ->Dominique Heintz
46'
Eric Martel- Yellow
50'
58'
Tom Krauß- Yellow
61'
Jae-sung Lee- sub ->Jonathan Burkardt
F. Dietz- sub ->Steffen Tigges
64'
Florian Kainz - sub ->Dejan Ljubičić
64'
Mark Uth- sub ->Luca Waldschmidt
75'
76'
Merveille Papela- sub ->Tom Krauß
76'
Marco Richter- sub ->Brajan Gruda
83'
Dominik Kohr - Yellow
84'
Merveille Papela- Yellow
Mark Uth- Yellow
85'
87'
Silvan Widmer- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this encounter, FC Köln has 10 points like FC Union Berlin to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, FSV Mainz 05 will has 9 points like Darmstadt 98 to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away against SC Freiburg on the 16th of December with a 15-6 head to head record in favor of SC Freiburg (4 draws).

FSV Mainz 05 will host Heidenheim on the 16th of December with a 0-0 head to head record.

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 1.Germany
8.1
D
Dominique Heintz 3.Germany
7.0
46'
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
7.5
D
Julian Chabot 24.Germany
6.4
34'
D
Rasmus Carstensen 18.Denmark
7.3
M
Eric Martel 6.Germany
7.5
50'
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
6.7
64'
M
Jan Thielmann 29.Germany
6.7
M
Linton Maina 37.Germany
6.8
M
Luca Waldschmidt 9.Germany
7.0
75'
F
Steffen Tigges 21.Germany
7.0
64'
Substitutes
G
Matthias Köbbing 44.Germany
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
6.7
34'
D
Leart Paçarada 17.Kosovo
6.7
46'
M
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
6.8
64'
M
Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany
F
Mark Uth 13.Germany
6.4
75' 85'
F
Davie Selke 27.Germany
F
F. Dietz 33.Germany
6.4
64'

FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Marvin Schwäbe (8.1), Rasmus Carstensen (7.3), Timo Hübers (7.5), Julian Chabot (6.4), Dominique Heintz (7.0), Eric Martel (7.5), Dejan Ljubičić (6.7), Jan Thielmann (6.7), Luca Waldschmidt (7.0), Linton Maina (6.8) and Steffen Tigges (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Benno Schmitz, Florian Kainz (6.8), Denis Huseinbašić, Mark Uth (6.4), Luca Kilian (6.7), Leart Paqarada (6.7), Davie Selke, Florian Dietz (6.4) and Matthias Köbbing.

FC Köln could not rely on the presence of Luca Kilian (injured).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: Julian Chabot for Luca Kilian (34′), Steffen Tigges for Florian Dietz (64′), Dominique Heintz for Leart Paqarada (46′), Dejan Ljubičić for Florian Kainz (63′) and Luca Waldschmidt for Mark Uth (75′).

Player of the match: Marvin Schwäbe​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Köln was the goalkeeper: Marvin Schwäbe. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

FSV Mainz 05 – Formation

FSV Mainz 05
G
Daniel Batz 33.Germany
7.5
D
Sepp van den Berg 3.Netherlands
7.8
D
Anthony Caci 19.France
7.0
D
Dominik Kohr 31.Germany
7.1
83'
M
Phillipp Mwene 2.Austria
7.8
M
Leandro Barreiro 8.Luxembourg
7.0
M
Tom Krauß 14.Germany
7.3
76' 58'
M
Silvan Widmer 30.Switzerland
7.3
87'
M
Brajan Gruda 43.Germany
6.7
76'
M
Jonathan Burkardt 29.Germany
6.0
61'
F
Ludovic Ajorque 17.France
6.8
Substitutes
G
Lasse Rieß 1.Germany
D
Stefan Bell 16.Germany
D
Danny da Costa 21.Germany
D
Lasse Wilhelm 47.Germany
M
Jae-sung Lee 7.South Korea
6.4
61'
M
Merveille Papela 24.Germany
6.6
76' 84'
M
David Mamutovic 45.Germany
F
Marco Richter 10.Germany
6.4
76'

FSV Mainz 05 started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Jan Siewert played with: Daniel Batz (7.5), Sepp van den Berg (7.8), Dominik Kohr (7.1), Anthony Caci (7.0), Silvan Widmer (7.3), Tom Krauß (7.3), Leandro Barreiro (7.0), Phillipp Mwene (7.8), Brajan Gruda (6.7), Jonathan Burkardt (6.0) and Ludovic Ajorque (6.8).

They had on the bench: Jae-sung Lee (6.4), Marco Richter (6.4), Lasse Finn Rieß, Stefan Bell, Danny da Costa, Matondo-Merveille Papela (6.6), David Mamutovic and Lasse Wilhelm.

Substitutions

FSV Mainz 05 made 3 changes: Brajan Gruda for Marco Richter (76′), Jonathan Burkardt for Jae-sung Lee (61′) and Tom Krauß for Matondo-Merveille Papela (76′).

Player of the match: Phillipp Mwene​

The most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was Phillipp Mwene.

His rating is 7.8 with 25 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​