COLOGNE. 1. FC Köln found a way to turn the table against SpVgg Greuther Fürth. It was SpVgg Greuther Fürth to score first with a goal from M. Meyerhofer. However, later 1. FC Köln found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with S. Andersson (50′), E. Skhiri (55′) and E. Skhiri (89′). Its vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck who had the assistance of Christof Günsch and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Arno Blos. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

1. FC Köln was in firm control of the ball 68% while SpVgg Greuther Fürth was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

1. FC Köln was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why 1. FC Köln won the match​.

1. FC Köln shot 18 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

1. FC Köln received 1 yellow card (S. Andersson). On the opposite side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth received 1 yellow card (S. Griesbeck).

Standings

After playing this match, 1. FC Köln will have 12 points like Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will stay with 1 points to stay in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, 1. FC Köln will play away against TSG Hoffenheim on the 15th of October with a 10-4 head to head stats in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (6 draws).

SpVgg Greuther Fürth will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 16th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.

1. FC Köln – Formation

1. FC Köln adopted the 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Timo Horn (6.7), Benno Schmitz (7.3), Jorge Mere (6.9), Rafael Czichos (7.1), Jonas Hector (7.6), Ellyes Skhiri (9.3), Florian Kainz (7.8), Ondrej Duda (6.8), Mark Uth (7.2), Anthony Modeste (6.9) and Sebastian Andersson (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Kingsley Ehizibue (6.9), Salih Özcan (6.8), M. Schwäbe, L. Kilian, T. Ostrák, Dejan Ljubičić (6.5), T. Hübers, Louis Schaub (7.0) and Kingsley Schindler (6.4).

Substitutions

1. FC Köln made 5 changes: O. Duda for D. Ljubicic (68′), F. Kainz for K. Schindler (78′), A. Modeste for K. Ehizibue (78′), B. Schmitz for S. Ozcan (85′) and S. Andersson for L. Schaub (85′).

Best player: Ellyes Skhiri​

The player that probably impressed the most for 1. FC Köln was Ellyes Skhiri.

His rating is (9.3) with 2 goals, 45 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Formation

Also SpVgg Greuther Fürth adopted the 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

On the other side, Stefan Leitl played with: Marius Funk (7.1), Marco Meyerhofer (6.5), Maximilian Bauer (6.9), Nick Viergever (6.6), Jetro Willems (6.3), Sebastian Griesbeck (6.4), Timothy Tillman (6.5), Paul Seguin (6.1), Jeremy Dudziak (6.4), Branimir Hrgota (6.4) and Håvard Nielsen (6.5).

They had on the bench: Cédric Itten (6.6), H. Sarpei, Max Christiansen (6.4), A. Barry, Jamie Leweling (6.9), S. Burchert, Dickson Abiama (6.6), N. Seufert and J. Green.

Substitutions

SpVgg Greuther Fürth made 4 changes: T. Tillman for J. Leweling (63′), B. Hrgota for C. Itten (63′), S. Griesbeck for M. Christiansen (70′) and H. Nielsen for D. Abiama (76′).

Best player: Marius Funk​

The player that probably impressed the most for SpVgg Greuther Fürth was the goalkeeper: Marius Funk. His rating is 7.13. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• FC Köln – SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 3-1