FC Union Berlin prevails over FC Köln 1-0 with a late and unfortunate own goal from T. Hubers. HIGHLIGHTS

COLOGNE. FC Union Berlin tops FC Köln 1-0 after T. Hubers scored an own goal 4min.

September 12, 2022

COLOGNE. FC Union Berlin prevails over FC Köln 1-0 after T. Hubers scored an own goal 4min.

L. Kilian received a red card (81′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why FC Köln lost the match.

J. Siebatcheu missed a penalty (11′) for FC Union Berlin.

The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Cortus with the collaboration of Florian Heft and Rafael Foltyn. The 4th official was Thomas Gorniak. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.

Match Statistics

FC Köln

0 - 1

FC Union Berlin

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

10 Total 15
4 On Target 5
6 Off Target 10
1 Shots blocked 4

106 Attack 103
50 Dangerous attack 57
83 Ball safe 87

0 Penalties 1
7 Corners 8
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

15 Total 12
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. FC Köln was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. FC Union Berlin that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Union Berlin won the encounter.

FC Köln shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

FC Köln received 4 yellow cards (L. Kilian, K. Pedersen, K. Schindler and S. Baumgart). On the other side, FC Union Berlin received 1 yellow card (R. Knoche).

L. Kilian (FC Köln) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (81′).

Match Timeline

Timo Hübers(own-goal)

Luca Kilian- Yellow

10'

11'

15'

Steffen Tigges- sub ->F. Dietz

46'

54'

Robin Knoche- Yellow

54'

62'

Dejan Ljubicic- sub ->K. Pedersen

62'

64'

72'

Jan Thielmann- sub ->F. Kainz

75'

76'

Luca Kilian(yellowred)

81'

Sargis Adamyan- sub ->L. Maina

85'

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After this contest, FC Köln will stay with 9 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin will have 14 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will host Werder Bremen on the 21st of January with a 9-6 head to head statistic in favor of Werder Bremen (9 draws).

FC Union Berlin will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 21st of January with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln

Marvin Schwäbe 20.Germany

7.1

Benno Schmitz 2.Germany

6.2

62'

Timo Hübers 4.Germany

7.0

Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark

6.6

62'

54'

Luca Kilian 15.Germany

5.8

81'

Florian Kainz 11.Austria

6.9

75'

Jonas Hector 14.Germany

7.0

Ellyes Skhiri 28.Tunisia

7.6

Linton Maina 37.Germany

6.4

85'

Eric Martel 6.Germany

7.1

F. Dietz 33.Germany

6.6

46'

Substitutes

Timo Horn 1.Germany

Nikola Soldo 5.Croatia

Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria

6.3

62'

Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany

K. Schindler 17.Ghana

7.0

62'

72'

Ondrej Duda 18.Slovakia

Jan Thielmann 29.Germany

6.6

75'

Steffen Tigges 21.Germany

6.6

46'

Sargis Adamyan 23.Armenia

6.2

85'

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 (7.1), Benno Schmitz (6.2), Luca Kilian (5.8), Timo Hübers (7.0), Kristian Pedersen (6.6), Ellyes Skhiri (7.6), Eric Martel (7.1), Linton Maina (6.4), Jonas Hector (7.0), Florian Kainz (6.9) and Florian Dietz (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Steffen Tigges (6.6), Sargis Adamyan (6.2), Dejan Ljubičić (6.3), Nikola Soldo, Denis Huseinbašić, Kingsley Schindler (7.0), Timo Horn, Ondrej Duda and Jan Thielmann (6.6).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: F. Dietz for S. Tigges (46′), K. Pedersen for D. Ljubicic (62′), B. Schmitz for K. Schindler (62′), F. Kainz for J. Thielmann (75′) and L. Maina for S. Adamyan (85′).

Best player: Ellyes Skhiri

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Köln was Ellyes Skhiri.

His rating is (7.6) with 49 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 16.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin

Lennart Grill 37.Germany

7.3

Robin Knoche 31.Germany

7.1

54'

Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany

6.8

Diogo Leite 4.Portugal

7.5

Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria

7.6

Julian Ryerson 6.Norway

7.3

Rani Khedira 8.Germany

6.8

Janik Haberer 19.Germany

6.8

64'

András Schäfer 13.Hungary

6.4

89'

Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname

7.1

75'

Jordan Siebatcheu 45.France

5.8

76'

Substitutes

Jakob Busk 12.Denmark

Niko Gießelmann 23.Germany

Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany

Paul Seguin 14.Germany

89'

Milos Pantovic 32.Serbia

6.8

64'

Tim Skarke 21.Germany

Sven Michel 11.Germany

6.8

75'

Jamie Leweling 40.Germany

Kevin Behrens 17.Germany

6.4

76'

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Urs Fischer played with: Lennart Grill (7.3), Paul Jaeckel (6.8), Robin Knoche (7.1), Diogo Leite (7.5), Christopher Trimmel (7.6), András Schäfer (6.4), Rani Khedira (6.8), Janik Haberer (6.8), Julian Ryerson (7.3), Sheraldo Becker (7.1) and Jordan Siebatcheu (5.9).

These were the players on the bench: Jakob Busk, Sven Michel (6.8), Jamie Leweling, Paul Seguin, Kevin Behrens (6.3), Miloš Pantović (6.8), Tim Skarke, Niko Giesselmann and Timo Baumgartl.

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 4 changes: J. Haberer for M. Pantovic (64′), S. Becker for S. Michel (75′), J. Siebatcheu for K. Behrens (76′) and A. Schafer for P. Seguin (89′).

Best player: Christopher Trimmel

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Union Berlin was Christopher Trimmel even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 37 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.