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FC Köln

Bundesliga 12th of 18 · 4 pts · P3 W1 D1 L1 · GD -2 WLD

Coach: Lukas Kwasniok · since Jul 2025 · 0.96 ppg over 27

Next: at Hamburger SV · Bundesliga

34 team matches · 46 goals · 2025-09-20 → 2026-09-12 · ranks within the current squad · 11 players who appeared but left not shown

Most influential

#1
Ragnar Ache 9 · Attacker
● 6.91
Minutes #5G+A #2Rating #2Creation #7
Minutes
1841 (60% of team) · 20 starts + 9 sub
Goals + assists
7 + 3 (22% of team goals) · xG 9.9
Rating
6.94 (62th pct, attackers in league)
Creation
32.0 key passes · 6.0 big chances · 1.86/90
With / without
0.9 ppg starting (20) · 0.79 without (14) +0.11
  • DWerder BremenH6.8
  • LVfB StuttgartA6.5
  • WTSG HoffenheimH7.2
  • DSt. PauliA6.6
  • WWerder BremenH1G7.5
#2
Said El Mala 10 · Left Wing
● 6.82
Minutes #3G+A #1Rating #9Creation #9
Minutes
1968 (64% of team) · 21 starts + 12 sub
Goals + assists
13 + 4 (37% of team goals) · xG 10.5
Rating
6.78 (37th pct, midfielders in league)
Creation
19.0 key passes · 7.0 big chances · 1.19/90
With / without
0.95 ppg starting (21) · 0.69 without (13) +0.26
  • DWerder BremenH6.5
  • WTSG HoffenheimH1G7.0
  • LFC Bayern MünchenA1G7.2
  • LFC HeidenheimH5.8
  • DFC Union BerlinA1G7.6
#3
Tom Krauß 5 · Defensive Midfield New signing · 1 Jul
● 6.75
Minutes #4G+A #9Rating #7Creation #11
Minutes
1955 (64% of team) · 21 starts + 6 sub
Goals + assists
0 + 2 (4% of team goals) · xG 0.9
Rating
6.82 (47th pct, midfielders in league)
Creation
17.0 key passes · 2.0 big chances · 0.87/90
With / without
0.62 ppg starting (21) · 1.23 without (13) -0.61
  • DWerder BremenH6.3
  • LVfB StuttgartA6.8
  • WTSG HoffenheimH6.7
  • LFC HeidenheimH 1A7.1
  • DFC Union BerlinA6.8
#4
Marius Bülter 30 · Left Wing
● 7.0
Minutes #8G+A #4Rating #8Creation #8
Minutes
1444 (47% of team) · 16 starts + 16 sub
Goals + assists
4 + 2 (13% of team goals) · xG 5.7
Rating
6.8 (40th pct, midfielders in league)
Creation
22.0 key passes · 5.0 big chances · 1.68/90
With / without
0.62 ppg starting (16) · 1.06 without (18) -0.43
  • DWerder BremenH6.8
  • LVfB StuttgartA1G7.1
  • WTSG HoffenheimH
  • LFC Bayern MünchenA6.6
  • LFC HeidenheimH1G7.4
#5
Alessio Castro-Montes 17 · Right Back
● 6.6
Minutes #12G+A #6Rating #4Defence #7
Minutes
889 (29% of team) · 10 starts + 6 sub
Goals + assists
1 + 3 (9% of team goals) · xG 1.0
Rating
6.89 (64th pct, defenders in league)
Defence
6.8 actions/90 · duels 55% · aerials 150%
With / without
1.3 ppg starting (10) · 0.67 without (24) +0.63
  • DWerder BremenH6.8
  • LVfB StuttgartA6.6
  • WTSG HoffenheimH6.6
  • LFC Bayern MünchenA6.4
  • LFC HeidenheimH6.6

Full squad by position · click a column to sort

PlayerRankAppsMinGAxGRatingFormMin#G+A#Rat#
Goalkeepers
Marvin Schwäbe 1 #8 34 3060 0 0 0.0 6.85 ● 6.59 1 19 5
Martin James 21 – 0 0 0 0 – – ● None – – –
Matthias Köbbing 44 – 0 0 0 0 – – ● None – – –
Ron-Robert Zieler 20 – 0 0 0 0 – – ● None – – –
Defenders
Alessio Castro-Montes 17 #5 16 889 1 3 1.0 6.89 ● 6.6 12 6 4
Sebastian Sebulonsen 28 #12 29 2300 0 0 1.4 6.52 ● 6.39 2 14 17
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 22 New signing · 1 Jul #13 14 1134 0 1 0.4 6.63 ● 6.52 10 10 14
Rav van den Berg 33 #14 12 971 0 1 0.0 6.72 ● 6.66 11 13 13
Timo Hübers 4 #15 5 450 0 0 0.0 6.9 ● 6.9 15 20 3
Joël Schmied 2 #17 14 858 0 0 0.3 6.41 ● 6.2 13 15 19
Luka Lochoshvili 24 New signing · 2 Jul #18 3 270 0 0 0.2 6.43 6.43 17 16 18
Gideon Mensah 14 New signing · 11 Jul #19 3 270 0 0 0.1 6.29 ● 6.78 16 17 20
Borna Sosa 3 On loan · from Crystal Palace – 0 0 0 0 – – ● 6.74 at Crystal Palace – – –
Midfielders
Said El Mala 10 #2 33 1968 13 4 10.5 6.78 ● 6.82 3 1 9
Tom Krauß 5 New signing · 1 Jul #3 27 1955 0 2 0.9 6.82 ● 6.75 4 9 7
Marius Bülter 30 #4 32 1444 4 2 5.7 6.8 ● 7.0 8 4 8
Ísak Jóhannesson 8 #6 31 1804 1 2 1.3 6.78 ● 6.76 6 7 10
Linton Maina 37 #9 27 1180 3 1 1.8 6.74 ● 6.89 9 5 11
Jan Thielmann 29 #10 26 1488 2 0 1.4 6.62 ● 6.63 7 8 15
Mikey Moore 47 On loan · from Tottenham U21 #11 2 118 0 1 0.3 7.12 ● 6.63 19 12 1
Ellyes Skhiri 6 New signing · 21 Aug #16 3 159 0 1 0.4 6.73 ● 6.73 18 11 12
Paul Okon-Engstler 23 New signing · 23 Jul #20 3 112 0 0 0.1 6.54 6.54 20 18 16
Gil Neves 31 – 0 0 0 0 – – ● None – – –
Attackers
Ragnar Ache 9 #1 29 1841 7 3 9.9 6.94 ● 6.91 5 2 2
Luca Waldschmidt 7 #7 22 605 4 4 4.2 6.84 ● 7.11 14 3 6
Thijs Dallinga 27 On loan · from Bologna – 2 89 2 0 1.4 7.25 ● 6.85 – – –
Reigan Heskey 11 – 1 15 0 0 0.0 6.46 6.46 – – –
Imad Rondic 15 New signing – 1 1 0 0 0.0 – ● 6.56 – – –
Malek El Mala 19 – 0 0 0 0 – – ● None – – –

Ranks need 90+ minutes in the window (rating also 2+ rated matches). Form = average rating over the player's last 5 appearances anywhere, arrow vs their own last-365 average (±0.3). With/without shown only with 5+ matches each side and is a record, not an effect.

This week · last 7 days

1match played · last one 6 days ago
0 kmtravelled · round trips from RheinEnergieStadion, as the crow flies
1 duntil the next match
Last win from behind · 20 days ago 29 Aug 2026 · v TSG Hoffenheim 3-2 · Bundesliga From 1 down at 27′ · level Thijs Dallinga 72′ · winner Thijs Dallinga 82′
  • 12 Sepv Werder Bremen · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne · home · GER BI

Market · 2026/2027 · Bundesliga · 3 priced matches

4 ptsthe market expected 3.5 ± 2.1 · gap +0.5 (+0.2 sd)
33%went in as favourite · even 33% · underdog 33%

Pinnacle closing 1X2, margin removed; expected points = 3 × P(win) + P(draw) per match, summed. ± is one standard deviation of the season total, so about a third of team-seasons finish outside it and the gap is a description of this season, not a rating of the team or the market.

34 matches · 2025-09-20 → 2026-09-12

MetricAll 34Home 18Away 16
Results
Matches341816
Points per game0.851.110.56
W / D / L6 / 11 / 175 / 5 / 81 / 6 / 9
Goals for / match1.351.671.00
Goals against / match1.941.782.13
Clean sheets6%6%6%
Failed to score12%6%19%
Both teams scored82%89%75%
Over 2.565%72%56%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.521.591.43
xG against / match1.711.461.99
xG difference-0.200.13-0.56
Finishing vs xG-0.160.08-0.43
xPts / match1.271.431.08
Points vs xPts-0.41-0.32-0.52
Game state
Scored first35%50%19%
PPG when scoring first1.331.331.33
PPG when conceding first0.590.890.38
Came back from behind37%38%36%
Won from behind220
Came back for a point or win1055
Leads held40%42%33%
Minutes leading18%26%9%
Minutes level50%48%53%
Minutes trailing32%26%38%
First goal (min)423551
First goal conceded (min)434442
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half61%63%56%
Goals conceded in 2nd half56%56%56%
Late goals for (76'+)0.500.610.38
Late goals against0.320.220.44
Style
Possession47%49%45%
Shots13.615.211.9
On target4.75.63.7
Shot conversion10%11%8%
Shots inside box70%69%72%
Big chances created2.52.82.1
Corners5.05.24.8
xG from set plays29%28%30%
Goals from headers13%13%12%
Pressure index11.713.79.4
Dominant minutes43.950.137.1
Pass accuracy80%80%80%
Fouls8.18.67.6
Cards1.941.941.94

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

0–15'98
16–30'610
31–45'311
46–60'69
61–75'517
76–90'1711

Current: unbeaten 1 · winless 2 · scoring 13 · conceding 17

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-18 24%0.51.251.881.531.26
3-4-36 18%1.01.171.671.381.2
3-4-2-15 15%1.00.81.20.711.58
4-4-24 12%1.751.51.02.081.56
4-3-34 12%0.752.03.251.712.77

Windows with fewer than 5 matches show no figures. Won from behind counts matches the team trailed in at any point and won on goals; a shootout win after coming back to level counts as a comeback, not a win from behind. Distances are straight-line round trips from the ground the team hosts most, never road or air miles.

3 matches with pressure data · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units · raw 12.29 for, 14.69 against

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (-0.03) · stands out: 10 min after scoring +0.59

Typical match · pressure by minute, smoothed · overall home away

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.033
Early press (0-15, level)-0.053
Late push (76+, level)+0.022

Game state

When ahead-0.222
When level-0.153
When behind+0.382
10 min after conceding+0.073
10 min after scoring+0.593

Situations

At home-0.182
4+ days rest-0.033

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.182

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.273
Conceded when ahead+0.492
Conceded late (76+)-0.423

Ahead vs level -0.07 · Behind vs level +0.54

Bars are SD units against the league baseline for the same venue, game state, men on the pitch and minute; the last column is the number of matches behind each figure. Fewer than 3 matches shows greyed.

3 played in the 2026/27 season · W1 D1 L1 · tap a result for the summary, events, stats, lineups, player stats and closing odds.

Bundesliga· 2026/2027W1 D1 L1

31 fixtures in the feed · kick-off times in your local time.

Sat 19 SepBundesliga · Matchweek 4 Hamburger SV v FC Köln 1/1 Sun 11 OctBundesliga · Matchweek 5 FC Köln v Borussia Mönchengladbach 1/1 Fri 16 OctBundesliga · Matchweek 6 Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 24 OctBundesliga · Matchweek 7 FC Köln v Schalke 04 1/1 Sun 1 NovBundesliga · Matchweek 8 FC Union Berlin v FC Köln 1/1 Sun 8 NovBundesliga · Matchweek 9 FC Köln v Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1/1 Fri 20 NovBundesliga · Matchweek 10 FC Bayern München v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 28 NovBundesliga · Matchweek 11 FC Köln v Elversberg 1/1 Sat 5 DecBundesliga · Matchweek 12 FC Augsburg v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 12 DecBundesliga · Matchweek 13 FC Köln v RB Leipzig 1/1 Sat 19 DecBundesliga · Matchweek 14 FSV Mainz 05 v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 9 JanBundesliga · Matchweek 15 FC Köln v SC Freiburg 1/1 Wed 13 JanBundesliga · Matchweek 16 FC Köln v Borussia Dortmund 1/1 Sat 16 JanBundesliga · Matchweek 17 Paderborn v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 23 JanBundesliga · Matchweek 18 TSG Hoffenheim v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 30 JanBundesliga · Matchweek 19 FC Köln v VfB Stuttgart 1/1 Sat 6 FebBundesliga · Matchweek 20 Werder Bremen v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 13 FebBundesliga · Matchweek 21 FC Köln v Hamburger SV 1/1 Sat 20 FebBundesliga · Matchweek 22 Borussia Mönchengladbach v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 27 FebBundesliga · Matchweek 23 FC Köln v Eintracht Frankfurt 1/1 Wed 3 MarBundesliga · Matchweek 24 Schalke 04 v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 6 MarBundesliga · Matchweek 25 FC Köln v FC Union Berlin 1/1 Sat 13 MarBundesliga · Matchweek 26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 20 MarBundesliga · Matchweek 27 FC Köln v FC Bayern München 1/1 Sat 3 AprBundesliga · Matchweek 28 Elversberg v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 10 AprBundesliga · Matchweek 29 FC Köln v FC Augsburg 1/1 Sat 17 AprBundesliga · Matchweek 30 RB Leipzig v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 24 AprBundesliga · Matchweek 31 FC Köln v FSV Mainz 05 1/1 Sat 8 MayBundesliga · Matchweek 32 SC Freiburg v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 15 MayBundesliga · Matchweek 33 Borussia Dortmund v FC Köln 1/1 Sat 22 MayBundesliga · Matchweek 34 FC Köln v Paderborn 1/1

29 players in the current squad · 2026/2027. Appearances, minutes and rating over the last 365 days for this club.

Goalkeepers 4

Defenders 9

  • 2 Joël SchmiedCentre Back · 27 · Switzerland 14 (11) 858′ 0+0 6.41
  • 3 Borna Sosa On loan · from Crystal Palace Yet to debutLeft Back · 28 · Croatia 0 0′ 0+0 –
  • 4 Timo HübersCentre Back · 30 · Germany 5 (5) 450′ 0+0 6.9
  • 14 Gideon Mensah New signing · 11 JulLeft Back · 28 · Ghana 3 (3) 270′ 0+0 6.29
  • 17 Alessio Castro-MontesRight Back · 29 · Belgium 16 (10) 889′ 1+3 6.89
  • 22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey New signing · 1 JulCentre Back · 20 · England 14 (13) 1134′ 0+1 6.63
  • 24 Luka Lochoshvili New signing · 2 JulCentre Back · 28 · Georgia 3 (3) 270′ 0+0 6.43
  • 28 Sebastian SebulonsenRight Back · 26 · Norway 29 (25) 2300′ 0+0 6.52
  • 33 Rav van den BergCentre Back · 22 · Netherlands 12 (10) 971′ 0+1 6.72

Midfielders 10

  • 5 Tom Krauß New signing · 1 JulDefensive Midfield · 25 · Germany 27 (21) 1955′ 0+2 6.82
  • 6 Ellyes Skhiri New signing · 21 AugDefensive Midfield · 31 · Tunisia 3 (1) 159′ 0+1 6.73
  • 8 Ísak JóhannessonCentral Midfield · 23 · Iceland 31 (21) 1804′ 1+2 6.78
  • 10 Said El MalaLeft Wing · 20 · Germany 33 (21) 1968′ 13+4 6.78
  • 23 Paul Okon-Engstler New signing · 23 JulDefensive Midfield · 21 · Australia 3 (2) 112′ 0+0 6.54
  • 29 Jan ThielmannRight Wing · 24 · Germany 26 (20) 1488′ 2+0 6.62
  • 30 Marius BülterLeft Wing · 33 · Germany 32 (16) 1444′ 4+2 6.8
  • 31 Gil NevesCentral Midfield · 18 · Portugal 0 0′ 0+0 –
  • 37 Linton MainaRight Wing · 27 · Germany 27 (11) 1180′ 3+1 6.74
  • 47 Mikey Moore On loan · from Tottenham U21Right Wing · 19 · England 2 (1) 118′ 0+1 7.12

Attackers 6

  • 7 Luca WaldschmidtCentre Forward · 30 · Germany 22 (6) 605′ 4+4 6.84
  • 9 Ragnar Ache · 28 · Germany 29 (20) 1841′ 7+3 6.94
  • 11 Reigan HeskeyLeft Wing · 18 · England 1 15′ 0+0 6.46
  • 15 Imad Rondic New signingCentre Forward · 27 · Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1′ 0+0 –
  • 19 Malek El MalaCentre Forward · 21 · Germany 0 0′ 0+0 –
  • 27 Thijs Dallinga On loan · from BolognaCentre Forward · 26 · Netherlands 2 (1) 89′ 2+0 7.25