1. FC Köln v Werder Bremen — Bundesliga

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

1. FC Köln 44%Draw 20%Werder Bremen 36%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

1. FC KölnWerder Bremen

47Possession53

15Shots14

6Shots on target5

3Shots off target6

6Blocked shots3

9Shots inside box11

6Shots outside box3

8Corners5

1Offsides1

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

4Saves5

463Passes530

392Accurate passes461

Match events

8′Thijs Dallinga · penalty missed
11′Linton Maina (assist Ellyes Skhiri)
64′Thijs Dallinga → Ragnar Ache
65′Linton Maina → Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
65′Alessio Castro-Montes → Sebastian Sebulonsen
69′Niclas Füllkrug
70′Ludovit Reis ← Dariusz Stalmach
72′Olivier Deman
74′Mikey Moore → Said El Mala
81′Arthur ← Mick Schmetgens
81′Niclas Füllkrug ← Cedric Itten
83′Youri Regeer ← Mitchell Weiser
83′Eren Dinkçi
86′Gideon Mensah
90′Tom Krauß → Paul Okon-Engstler
90′Paul Okon-Engstler

1. FC Köln · Werder Bremen

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

1. FC Köln4-3-3

67.3Skhiri

16.5Schwabe

306.5Bülter

275.6↓64'Dallinga

56.5↓90'Krauß

246.5Lochoshvili

176.5↓65'Castro-Montes

377.5↓65'Maina

146.2Mensah

476.5↓74'Moore

226.5Simpson-Pusey

Werder Bremen3-3-4

107.5↓81'Füllkrug

326.5Friedl

56.5Pieper

16.5Hein

186.5↓83'Dinkçi

156.5↓70'Reis

176.5Grüll

446.5↓83'Regeer

26.2Deman

136.5↓81'Arthur

206.5Chuki

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

1. FC Köln

6Ellyes Skhiri7.3
1Marvin Schwabe6.5
30Marius Bülter6.5
27Thijs Dallinga5.6
5Tom Krauß6.5
24Luka Lochoshvili6.5
17Alessio Castro-Montes6.5
37Linton Maina7.5
14Gideon Mensah6.2
47Mikey Moore6.5
22Jahmai Simpson-Pusey6.5

Werder Bremen

10Niclas Füllkrug7.5
32Marco Friedl6.5
5Amos Pieper6.5
1Karl Hein6.5
18Eren Dinkçi6.5
15Ludovit Reis6.5
17Marco Grüll6.5
44Youri Regeer6.5
2Olivier Deman6.2
13Arthur6.5
20Chuki6.5

1. FC KölnTale of the tapeWerder Bremen

4-3-3Formation3-3-4

7 ptsTable9 pts

-3Goal difference+0

LWLLDFormWLLLL

1Head-to-head wins0

44%Win chance36%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

1. FC Köln 1W1D0W Werder Bremen

Goals 4–2

2026-04-121. FC Köln3–1SV Werder Bremen
2025-11-29SV Werder Bremen1–11. FC Köln

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

1. FC Köln

LWLLD

@VfB Stuttgart1-4
vs1899 Hoffenheim3-2
@FC Bayern München1-5
vs1. FC Heidenheim 18461-3
@1. FC Union Berlin2-2

Werder Bremen

WLLLL

vsRB Leipzig3-1
@SC Freiburg1-4
vsBorussia Dortmund0-2
@TSG 1899 Hoffenheim0-1
vsFC Augsburg1-3

This season — other meeting

Werder Bremenv1. FC Köln

Where they stand — In a 18-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1. FC Köln	6	2	1	3	-3	7
Werder Bremen	6	2	3	1	+0	9

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