1. FC Köln v Borussia Mönchengladbach — Bundesliga

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

1. FC Köln 43%Draw 23%Borussia Mönchengladbach 34%

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 KölnBorussia Mönchengladbach

48Possession52

1.35Expected goals (xG)1.18

19Shots16

7Shots on target7

10Shots off target4

2Blocked shots5

13Shots inside box7

6Shots outside box9

6Corners6

1Offsides1

8Fouls17

1Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

6Saves5

391Passes422

312Accurate passes339

Match events

13′Marius Bülter
24′Jan Leszczynski
26′Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
39′Joe Scally
45′Ellyes Skhiri → Tom Krauß
64′Isac Lidberg ← Shuto Machino
64′Robin Hack ← Wael Mohya
67′Said El Mala (assist Linton Maina)
68′Florian Neuhaus ← Zento Uno
78′Said El Mala → Jan Thielmann
78′Luka Lochoshvili → Joël Schmied
80′Daiki Hashioka
80′Jan Leszczynski ← Fabio Chiarodia
81′Zento Uno
85′Mikey Moore → Imad Rondić
90′Linton Maina → Luca Waldschmidt
90′Shuto Machino

1. FC Köln · Borussia Mönchengladbach

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

1. FC Köln4-3-3

66.8↓45'Skhiri

16.8Schwabe

306.5Bülter

36.8Sosa

246.8↓78'Lochoshvili

377.5↓90'Maina

87.8Jóhannesson

286.8Sebulonsen

476.8↓85'Moore

226.8Simpson-Pusey

107.8↓78'Mala

Borussia Mönchengladbach4-5-1

46.3Diks

106.3↓68'Neuhaus

256.3↓64'Hack

16.1Nicolas

297.3Scally

166.3Sander

146.3↓80'Hashioka

36.3↓64'Lidberg

386.3Bolin

266.3Ullrich

56.0↓80'Leszczynski

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

1. FC Köln

6Ellyes Skhiri6.8
1Marvin Schwabe6.8
30Marius Bülter6.5
3Borna Sosa6.8
24Luka Lochoshvili6.8
37Linton Maina7.5
8Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson7.8
28Sebastian Sebulonsen6.8
47Mikey Moore6.8
22Jahmai Simpson-Pusey6.8
10Said El Mala7.8

Borussia Mönchengladbach

4Kevin Diks6.3
10Florian Neuhaus6.3
25Robin Hack6.3
1Moritz Nicolas6.1
29Joe Scally7.3
16Philipp Sander6.3
14Daiki Hashioka6.3
3Isac Lidberg6.3
38Hugo Bolin6.3
26Lukas Ullrich6.3
5Jan Leszczynski6.0

1. FC KölnTale of the tapeBorussia Mönchengladbach

4-3-3Formation4-5-1

7 ptsTable0 pts

-3Goal difference-12

LDLWLFormLLLLW

0Head-to-head wins1

43%Win chance34%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

1. FC Köln 0W1D1W Borussia Mönchengladbach

Goals 4–6

2026-03-211. FC Köln3–3Borussia Mönchengladbach
2025-11-08Borussia Mönchengladbach3–11. FC Köln

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

1. FC Köln

LDLWL

@Hamburger SV1-2
vsWerder Bremen1-1
@VfB Stuttgart1-4
vs1899 Hoffenheim3-2
@FC Bayern München1-5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

LLLLW

vsFSV Mainz 053-4
@SC Freiburg0-5
vsSV Elversberg3-4
@RB Leipzig0-3
vsTSG 1899 Hoffenheim4-0

This season — other meeting

Borussia Mönchengladbachv1. 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
Borussia Mönchengladbach	6	0	0	6	-12	0

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