FC Köln vs Borussia Mönchengladbach – Result & match summary

2 – 1
Finished
Ísak Jóhannesson 26'
Saïd El Mala 67'
Joe Scally 39'

Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.

1st Half 1–1
13'
Marius Bülter (Foul)
24'
Jan Leszczyński (Foul)
26'
Ísak Jóhannesson
39'
Joe Scally (Lukas Ullrich)
2nd Half 1–0
46'
Tom Krauß
Ellyes Skhiri (Injured)
64'
Shuto Machino
Isac Lidberg
64'
Wael Mohya
Robin Hack
67'
Saïd El Mala (Linton Maina)
68'
Zento Uno
Florian Neuhaus
78'
Joël Schmied
Luka Lochoshvili
78'
Jan Thielmann
Saïd El Mala
80'
Fabio Chiarodia 
Jan Leszczyński
80'
Fritz Fleck
Daiki Hashioka
81'
Zento Uno (Foul)
85'
Imad Rondic
Mikey Moore
90'+2
Luca Waldschmidt
Linton Maina
90'+6
Shuto Machino (Foul)

Momentum

Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.

FC Köln
Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match statistics

FC Köln Borussia Mönchengladbach
1.72 Expected Goals (xG) 1.26
48% Overall possession 52%
19 Shots Total 16
7 Shots On Target 7
6 Corners 6

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Top performers

FC Köln
Chances Created
4
Successful Dribbles
5/7 71%
Duels Won
9/15 60%
Tackles Won
2/2 100%
Ball Recoveries
8
Accurate Passes
66/74 92%
Shots on Target
2
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Chances Created
2
Successful Dribbles
2/2 100%
Duels Won
7/14 50%
Tackles Won
2/2 100%
Ball Recoveries
8
Accurate Passes
45/46 93%
Shots on Target
2

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About the match

FC Köln defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 on 11 October 2026 at RheinEnergieStadion in Bundesliga.

Lineups

FC Köln: (4-3-1-2) Marvin Schwäbe, Borna Sosa, Ellyes Skhiri, Ísak Jóhannesson, Saïd El Mala, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Luka Lochoshvili, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Marius Bülter, Linton Maina, Mikey Moore.

Borussia Mönchengladbach: (3-4-2-1) Moritz Nicolas, Isac Lidberg, Kevin Diks, Jan Leszczyński, Florian Neuhaus, Daiki Hashioka, Philipp Sander, Robin Hack, Lukas Ullrich, Joe Scally, Hugo Bolin.

Substitutions

FC Köln: Tom Krauß for Ellyes Skhiri, Joël Schmied for Luka Lochoshvili, Jan Thielmann for Saïd El Mala, Imad Rondic for Mikey Moore, Luca Waldschmidt for Linton Maina.

Borussia Mönchengladbach: Shuto Machino for Isac Lidberg, Wael Mohya for Robin Hack, Zento Uno for Florian Neuhaus, Fabio Chiarodia for Jan Leszczyński, Fritz Fleck for Daiki Hashioka.

Sidelined players

FC Köln: Timo Hübers, Alessio Castro-Montes, Thijs Dallinga, Ragnar Ache.

Borussia Mönchengladbach: Jens Castrop, Enzo Leopold, Nicolas Kühn, Franck Honorat, Ko Itakura, Tim Kleindienst.

Match statistics

FC Köln had 48% of the possession, compared with 52% for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

FC Köln registered 19 shots, with 7 on target. Borussia Mönchengladbach had 16 shots, with 7 on target.

FC Köln won 6 corners, while Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6.

Top players

FC Köln: Saïd El Mala scored 1 goal, Linton Maina provided 1 assist, and Marvin Schwäbe was the highest-rated player (7.8).

Borussia Mönchengladbach: Joe Scally scored 1 goal and Philipp Sander was the highest-rated player (7.1).