Köln vs Union Berlin

Köln

Rhein-Energie-Stadion

20 Dec 2025, 15:30

0:1

Finished

Union Berlin

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

13'

S. Sebulonsen

C. Trimmel

40'

2ND HALF

49'

Tom Krauß

58'

Marius Bülter

Ragnar Ache

Woo-Yeong Jeong

Livan Burcu

64'

68'

Denis Huseinbašić

Jan Thielmann

68'

Said El Mala

Tom Krauß

Oliver Burke

Andrej Ilic

72'

Ilyas Ansah

Tim Skarke

72'

C. Trimmel

J. Juranović

73'

Aljoscha Kemlein

80'

82'

R. Van Den Berg

Aljoscha Kemlein

A. Schafer

84'

86'

Cenk Özkacar

D. Heintz

86'

Linton Maina

J. Kamiński

A. Schafer

88'

A. Schafer

Goal

91'

J. Juranović

94'

F. Rønnow

98'

Match statistics

62%Possession38%

524Passes Attempted306

452Completed Passes238

3Corners6

17Throw-ins21

13Shots On Target11

Line-ups

Köln

Formation

4-2-3-1

M. Schwäbe

#1M. Schwäbe

D. Heintz

#3D. Heintz

R. Van Den Berg

#33R. Van Den Berg

K. Lund

#32K. Lund

S. Sebulonsen

#28S. Sebulonsen

Eric Martel

#6Eric Martel

Tom Krauß

#5Tom Krauß

Í. Jóhannesson

#18Í. Jóhannesson

J. Kamiński

#16J. Kamiński

Jan Thielmann

#29Jan Thielmann

Ragnar Ache

#9Ragnar Ache

Starting XI

M. Schwäbe #1
D. Heintz #3	86'
R. Van Den Berg #33	82'
K. Lund #32
S. Sebulonsen #28	13'
Eric Martel #6
Tom Krauß #5	68' 49'
Í. Jóhannesson #18
J. Kamiński #16	86'
Jan Thielmann #29	68'
Ragnar Ache #9	58'

Will not play

Dominique

Dominique Heintz

Defender

Groin injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Timo

Timo Hubers

Defender

Knee surgery

Return: Out for season

Alessio Daniel

Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Ragnar Prince Friedel

Ragnar Prince Friedel Ache

Forward

Bruised knee

Return: Doubtful

Luca

Luca Jannis Kilian

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Late May 2026

Linton

Linton Maina

Forward

Broken rib

Return: Mid March 2026

Jahmal

Jahmal Simpson-Pussey

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Manager

Köln

Lukas Kwasniok

Köln

Formation

4-2-3-1

M. Schwäbe

#1M. Schwäbe

D. Heintz

#3D. Heintz

R. Van Den Berg

#33R. Van Den Berg

K. Lund

#32K. Lund

S. Sebulonsen

#28S. Sebulonsen

Eric Martel

#6Eric Martel

Tom Krauß

#5Tom Krauß

Í. Jóhannesson

#18Í. Jóhannesson

J. Kamiński

#16J. Kamiński

Jan Thielmann

#29Jan Thielmann

Ragnar Ache

#9Ragnar Ache

Starting XI

M. Schwäbe #1
D. Heintz #3	86'
R. Van Den Berg #33	82'
K. Lund #32
S. Sebulonsen #28	13'
Eric Martel #6
Tom Krauß #5	68' 49'
Í. Jóhannesson #18
J. Kamiński #16	86'
Jan Thielmann #29	68'
Ragnar Ache #9	58'

Will not play

Dominique

Dominique Heintz

Defender

Groin injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Timo

Timo Hubers

Defender

Knee surgery

Return: Out for season

Alessio Daniel

Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Ragnar Prince Friedel

Ragnar Prince Friedel Ache

Forward

Bruised knee

Return: Doubtful

Luca

Luca Jannis Kilian

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Late May 2026

Linton

Linton Maina

Forward

Broken rib

Return: Mid March 2026

Jahmal

Jahmal Simpson-Pussey

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Manager

Köln

Lukas Kwasniok

Union Berlin

Formation

3-4-2-1

F. Rønnow

#1F. Rønnow

L. Querfeld

#14L. Querfeld

Diogo Leite

#4Diogo Leite

D. Doekhi

#5D. Doekhi

Aljoscha Kemlein

#6Aljoscha Kemlein

R. Khedira

#8R. Khedira

C. Trimmel

#28C. Trimmel

D. Köhn

#39D. Köhn

Woo-Yeong Jeong

#11Woo-Yeong Jeong

Ilyas Ansah

#10Ilyas Ansah

Oliver Burke

#7Oliver Burke

Starting XI

F. Rønnow #1	98'
L. Querfeld #14
Diogo Leite #4
D. Doekhi #5
Aljoscha Kemlein #6	84' 80'
R. Khedira #8
C. Trimmel #28	73' 40'
D. Köhn #39
Woo-Yeong Jeong #11	64'
Ilyas Ansah #10	72'
Oliver Burke #7	72'

Will not play

Robert

Robert Faxe Skov

Defender

Calf injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Josip

Josip Juranović

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Diogo Filipe

Diogo Filipe Monteiro Pinto Leite

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Tom Alexander

Tom Alexander Rothe

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Union Berlin

Steffen Baumgart

Head-to-head

19 matches

Köln

Köln

7

Wins

3

Draws

9

Wins

Union Berlin

Union Berlin

Bundesliga2024 • 1 match

FC Koln

Union Berlin

Bundesliga2023 • 2 matches

Union Berlin

FC Koln

Union Berlin

FC Koln

Bundesliga2022 • 2 matches

FC Koln

Union Berlin

Union Berlin

FC Koln

Bundesliga2021 • 2 matches

FC Koln

Union Berlin

Union Berlin

FC Koln

Bundesliga2020 • 2 matches

FC Koln

Union Berlin

FC Koln

Union Berlin

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Bayern Munich	21	17	3	1	79:19	+60	54	WWLDW
2	Dortmund	21	14	6	1	43:20	+23	48	WWWWW
3	Hoffenheim	21	13	3	5	44:28	+16	42	WWWWL
4	RB Leipzig	21	12	3	6	40:28	+12	39	LWDLW
5	Stuttgart	21	12	3	6	38:28	+10	39	WDWWL
6	Bayer Leverkusen	20	11	3	6	39:27	+12	36	LLWWD
7	Freiburg	21	8	6	7	32:33	-1	30	LDWLW
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	7	7	7	41:46	-5	28	LDLLD
9	Union Berlin	21	6	7	8	26:34	-8	25	DDLLD
10	FC Koln	21	6	5	10	30:34	-4	23	LWLWL
11	Hamburger SV	20	5	7	8	21:29	-8	22	LDDDW
12	B. Mönchengladbach	21	5	7	9	25:34	-9	22	LDLDD
13	Augsburg	21	6	4	11	24:39	-15	22	DDWWL
14	Mainz	21	5	6	10	25:33	-8	21	WLWWW
15	Wolfsburg	21	5	4	12	29:44	-15	19	WDLLL
16	Werder Bremen	21	4	7	10	22:39	-17	19	DLLDL
17	ST. Pauli	21	4	5	12	20:35	-15	17	LDDLW
18	Heidenheim	21	3	4	14	19:47	-28	13	LDLLL

Champion

UCL

Europa League

Relegation Playoffs

Relegation

Europa Conference League

Match Information

Referee:

Christian Dingert

Venue:

Rhein-Energie-Stadion

Capacity:

50 000

Köln vs Union Berlin match from the Bundesliga. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Köln and Union Berlin. Follow team performance and match context within the Bundesliga season.