1. FC Köln – SC Paderborn 07 2–1

	1H	2H	T
KOL	1	1	2
PAD	0	1	1

Match report

1. FC Köln beat SC Paderborn 07 2–1 at 1. FC Köln Stadium in Bundesliga. F. Chávez opened the scoring in the 44th minute. 1. FC Köln have 3 wins in their last 5, while SC Paderborn 07 have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

S. El Mala

28'

⚽F. Chávezassist F. Chávez

44'

2H

55'

⚽Nielsenassist Hansen

D. Heintz

60'

⚽S. El Mala

67'

⇄M. Schwäbe↓ S. El Mala

72'

⇄Martin↓ Marsh

77'

Costa

⇄R. Zieler↓ F. Chávez

81'

⇄Almeida↓ Schmidt

Momentum

KOL

⚽⚽⚽

PAD

Match info

TournamentBundesliga · Germany · Tier 1

Kick-offMay 18, 2026 · 19:00

Venue1. FC Köln Stadium

Attendance64,681 / 69,549 (93%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking KOL

#9·

#16

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Schmidt

7.9

Lineups

KOL 4-3-36.91Formation7.304-3-3 PAD

6.7Mala 16.9Hansen 27.6Ferrari 37.4Silva 46.5García 57.4Moreau 67.2Romano 77.0Pereira 87.6Nielsen 97.5Costa 107.9Schmidt 117.3Marsh

1. FC Köln

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

17A. Castro-Montes6.4

27F. Chávez6.7

13S. El Mala6.7

SC Paderborn 07

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Hansen6.9 2Ferrari7.6 3Silva7.4 4García6.5 5Moreau7.4 6Romano7.2 7Pereira7.0 8Nielsen7.6 9Costa7.5 10Schmidt7.9 11Marsh7.3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Bayern München	34	28	5	1	122:36	+86	89	WWWLW
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	22	7	5	70:34	+36	73	WDWWW
3	RB Leipzig	34	20	5	9	66:47	+19	65	WWWLL
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	18	8	8	71:49	+22	62	LWWDL
5	1899 Hoffenheim	34	18	7	9	65:52	+13	61	WWDLW
6	Bayer Leverkusen	34	17	8	9	68:47	+21	59	DLWWW
7	SC Freiburg	34	13	8	13	51:57	-6	47	WWDLL
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	11	11	12	61:65	-4	44	LLWWD
9	FC Augsburg	34	12	7	15	45:61	-16	43	WWDLL
10	FSV Mainz 05	34	10	10	14	44:53	-9	40	WDDLL
11	Union Berlin	34	10	9	15	44:58	-14	39	WDLLW
12	Borussia Mönchengladbach	34	9	11	14	42:53	-11	38	LWWDL
13	Hamburger SV	34	9	11	14	40:54	-14	38	LLWDL
14	1. FC Köln	34	7	11	16	49:63	-14	32	LLWDD
15	Werder Bremen	34	8	8	18	37:60	-23	32	LLWWD
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	7	8	19	45:69	-24	29	WDLLL
17	1. FC Heidenheim	34	6	8	20	41:72	-31	26	LWDLL
18	FC St. Pauli	34	6	8	20	29:60	-31	26	LWDLL