1. FC Köln – Werder Bremen 3–1

	1H	2H	T
KOL	1	2	3
WER	1	0	1

Match report

1. FC Köln beat Werder Bremen 3–1 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne in Bundesliga. P. Čović opened the scoring in the 16th minute. 1. FC Köln have 3 wins in their last 5, while Werder Bremen have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

16'

⚽P. Čovićassist M. Friedl

⚽F. Chávez

28'

J. Schmied

37'

2H

⚽S. El Malaassist D. Heintz

51'

F. Chávez

69'

⇄R. Zieler↓ F. Chávez

70'

⇄M. Kolke↓ L. Bittencourt

86'

Wesley Adeh

⚽S. El Malaassist C. Özkacar

89'

⇄M. Schwäbe↓ S. El Mala

89'

⇄K. Hein↓ P. Čović

Momentum

KOL

⚽⚽⚽⚽

WER

Match info

TournamentBundesliga · Germany · Tier 1

Kick-offApr 12, 2026 · 13:30

VenueRheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance50,075 / 69,549 (72%)

RefereeTobias Reichel, Germany

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

62Ball possession %38

2.7Expected goals (xG)1

15Total shots9

7Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards1

3Goalkeeper saves4

570Passes462

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

F. Chávez

7.8

Lineups

KOL 4-3-37.30Formation6.764-3-3 WER

1. FC Köln

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

17A. Castro-Montes7.6

27F. Chávez7.8

13S. El Mala7.8

Werder Bremen

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

30M. Backhaus6.5

27F. Agu7.3

31Abdoul Karim Coulibaly7.0

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