Level on points
12.FC Köln8 pts
13.Paderborn8 pts
FC Köln: place 12, 8 pts · Paderborn: place 13, 8 pts.
Match Centre: FC Köln vs Paderborn
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FC Köln
15:30
Sat 22 May · your time
in 203 days 6 h
Away
Paderborn
Tue 27 Oct · DFB Pokalat home
FC Köln5:0FC Union Berlin
El Mala 32', 60'Maina 51'Jóhannesson 78'Sebulonsen 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln2:1Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jóhannesson 26'El Mala 67'
Scally 39'
Sat 17 Oct · Bundesligaaway
Werder Bremen2:2Paderborn
Füllkrug 59', 65' (p)
Marino 18'Tigges 30'
Sun 20 Sep · Bundesligaat home
Paderborn3:1TSG Hoffenheim
Castañeda 29'Marino 42'Tigges 69'
Daghim 50'
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Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
What to watch for
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Last meeting, 29 March 2025: Paderborn – FC Köln 1:2
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Players to watch
Bundesliga, this season.
Steffen Tigges
Paderborn · forward
2goals
1assist
6.96avg rating
Last match, Hamburger SV: rating 6.8.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
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Recent matches
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“This set-up” is FC Köln at home and Paderborn away, as in this match.
FC Köln
all matches · 10
4W2D4L1.6scored per match1.7conceded per match
at home · 10
4W3D3L2.0scored per match1.5conceded per match
away · 10
1W4D5L1.1scored per match2.1conceded per match
- 27 Oct FC Union BerlinHDFB Pokal 5:0W
- 24 Oct Schalke 04HBundesliga 0:0D
- 16 Oct Eintracht FrankfurtABundesliga 1:0L
- 11 Oct Borussia MönchengladbachHBundesliga 2:1W
- 19 Sep Hamburger SVABundesliga 2:1L
- 12 Sep Werder BremenHBundesliga 1:1D
- 4 Sep VfB StuttgartABundesliga 4:1L
- 29 Aug TSG HoffenheimHBundesliga 3:2W
- 24 Aug Würzburger KickersADFB Pokal 1:2W
- 16 May FC Bayern MünchenABundesliga 5:1L
- 10 May HeidenheimHBundesliga 1:3L
- 2 May FC Union BerlinABundesliga 2:2D
- 25 Apr Bayer 04 LeverkusenHBundesliga 1:2L
- 17 Apr St. PauliABundesliga 1:1D
- 12 Apr Werder BremenHBundesliga 3:1W
- 5 Apr Eintracht FrankfurtABundesliga 2:2D
- 21 Mar Borussia MönchengladbachHBundesliga 3:3D
- 14 Mar Hamburger SVABundesliga 1:1D
- 7 Mar Borussia DortmundHBundesliga 1:2L
- 27 Feb FC AugsburgABundesliga 2:0L
Tue 27 Oct · DFB Pokalat home
FC Köln5:0FC Union Berlin
El Mala 32', 60'Maina 51'Jóhannesson 78'Sebulonsen 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln2:1Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jóhannesson 26'El Mala 67'
Scally 39'
Fri 4 Sep · Bundesligaaway
VfB Stuttgart4:1FC Köln
El Khannouss 39'Prömel 60'Demirovic 75'Vagnoman 90'
Hendriks 81'
Sat 29 Aug · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln3:2TSG Hoffenheim
El Mala 51'Dallinga 72', 82'
Daghim 27'Kabak 67'
Mon 24 Aug · DFB Pokalaway
Würzburger Kickers1:2FC Köln
Abrangao 18'
Jóhannesson 62', 77'
Sat 16 May · Bundesligaaway
FC Bayern München5:1FC Köln
Kane 10', 13', 69'Bischof 22'Jackson 83'
El Mala 18'
Sun 10 May · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln1:3Heidenheim
Bülter 10'
Schöppner 8', 72'Ibrahimovic 28'
Sat 2 May · Bundesligaaway
FC Union Berlin2:2FC Köln
Rothe 73'Burcu 89'
Bülter 33'El Mala 61'
Sat 25 Apr · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln1:2Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Waldschmidt 77'
Schick 43' (p), 52'
Sun 12 Apr · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln3:1Werder Bremen
El Mala 7' (p)Ache 65'Backhaus 90+7' (og)
Schmid 75' (p)
Sun 5 Apr · Bundesligaaway
Eintracht Frankfurt2:2FC Köln
Burkardt 66'Kalimuendo 69'
Kamiński 70'Castro-Montes 83'
Sat 21 Mar · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln3:3Borussia Mönchengladbach
El Mala 4'Ache 7'Martel 84'
Castrop 1', 60'Sander 20'
Sat 7 Mar · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln1:2Borussia Dortmund
Kamiński 88'
Guirassy 16'Beier 60'
Paderborn
all matches · 10
4W2D4L1.2scored per match1.2conceded per match
at home · 10
4W2D4L1.5scored per match1.5conceded per match
away · 10
4W4D2L1.6scored per match1.6conceded per match
- 28 Oct VfB StuttgartHDFB Pokal 0:1L
- 24 Oct Hamburger SVHBundesliga 1:0W
- 17 Oct Werder BremenABundesliga 2:2D
- 10 Oct VfB StuttgartHBundesliga 0:2L
- 20 Sep TSG HoffenheimHBundesliga 3:1W
- 12 Sep Borussia DortmundABundesliga 3:0L
- 5 Sep SC FreiburgHBundesliga 0:1L
- 29 Aug FSV Mainz 05ABundesliga 0:0D
- 23 Aug Phönix LübeckADFB Pokal 2:4W
- 17 May Darmstadt 98A2. Bundesliga 0:2W
- 8 May Karlsruher SCH2. Bundesliga 2:2D
- 3 May ElversbergA2. Bundesliga 5:1L
- 26 Apr Schalke 04H2. Bundesliga 2:3L
- 18 Apr Hannover 96A2. Bundesliga 1:1D
- 12 Apr MagdeburgH2. Bundesliga 4:3W
- 5 Apr SpVgg Greuther FürthA2. Bundesliga 0:2W
- 21 Mar Dynamo DresdenH2. Bundesliga 2:1W
- 14 Mar DSC Arminia BielefeldA2. Bundesliga 2:2D
- 7 Mar Eintracht BraunschweigH2. Bundesliga 1:1D
- 28 Feb KaiserslauternA2. Bundesliga 1:2W
Sat 17 Oct · Bundesligaaway
Werder Bremen2:2Paderborn
Füllkrug 59', 65' (p)
Marino 18'Tigges 30'
Sun 20 Sep · Bundesligaat home
Paderborn3:1TSG Hoffenheim
Castañeda 29'Marino 42'Tigges 69'
Daghim 50'
Sun 23 Aug · DFB Pokalaway
Phönix Lübeck2:4Paderborn
Kretzer 43'Scheller 75' (og)
ter Horst 22'Castañeda 41'Marino 61'Vidovic 71'
Fri 8 May · 2. Bundesligaat home
Paderborn2:2Karlsruher SC
Bilbija 20'Klaas 85'
Schleusener 75'Fukuda 79'
Sun 3 May · 2. Bundesligaaway
Elversberg5:1Paderborn
Rohr 4'Mokwa 17'Petkov 28', 41'Adam 90+3'
Brackelmann 65'
Sun 26 Apr · 2. Bundesligaat home
Paderborn2:3Schalke 04
Curda 13'Marino 26'
Ljubicic 35', 83'Aouchiche 40'
Sun 12 Apr · 2. Bundesligaat home
Paderborn4:3Magdeburg
Bilbija 19', 29', 45+2', 78'
Musonda 25'Żukowski 37'Ulrich 59'
Sun 5 Apr · 2. Bundesligaaway
SpVgg Greuther Fürth0:2Paderborn
Marino 51'Bilbija 86'
Sat 21 Mar · 2. Bundesligaat home
Paderborn2:1Dynamo Dresden
Tigges 66', 85'
Vermeij 32'
Sat 14 Mar · 2. Bundesligaaway
DSC Arminia Bielefeld2:2Paderborn
Grodowski 24'Corboz 90' (p)
Marino 53', 62'
Sat 7 Mar · 2. Bundesligaat home
Paderborn1:1Eintracht Braunschweig
Michel 90+8'
Heußer 52'
Sat 28 Feb · 2. Bundesligaaway
Kaiserslautern1:2Paderborn
Redondo 90+8'
Brackelmann 45+7'Bilbija 90+5' (p)
Head to head
2 meetings since 2024.
Last time · 29 Mar 2025 · 2. Bundesliga
Paderborn 1:2 FC Köln
Mehlem 34' · Rondic 42' · Huseinbasic 61'
1wins
1wins
0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2
0wins
1wins
0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 1
1wins
0wins
0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 1
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: FC Köln (3-1-4-2, last: FC Union Berlin) · Paderborn (3-4-2-1, last: VfB Stuttgart).
MSSchwäbe
JSSchmied
JPSimpson-Pusey
TKKrauß
PEOkon-Engstler
AMCastro-Montes
LMMaina
MMMoore
BSSosa
MBBülter
SMEl Mala
MSSchubert
JHter Horst
FGGötze
JSSticker
RMMüller
SCCastañeda
TBBaack
CLLippmann
LCCurda
DZZeitler
MPPieringer
FC KölnPaderborn
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
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Volt matchup
41.7
49.0
FC KölnPaderborn
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- Kick-off
- Saturday 22 May, 15:30Your time · in 203 days 6 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- RheinEnergieStadion Cologne · show map
- Rest
- FC Köln 207 days · Paderborn 206 days Both last played: DFB Pokal
- Table
- 12. FC Köln and 13. Paderborn, 8 pts each Matchday 34