GolVolt — Werder Bremen vs FC Köln: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Niclas Füllkrug: 7 goals in 5 league matches

Goals7 xG4.29

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 4.3).

Defence

Werder Bremen concede 2.2 goals per match

Werder Bremen2.2 FC Köln0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. FC Köln concede 0.8.

Last time

Last meeting, 12 September: FC Köln – Werder Bremen 1:1

DWD

FC Köln are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Streak

Werder Bremen have scored in 9 matches in a row

WLWDWDDWL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 20 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Bundesliga, this season.

Marco Grüll

Werder Bremen · midfielder

2goals 6assists 7.56avg rating

Last match, FSV Mainz 05: 1 assist, rating 6.6.

Linton Maina

FC Köln · midfielder

1goal 2assists 6.99avg rating

Last match, Schalke 04: rating 6.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Werder Bremen at home and FC Köln away, as in this match.

Werder Bremen

at home · 10

4W1D5L1.5scored per match1.8conceded per match

FC Köln

away · 10

1W4D5L1.1scored per match2.1conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 12 Sep 2026 · Bundesliga FC Köln 1:1 Werder Bremen Maina 11' · Füllkrug 69'

0wins

2 draws2.7 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 3

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Werder Bremen (4-2-3-1, last: Borussia Dortmund) · FC Köln (3-1-4-2, last: FC Union Berlin).

KHHein MSSchmetgens MFFriedl APPieper ARArthur YRRegeer DSStalmach MGGrüll CHChuki EDDinkçi CIItten MSSchwäbe JSSchmied JPSimpson-Pusey TKKrauß PEOkon-Engstler AMCastro-Montes LMMaina MMMoore BSSosa MBBülter SMEl Mala

Werder BremenFC Köln

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

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