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Bundesliga Matchday 8 Sun 1 Nov

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Haberer 10′

Full-time 1:1
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El Mala 79′

Six of the Round · Bundesliga

Player of the match Janik Haberer 7.8

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 4.1/10 more watchable than 41% of Bundesliga matches Few chances, settled by 90′. How we rate

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The match in 30 seconds

  1. 14 → 12

    FC Köln climb 2 places in the table. FC Union Berlin: 17 → 16.

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+1' · 1:1FC Union Berlin 8%draw 81%FC Köln 11%

Key stats

37% Possession 63%
0.73 xG (expected goals) 0.95
5 Shots 12
2 On target 2
1 Big chances 2
2 Corners 5
All stats (23)

Preview and report

Live · goal

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

  1. Minute 81 1–1

    El Mala equalises, Union Berlin 1–1 Köln

    Malek El Mala levelled in the 79th minute of a Bundesliga matchday 8 game. Alessio Castro-Montes provided the assist. Union had led since the 10th minute through a goal from Janik Haberer, set up by Tim Skarke.

    Number of the match: 79th minute — That was the minute El Mala equalised and restored parity after Haberer's goal in the 10th minute.

  2. Minute 12 1–0

    Haberer scores, Union Berlin 1–0 Köln

    Janik Haberer opened the scoring in the 10th minute of this Bundesliga Matchday 8 game. Tim Skarke provided the assist. It is Haberer's second league goal of the season, and Union Berlin lead Köln.

    Number of the match: 2 goals — That is how many league goals Janik Haberer now has this season.

Live · half-time · 1–0

Union Berlin lead Köln 1–0 after Haberer goal

FC Union Berlin go into half-time 1–0 up against FC Köln in Bundesliga matchday 8. Janik Haberer scored the only goal in the 10th minute.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

Number of the match 2 That is how many shots on target Union had before the break, while Köln had none.

Haberer's goal in the 10th minute. Janik Haberer opened the scoring in the 10th minute, with Tim Skarke providing the assist. Haberer now has 2 league goals this season.

Köln had more of the ball, Union were more dangerous. FC Köln had more possession in the first half, with 58% against Union's 42%. The hosts, however, had more shots, 4 to 2, and put 2 on target, while Köln did not manage a single one. There were 2 corners for each side.

Before the match

FC Köln have not scored for 227 minutes ahead of Union Berlin game

FC Köln, 12th in the Bundesliga table, have not scored for 227 minutes, the second-longest such run in the league. In matchday 8 they face 17th-placed Union Berlin, and the absentee list is long on both sides.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

Number of the match 227 minutes That is how long Köln's current run without a goal has lasted, the second longest in the Bundesliga.

Köln without a goal for over three hours

Köln have 8 points after seven games, Union Berlin 6 points after the same number of matches. The hosts are 17th, though, and the visitors 12th. Finishing remains Köln's problem.

Squad problems on both sides

Köln cannot count on Thijs Dallinga, who with two goals in three league games is the team's top scorer. He is injured, as are Ellyes Skhiri, Imad Rondic, Ragnar Ache, Rav van den Berg and Timo Hübers. Union have five absentees: Felix Uduokhai is suspended, while Andrej Ilic, Andrik Markgraf, Robert Skov and Stanley Nsoki are injured. The Berlin club's top league scorer, Tim Skarke, has two goals in seven games and is not on the absentee list.

Union score mainly late on

Union have scored six goals in the Bundesliga, four of them after the 75th minute. Köln have conceded 11 goals in the league, two of them in that period of the game. In the last three meetings between the sides, counted after 90 minutes, Union won once, one ended in a draw and Köln won once.

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Few chances, settled by 90′.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 90′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 5.6 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 2.8 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Relegation battle. Stakes: 6.7 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% Few chances. Quality of play: 0.4 out of 10

Match ECG

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Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 4.1more watchable than 41% of Bundesliga matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

Highlights

Bundesliga 1 d ago Open at source

El Mala Ties The Game! | UNION BERLIN - 1. FC KÖLN | Highlights | Matchday 8 – Bundesliga 2026/27

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How the match went

2 goals7 cards

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Timeline

  1. 10' Goal: Janik Habererright foot · assist: Skarke1:0
  2. 37' Zeno Van Den Boschyellow card · foul
  3. 45+1' Jahmai Simpson-Puseyyellow card · foul
  4. Half-time · 1:0
  5. 53' Paul Okon-Engstleryellow card · dissent
  6. 54' Kastriot Imeriyellow card · dissent
  7. 61' 2 substitutionsBurke for SkarkeKemlein for Imeri
  8. 61' 2 substitutionsCastro-Montes for SebulonsenMoore for Jóhannesson
  9. 69' Linton Mainayellow card · foul
  10. 72' SubstitutionEl Mala for Maina
  11. 74' 2 substitutionsJeong for BurcuTrimmel for Haberer
  12. 76' Aljoscha Kemleinyellow card · foul
  13. 77' Derrick Köhnyellow card · foul
  14. 79' Goal: Malek El Malaleft foot · assist: Castro-Montes1:1
  15. 84' SubstitutionLath for Aebischer
  16. Full-time · 1:1

Match stats

Shooting

0.73 xG (expected goals) 0.95
5 Shots 12
2 On target 2
1 Big chances 2
3 Off target 5
0 Blocked 5
2 Inside the box 9
3 Outside the box 3
0 Big chances missed 1

Play

37% Possession 63%
2 Corners 5
382 Passes 637
77% Pass accuracy 89%
2 Key passes 10
102 Attacks 122
35 Dangerous attacks 57

Defence

21 Tackles 5
10 Interceptions 9
1 Saves 1

Discipline

11 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

3-4-1-2 –4-4-2
Bench

FC Union Berlin

FC Köln

Match sheet

Coaches
Mauro Lustrinelli FC Union Berlin René Wagner FC Köln
Stadium
Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · FC Union Berlin Janik Haberer 7.76
  2. 2. place · FC Köln Tom Krauß 7.73
  3. 3. place · FC Köln Alessio Castro-Montes 7.48
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Absences

FC Union Berlin · 4 out

  • Felix Uduokhai Suspended

    red card · since 25 Oct · until 9 Nov · 1 match missed

  • Andrik Markgraf Injured

    since 9 Jul · return date unknown · 18 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury

  • Robert Skov Injured

    since 30 Oct · return date unknown · Unknown Injury

  • Stanley Nsoki Injured

    since 15 Jul · return date unknown · 16 matches missed · Calf Injury

FC Köln · 6 out

  • Ellyes Skhiri Injured

    since 12 Oct · return date unknown · 3 matches missed · Ankle Injury

  • Imad Rondic Injured

    since 15 Oct · return date unknown · 3 matches missed · Thigh Muscle Strain

  • Ragnar Ache Injured

    since 27 Oct · return date unknown · 1 match missed · Fitness

  • Rav van den Berg Injured

    since 10 Oct · return date unknown · 4 matches missed · Muscle Injury

  • Thijs Dallinga Injured

    since 3 Oct · return date unknown · 5 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury

  • Timo Hübers Injured

    since 26 Oct 2025 · return date unknown · 41 matches missed · Knee Surgery

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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