Köln vs Union Berlin: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Köln played Union Berlin in Bundesliga (Germany). The match was played on 20 December 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Köln: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Union Berlin: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Köln scores 1.57 and concedes 1.64 goals per match. Union Berlin scores 1.36 and concedes 1.64. League average: 3.21 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Köln 71%, Union Berlin 57%. Over 2.5: Köln 50%, Union Berlin 64%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 62%.

xG, shots and style

Köln has higher xG: 1.40 vs 1.32. Köln: 12.5 shots per match, Union Berlin: 12.3.

Match halves

Köln: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 1.07. Union Berlin: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Köln: 76-90+ (11 goals). Union Berlin: 31-45+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Bundesliga: 3.21 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 62%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

62Possession (%)38
KölnUnion Berlin
13Shots11
KölnUnion Berlin
2Shots on target3
KölnUnion Berlin
1.3xG1.26
KölnUnion Berlin
3Corners6
KölnUnion Berlin
46Dangerous attacks49
KölnUnion Berlin
9Fouls18
KölnUnion Berlin
4Cards5
KölnUnion Berlin

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.57Goals scored / match1.36
KölnUnion Berlin
1.64Goals conceded / match1.64
KölnUnion Berlin
47%Average possession36%
KölnUnion Berlin
4.64Shots on target / match3.71
KölnUnion Berlin

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.5Shots per match12.29
KölnUnion Berlin
4.64Shots on target3.71
KölnUnion Berlin
12.6%Shot conversion11%
KölnUnion Berlin
47%Possession36%
KölnUnion Berlin
1.4xG for1.32
KölnUnion Berlin
1.59xG against1.46
KölnUnion Berlin

Shooting quality

Köln: Counter-attackingUnion Berlin: Balanced
KölnUnion Berlin
Accuracy (shots on target)37%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Union Berlin is 250% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Köln · 1.4 pts / match - Union Berlin

Köln
LLDDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
29% W29% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-4-6
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-2
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
LDWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Union Berlin
DWLLW
Season result split
36% W21% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-6
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-4
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.11BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Köln is 15% better for: goals scored per match.

1.57 goals / match - Köln · 1.36 goals / match - Union Berlin

Köln scoring profile: very strong

Köln scores in 86% of matches (12 of 14 matches), while Union Berlin keeps a clean sheet in 21% (3 of 14 matches).

Union Berlin scoring profile: very strong

Union Berlin scores in 64% of matches (9 of 14 matches), while Köln keeps a clean sheet in 14% (2 of 14 matches).

22Goals scored (season)19
KölnUnion Berlin
23Goals conceded (season)23
KölnUnion Berlin
3.21Average goals in match3
KölnUnion Berlin
6Goals scored (last 5)8
KölnUnion Berlin
11Goals conceded (last 5)8
KölnUnion Berlin

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal64%
KölnUnion Berlin
29%2 goals43%
KölnUnion Berlin
29%3 goals21%
KölnUnion Berlin
14%4 goals7%
KölnUnion Berlin

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal79%
KölnUnion Berlin
43%2 goals50%
KölnUnion Berlin
29%3 goals29%
KölnUnion Berlin
7%4 goals7%
KölnUnion Berlin

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time21%
KölnUnion Berlin
14%BTTS in both halves14%
KölnUnion Berlin
29%Scored in both halves21%
KölnUnion Berlin

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
KölnUnion Berlin
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
KölnUnion Berlin
80%BTTS - last 580%
KölnUnion Berlin

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
KölnUnion Berlin
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
KölnUnion Berlin
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
KölnUnion Berlin

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
KölnUnion Berlin
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
KölnUnion Berlin
36%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
KölnUnion Berlin

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Union Berlin is 25% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.14 pts / match - Köln · 1.43 pts / match - Union Berlin

Köln - half-time state
21% leading50% draw29% trailing
Union Berlin - half-time state
36% leading36% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.14Points per match (1st half)1.43
KölnUnion Berlin
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.64
KölnUnion Berlin
0.64Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
KölnUnion Berlin
1.14Average goals (1st half)1.29
KölnUnion Berlin
57%Clean sheet before half-time50%
KölnUnion Berlin
50%No goal before half-time57%
KölnUnion Berlin

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per match (2nd half)0.93
KölnUnion Berlin
1.07Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
KölnUnion Berlin
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
KölnUnion Berlin
2.07Average goals (2nd half)1.71
KölnUnion Berlin
29%Clean sheet after half-time29%
KölnUnion Berlin
36%No goal after half-time57%
KölnUnion Berlin

Köln - second-half results

29% W43% D29% L
16
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Union Berlin - second-half results

14% W50% D36% L
20
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Köln - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.4
Average goals in match1.02.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Union Berlin - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Köln
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
3
2
16-30
1
6
31-45
4
2
46-60
0
7
61-75
11
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Union Berlin
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
3
1
16-30
4
7
31-45
4
5
46-60
3
1
61-75
3
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.10
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Köln

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.74
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

Union Berlin

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

KölnLigaUnion Berlin
Average goals in match 3.213.21 3.00
Both teams scored 71%56% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%62% 64%
Clean sheets 14%24% 21%
Goal before half-time 64%79% 71%
Goal after half-time 86%83% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.21
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.77
Home goals / match
1.44
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
7%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Union BerlinYellow cardChristopher Trimmel
  2. KölnYellow cardTom Krauß
  3. KölnSubstitutionOn: Marius BülterOff: Ragnar Ache
  4. Union BerlinSubstitutionOn: Livan BurcuOff: Woo-Yeong Jeong
  5. Union BerlinSubstitutionOn: Andrej IlićOff: Oliver Burke
  6. Union BerlinYellow cardAljoscha Kemlein
  7. KölnRed cardRav van den Berg
  8. Union BerlinSubstitutionOn: András SchäferOff: Aljoscha Kemlein
  9. Union BerlinYellow cardAndrás Schäfer
  10. Union BerlinGoalAndrás Schäfer
  11. Union BerlinYellow cardJosip Juranović
  12. Union BerlinYellow cardFrederik Riis Rønnow

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Christian DingertMatches officiated: 9
4.22Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins33%Draws22%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Köln vs Union Berlin?

The Bundesliga match finished Köln 0:1 Union Berlin. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Köln vs Union Berlin?

Köln score 1.57 goals per game on average and Union Berlin 1.36. The Bundesliga average is 3.21 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Köln's matches and 57% of Union Berlin's.

What form are Köln and Union Berlin in?

Over the last 5 games Köln have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Union Berlin 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Köln vs Union Berlin?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.