1. FC Union Berlin vs FC Cologne Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 1, 2026)

How the bets settled

Match report

1. FC Union Berlin drew 1-1 with FC Cologne. J. Haberer put Union ahead in the 10th minute from T. Skarke’s assist, and M. El Mala levelled in the 79th minute with A. Castro-Montes assisting.

Cologne had the better of the match stats, with 63% possession to Union’s 37%, 14 shots to Union’s 5 and two big chances to Union’s one. Shots on target were level at two each, while expected goals were 1.17 for Cologne and 0.68 for Union. Union had two corners to Cologne’s six. Passing accuracy also favoured Cologne, who completed 89% of passes (568/636) against Union’s 76% (292/383). Union received four yellow cards and Cologne three.

Goals

• 10′ J. Haberer, assist T. Skarke 1. FC Union Berlin
• 79′ M. El Mala, assist A. Castro-Montes FC Cologne

How the key matchups went

• Skarke: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Schmied: 2 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Simpson-Pusey: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 1 yellow card.
• Burcu: 1 shot, 1 shot on target, 1 foul won. Schmied: 2 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Simpson-Pusey: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 1 yellow card.
• Maina: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Kohn: 1 foul committed, 2 tackles, 1 yellow card.
• Johannesson: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Haberer: 0 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
• Bulter: 2 shots, 0 shots on target, 3 fouls won. Van Den Bosch: 4 fouls committed, 3 tackles, 1 yellow card. Friedrich: 1 foul committed, 5 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Khedira: 0 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
• El Mala: 3 shots, 0 shots on target, 3 fouls won. Van Den Bosch: 4 fouls committed, 3 tackles, 1 yellow card. Friedrich: 1 foul committed, 5 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Khedira: 0 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.

Box score

Union BerlinFC Koln

Union Berlin

Player	MIN	G	A	SH	SOT	xG	KP	PAS	TKL	FC	FS	YC	SV	RAT
Imeri K.	61	0	0	1	0	0.01	0	20/26	0	1	0	1	0	6.2
Friedrich M.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	24/31	5	1	0	0	0	7.4
Khedira R.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	26/30	2	0	1	0	0	7.1
Skarke T.	61	0	1	0	0	0.00	1	8/10	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
Kohn D.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	33/42	2	1	0	1	0	7.0
Haberer J.	74	1	0	2	1	0.57	0	20/29	2	0	2	0	0	7.5
Schafer A.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	39/47	2	1	0	0	0	6.8
Ronnow F.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	26/38	0	0	1	0	1	6.3
Van Den Bosch Z.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	21/30	3	4	2	1	0	6.8
Aebischer M.	84	0	0	1	0	0.06	1	30/36	2	0	0	0	0	6.6
Burcu L.	74	0	0	1	1	0.04	0	23/31	0	2	1	0	0	5.8
Trimmel C.	16	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	5/7	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Burke O.	29	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1/3	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Latte Lath E.	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1/1	0	0	0	0	0	–
Kemlein A.	29	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	11/16	2	1	0	1	0	6.3
Jeong Woo-Yeong	16	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	4/6	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

FC Koln

Player	MIN	G	A	SH	SOT	xG	KP	PAS	TKL	FC	FS	YC	SV	RAT
Maina L.	72	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	27/32	0	1	0	1	0	5.8
Krauss T.	90	0	0	1	0	0.02	0	94/98	3	0	1	0	0	8.0
Simpson-Pusey J.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	90/92	0	1	0	1	0	7.4
Sosa B.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	69/81	0	1	0	0	0	7.0
Sebulonsen S.	61	0	0	1	0	0.05	0	32/38	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
El Mala S.	90	0	0	3	0	0.33	1	13/17	0	0	3	0	0	6.9
Schwabe M.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	37/40	0	0	0	0	1	6.5
Bulter M.	90	0	0	2	0	0.06	0	18/23	0	1	3	0	0	6.7
Schmied J.	90	0	0	2	1	0.06	0	76/79	1	2	1	0	0	7.1
Okon-Engstler P.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	68/78	0	0	1	1	0	7.0
Johannesson I.	61	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	19/26	0	2	0	0	0	6.1
El Mala M.	18	1	0	1	1	0.36	0	0/0	0	1	1	0	0	7.0
Castro-Montes A.	29	0	1	2	0	0.11	3	16/18	1	0	0	0	0	7.5
Moore M.	29	0	0	2	0	0.18	0	9/14	0	1	0	0	0	6.6

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1. FC Union Berlin vs FC Cologne pre-game preview

Sunday’s Bundesliga match sees 1. FC Union Berlin host FC Cologne. The three-way moneyline and total are listed as n/a, so there is no priced favorite or total to cite. Union Berlin sit 17th with six points from seven league matches (W1 D3 L3), scoring six and conceding 18.

Union’s defensive record is the clearest angle: 18 conceded in seven matches, with four Union players listed out in Markgraf (cruciate ligament injury), Skov (unknown), Ilić (appendicitis) and N’Soki (calf injury). On the Cologne prop side, Sebastian Sebulonsen’s over 0.5 shots is priced at -154 and has cleared in 8 of his last 10. Luka Lochoshvili’s over 0.5 fouls won is -162 and has cleared in 5 of his last 7. These are research markers only.

Confirmed lineups

The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.

1. FC Union Berlin 3-4-1-2FC Cologne 4-4-2

1 Ronnow

4 Van Den Bosch

5 Friedrich

8 Khedira (C)

19 Haberer

13 Schafer

20 Aebischer

17 Kohn

30 Imeri

21 Skarke

9 Burcu

1 Schwabe

28 Sebulonsen

2 Schmied

22 Simpson-Pusey

3 Sosa

37 Maina

23 Okon-Engstler

5 Krauss

8 Johannesson

30 Bulter

10 El Mala

1. FC Union Berlin missing: A. Ilic (illness), A. Markgraf (knee), S. Nsoki (muscle), R. Skov (injury), F. Uduokhai (red card)

FC Cologne missing: R. Ache (thigh), T. Dallinga (knee), T. Hubers (knee), I. Rondic (injury), E. Skhiri (ankle), R. van den Berg (muscle)

Bundesliga table and goals

Club	Pos	P	W-D-L	Pts	GF	GA	GF/match	GA/match
1. FC Union Berlin	16	8	1-4-3	7	7	19	0.88	2.38
FC Cologne	13	8	2-3-3	9	9	12	1.13	1.50

Each club’s scoring rate added to the other’s conceding rate points to about 2.9 goals in this match, a rough guide for the over/under and both teams to score.

Injury report

1. FC Union Berlin

• Andrik Markgraf (D): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
• Robert Skov (M): Out, Unknown
• Andrej Ilic (F): Out, Appendicitis
• Stanley N’Soki (D): Out, Calf Injury

FC Cologne

• Thijs Dallinga (F): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
• Timo Hübers (D): Out, Knee Surgery
• Ellyes Skhiri (M): Out, Ankle Injury
• Imad Rondic (F): Out, Thigh Injury