Season 2025/2026

Bundesliga

1. FC Köln vs Borussia Mönchengladbach – Lineups & Match Details

1. FC Köln and Borussia Mönchengladbach drew 3-3. Goals: J. Castrop (1'), S. El Mala (4'), R. Ache (7'), P. Sander (20'), J. Castrop (60'), E. Martel (84'). 1. FC Köln had 51% possession against Borussia Mönchengladbach's 49%. Shots on target: 5-4.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 27

Saturday, 21 March 2026

1. FC Köln

3 - 3

Full Time

HT: 2 - 2

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Referee: Sören Storks, Germany

Lineups

1. FC Köln4-2-3-1

1Marvin SchwäbeG

36Cenny NeumannD

33Rav van den BergD

39Cenk ÖzkaçarD

32Kristoffer LundD

18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM

6Eric MartelM

37Linton MainaM

16Jakub KamińskiM

13Said El MalaM

9Ragnar AcheF

Substitutes

29Jan ThielmannM

27Felipe ChávezM

11Florian KainzM

7Luca WaldschmidtF

30Marius BülterF

20Ron-Robert ZielerG

44Matthias KöbbingG

3Dominique HeintzD

38Youssoupha NiangF

Borussia Mönchengladbach3-4-2-1

33Moritz NicolasG

16Philipp SanderD

30Nico ElvediD

4Kevin DiksD

29Joseph ScallyM

27Rocco ReitzM

6Yannik EngelhardtM

17Jens CastropM

9Franck HonoratF

7Kevin StögerF

15Haris TabakovićF

Substitutes

26Lukas UllrichD

38Hugo BolinM

5Marvin FriedrichD

18Shuto MachinoF

42Tiago Pereira CardosoG

2Fabio ChiarodiaD

36Wael MohyaM

13Giovanni ReynaM

10Florian NeuhausM

Match Events

1'G

J. Castrop

Assist: F. Honorat

4'G

S. El Mala

Assist: Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

7'G

R. Ache

Assist: J. Kamiński

20'G

P. Sander

38'Y

Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

52'Y

M. Schwäbe

60'G

J. Castrop

Assist: Y. Engelhardt

61'Y

J. Kamiński

70'S

C. Neumann

Substitution 1

70'S

Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

Substitution 2

71'Y

C. Özkacar

71'Y

H. Tabaković

73'Y

E. Martel

76'Y

J. Thielmann

77'S

S. El Mala

Substitution 3

77'S

L. Maina

Substitution 4

77'S

R. Ache

Substitution 5

84'G

E. Martel

Assist: F. Kainz

85'S

K. Stöger

Substitution 1

85'S

J. Castrop

Substitution 2

86'Y

E. Martel

86'R

E. Martel

88'S

F. Honorat

Substitution 3

88'S

J. Scally

Substitution 4

90'+1Y

F. Kainz

90'Y

R. Reitz

Statistics

1. FC Köln

51%49%

Borussia Mönchengladbach

1.55Expected Goals (xG)1.14

12Total Shots9

5Shots on Target4

5Corners3

8Fouls14

0Offsides4

79Pass Accuracy (%)77

8Yellow Cards2

1Red Cards0

Match preview

1. FC Köln host Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday, 21 March 2026. The kick-off time is 14:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. 1. FC Köln go into the match 14th in the table; Borussia Mönchengladbach sit 13th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

1. FC Köln have taken 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Borussia Mönchengladbach have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 8 Nov 2025: 1. FC Köln 1-3 Borussia Mönchengladbach; 9 Mar 2024: 1. FC Köln 3-3 Borussia Mönchengladbach; 22 Oct 2023: 1. FC Köln 3-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

1. FC Köln and Borussia Mönchengladbach drew 3-3. 1. FC Köln scored through S. El Mala 4', R. Ache 7', E. Martel 84'. Borussia Mönchengladbach replied with J. Castrop 1', P. Sander 20', J. Castrop 60'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 84 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

1. FC Köln held 51% of the ball against 49% for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Shots on target finished 5-4. Expected goals read 1.55 for 1. FC Köln, 1.14 for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Verdict

The 3-3 draw gives both clubs a single point. 1. FC Köln sat 14th and Borussia Mönchengladbach 13th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.