Union Berlin host Köln after five-goal cup defeat
Separated by just two points early in the campaign, Union Berlin and 1. FC Köln meet for the second time in five days looking to jump-start their Bundesliga forms.
Union Berlin sit 17th on 6 points after 7 games having endured a slow start under Mauro Lustrinelli. They drew 1-1 away at FC Augsburg in their last league outing, finishing with ten men, before being dismantled 5-0 away to Köln in the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday. Lustrinelli's side have managed just one win in their last five outings in all competitions.
René Wagner's 1. FC Köln occupy 12th position on 8 points after 7 games as they find their feet in the top flight. They were held to a 0-0 draw by FC Schalke 04 in their previous league game despite creating the superior chances, but they take considerable momentum into this fixture off the back of Tuesday's resounding five-goal cup triumph against the same opponents.
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Strength rating and xG.
Elo is overall team strength. xG is the goals an average team would score from the same chances.
One strength number built from every result a team has had. Higher means stronger.
Union Berlin are the stronger side — 51 rating points clear of 1. FC Köln.
xG = goals an average team would score from the same chances. Scoring well above xG means clinical finishing (or a hot streak).
Union Berlin1. FC KölnGoals scored and conceded.
Per-game averages this season. Use the buttons to split the goals by venue.
Both teams across every game this season.
Union Berlin1. FC KölnWhole season, home and away combined — Union Berlin 7 games, 1. FC Köln 7 games.
Union Berlin1. FC KölnPast meetings.
Who’s out.
Their recent form.
Where they sit in the table.
Bundesliga (Germany) standings · both teams highlighted in context.
