FC Viktoria Köln vs 1. FC Nürnberg — DFB Pokal: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow2 clips- 19′1. FC Nürnberg, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 46′FC Viktoria Köln, substitution:off
- 56′1. FC Nürnberg, goal:0–1assist
- 57′FC Viktoria Köln, substitution:off
- 58′FC Viktoria Köln, yellow card:Foul
- 67′1. FC Nürnberg, substitution:off
- 67′1. FC Nürnberg, substitution:off
- 74′FC Viktoria Köln, substitution:off
- 74′FC Viktoria Köln, substitution:off
- 78′1. FC Nürnberg, substitution:off
- 78′1. FC Nürnberg, substitution:off
- 87′FC Viktoria Köln, substitution:off
- 90′1. FC Nürnberg, substitution:off
- 90+6′FC Viktoria Köln, goal:1–1assist
- Full-time1 – 1
- 91′FC Viktoria Köln, yellow card:Foul
- 96′FC Viktoria Köln, yellow card:Foul
- 102′1. FC Nürnberg, yellow card:Foul
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Match report
Nürnberg edge out Viktoria Köln on penalties after late Sponsel leveller
FC Viktoria Köln were eliminated from the DFB Pokal Round of 64 on penalties by 1. FC Nürnberg, with the tie finishing 1-1 after extra time before Nürnberg prevailed 5-4 in the shootout at Sportpark Höhenberg.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The visitors broke the deadlock in the second half when Piet Scobel converted an Adam Marhiev assist in the 56th minute to put Nürnberg 1-0 ahead. Köln pushed forward and were rewarded deep into stoppage time, Meiko Sponsel firing home from a Pascal Fallmann assist in the 90+6th minute to send the tie level and force extra time.
Neither side could find a winner in the additional 30 minutes, with the score locked at 1-1 after the full ninety and extra time combined, meaning the contest went to a shootout. Köln had dominated territorially with 54 percent possession, but it was Nürnberg who created the more clear-cut openings, registering 21 shots to the hosts' 11 despite trailing on the ball. Nürnberg held their nerve from the spot to win 5-4 and progress.
Jan Reichert produced the standout display of the shootout drama for Nürnberg, earning a rating of 9.2 without registering a goal or assist, while Meiko Sponsel's stoppage-time equaliser for Köln capped an 8.3-rated performance.
Despite having only 46 percent of possession, Nürnberg outshot Köln 21 to 11 across the match.
FC Viktoria Köln and 1. FC Nürnberg drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0). 1. FC Nürnberg won the penalty shootout 5–4.
FC Viktoria Köln met 1. FC Nürnberg in the DFB Pokal (Round of 64). Kick-off was Saturday, 22 August 2026, 13:30 UTC at Sportpark Hohenberg. Referee: Eric-Dominic Weisbach.
Team pages: FC Viktoria Köln · 1. FC Nürnberg · DFB Pokal
Key moments
- 56' Goal: Piet Scobel (assist: Adam Markhiev) — 0–1 · Watch Piet Scobel's goal video (56')
- 90+6' Goal: Meiko Sponsel (assist: Pascal Fallmann) — 1–1 · Watch Meiko Sponsel's goal video (90+6')
Starting line-ups
FC Viktoria Köln (4-4-2)
- 1 Arne Schulz
- 26 Kilian Jakob
- 18 Tim Kloss
- 6 Tobias Eisenhuth (c)
- 19 Meiko Sponsel
- 21 Lucas Wolf
- 20 Niklas Swider
- 8 Taylan Duman
- 7 Y. Tonye
- 44 Niklas Castelle
- 10 David Otto
1. FC Nürnberg (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave FC Viktoria Köln 31%, the draw 26%, 1. FC Nürnberg 43%. It finished FC Viktoria Köln 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg.
1. FC Nürnberg's rating edge outweighs FC Viktoria Köln's home ground — 1. FC Nürnberg are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their control of the ball on top gives 1. FC Nürnberg the lean. The draw at 26% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why 1. FC Nürnberg at 43%?
1. FC Nürnberg sit 106 points higher on our strength rating — 1458 to 1564. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,069 such games. 1. FC Nürnberg hold 7 more possession points (51 to 44 in recent games) across a 106-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,607 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 34–26–40.
Why only 43%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 43% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 26% and FC Viktoria Köln at 31%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.6 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,962. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
1. FC Nürnberg scored +0.36 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,779 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. 1. FC Nürnberg have gained 62 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,189 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the FC Viktoria Köln vs 1. FC Nürnberg final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this DFB Pokal fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Piet Scobel's goal against FC Viktoria Köln (56').
- Watch Meiko Sponsel's goal against 1. FC Nürnberg (90+6').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from FC Viktoria Köln 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg. Explore more on the FC Viktoria Köln and 1. FC Nürnberg team pages or the DFB Pokal page.