1. FC Köln vs 11.10.26 13:302 – 1Full Time
Borussia Mönchengladbach — Bundesliga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
1. FC Köln beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 to climb to tenth
1. FC Köln won 2-1 against Borussia Mönchengladbach at the RheinEnergieStadion on Bundesliga Matchday 5, a result that left the visitors without a point from their opening five league games. Köln went into the afternoon in 14th place with four points and finished it tenth on seven.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The hosts led in the 26th minute through Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, but Mönchengladbach levelled before the break when Joseph Scally scored in the 39th minute. It was 1-1 at half-time, with neither side able to build a lasting advantage in an evenly contested first half.
The decisive goal arrived in the 67th minute. Linton Maina provided the assist for Said El Mala, who put Köln 2-1 ahead. Mönchengladbach, who had lost their previous four matches in all competitions, could not find a second equaliser, and Alexander Blessin's side stayed 18th with a fifth successive defeat.
Köln had the better of the chances, with 20 shots to 16, although both teams put seven efforts on target. Mönchengladbach edged possession at 52 per cent to 48 and committed 17 fouls to Köln's eight, collecting three yellow cards to the hosts' one.
Said El Mala scored the winner in the 67th minute, converting a Linton Maina assist, and earned the top rating of the match at 7.75. Goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe followed on 7.74 for a Köln side that conceded only once.
Mönchengladbach committed 17 fouls against Köln's eight, and three of their players were booked.
1. FC Köln beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 (half-time 1–1).
1. FC Köln met Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga (Regular Season - 5). Kick-off was Sunday, 11 October 2026, 13:30 UTC at RheinEnergieStadion. Referee: Florian Badstubner. Attendance: 50,000.
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Key moments
- 26' Goal: Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson — 1–0 · Watch Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson's goal video (26')
- 39' Goal: Joe Scally (assist: Lukas Ullrich) — 1–1
- 67' Goal: Said El Mala (assist: Linton Maina) — 2–1 · Watch Said El Mala's goal video (67')
Starting line-ups
1. FC Köln (4-3-1-2)
Borussia Mönchengladbach (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave 1. FC Köln 38%, the draw 28%, Borussia Mönchengladbach 34%. It finished 1. FC Köln 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Home ground outweighs Borussia Mönchengladbach's rating edge — Borussia Mönchengladbach are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground gives 1. FC Köln the lean. The draw at 28% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why 1. FC Köln at 38%?
Home ground, against the rating. Borussia Mönchengladbach sit 41 points higher on our strength rating — 1536 to 1577. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge on the road won 32.5% of 10,374 such games.
Why only 38%?
Because Borussia Mönchengladbach are the stronger side on our strength rating. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims 1. FC Köln's column. Across 11,278 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.7%, with draws up 1.4 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 28%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 29.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.8 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,880. The goals environment takes 2.5 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
1. FC Köln sit -0.49 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. In our recorded league results, Borussia Mönchengladbach are winless in their last 13 away games: 4 draws and 9 defeats. The run began on 19 December 2025. Last recorded away league win: 5 December 2025 — FSV Mainz 05 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach. Latest recorded away league result: 12 September 2026 — SC Freiburg 5–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach. Across 13,742 historical matches involving visitors with at least six consecutive winless away league games, those visitors won 25.6%, compared with 25.0% expected from team strength. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the 1. FC Köln vs Borussia Mönchengladbach 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 Bundesliga 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 Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson's goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach (26').
- Watch Said El Mala's goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach (67').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from 1. FC Köln 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach. Explore more on the 1. FC Köln and Borussia Mönchengladbach team pages or the Bundesliga page.