Union Berlin 1-1 FC Koln: Match Recap and Result

Match: 1 November 2026, 14:30 UTC · Published: 1 November 2026 · 365 words

Advertisement.

Union Berlin and FC Koln drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga after the visitors came back from an early deficit. Janik Haberer put the home side in front, only for Malek El Mala to equalize late at Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

Match Summary

Union Berlin needed little time to settle. Haberer had them in front after 10 minutes, and that goal was still the difference at half-time. The first half was not without bite. Zeno Van Den Bosch was shown a yellow card for Union Berlin, and Jahmai Simpson-Pusey was booked for FC Koln in first-half stoppage time.

After the break the visitors pushed harder. Both teams were cautioned early in the second half, FC Koln picked up another booking later, and Union Berlin then saw Aljoscha Kemlein and Derrick Kohn booked in consecutive minutes. Two minutes after those cautions, El Mala leveled for FC Koln in the 79th minute. Neither side found a winner after that, and the Union Berlin vs FC Koln meeting finished 1-1.

Key Moments

Advertisement.

The early lead put Union Berlin in a position to manage the game and left FC Koln needing a response. Until the visitors scored, every missed chance raised the possibility that one strike would decide it.

The equalizer turned a likely away loss into a point and capped a long spell of pressure. Koln had taken more than twice as many shots and won three times as many corners by then, so the late goal fitted the run of play even if it arrived deep into the second half.

Discipline tightened as that pressure grew. Union Berlin collected four yellow cards, two of them in the minutes just before they conceded, but there were no red cards. Staying at 11 against 11 kept the hosts in the contest while the bookings piled up in a short spell.

Match Statistics

FC Koln owned the attacking numbers even though the points were split. They attempted 13 shots to Union Berlin's 5, yet both sides put only two efforts on target. Expected goals were close, 0.87 for the hosts and 1.03 for the visitors. Koln also led 6-2 on corners. Union Berlin finished with four yellow cards to three for Koln, and neither team received a red card.