Bundesliga · 2025RheinEnergieStadion

1. FC Köln 3–3 Borussia M'gladbach · Bundesliga

3–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

1. FC Köln and Borussia M'gladbach drew 3–3.

Shots
129
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
1.551.3
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

1. FC Köln and Borussia Mönchengladbach drew 3–3. Recorded in this match (1. FC Köln – Borussia Mönchengladbach): shots 12–9, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 1.55–1.3, possession 50%–50%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Borussia Mönchengladbach's recent record differs from the season

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Borussia Mönchengladbach's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.22 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.6 goals/match1.22 goals/match1.35 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots9 shots1. FC Köln 12 shots, Borussia M'gladbach 9 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shots1. FC Köln 5 shots, Borussia M'gladbach 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.55 xG1.3 xG1. FC Köln 1.55 xG, Borussia M'gladbach 1.3 xG
  • Possession50%50%1. FC Köln 50%, Borussia M'gladbach 50%
  • Corners5 corners3 corners1. FC Köln 5 corners, Borussia M'gladbach 3 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls14 fouls1. FC Köln 8 fouls, Borussia M'gladbach 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards8 cards2 cards1. FC Köln 8 cards, Borussia M'gladbach 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Said El Mala · 1. FC Köln · 64′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedÍsak Bergmann Jóhannesson · 1. FC Köln · 37′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJakub Kamiński · 1. FC Köln · 54′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJens Castrop · Borussia Mönchengladbach · 60′ · 0.02 xG · goalLuca Waldschmidt · 1. FC Köln · 78′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRocco Reitz · Borussia Mönchengladbach · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKristoffer Lund · 1. FC Köln · 53′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRagnar Ache · 1. FC Köln · 30′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSaid El Mala · 1. FC Köln · 50′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPhilipp Sander · Borussia Mönchengladbach · 20′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHaris Tabaković · Borussia Mönchengladbach · 51′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedKevin Stöger · Borussia Mönchengladbach · 52′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedFelipe Chavez · 1. FC Köln · 75′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEric Martel · 1. FC Köln · 84′ · 0.06 xG · goalJens Castrop · Borussia Mönchengladbach · 14′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedÍsak Bergmann Jóhannesson · 1. FC Köln · 10′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedHugo Bolin · Borussia Mönchengladbach · 90′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedSaid El Mala · 1. FC Köln · 4′ · 0.24 xG · goalJens Castrop · Borussia Mönchengladbach · 1′ · 0.34 xG · goalPhilipp Sander · Borussia Mönchengladbach · 20′ · 0.54 xG · goalRagnar Ache · 1. FC Köln · 7′ · 0.93 xG · goal
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1. FC Köln: 12 shots, 5 on target, 1.58 xG. Borussia Mönchengladbach: 9 shots, 3 on target, 1.32 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Said El Mala · 1. FC Köln · 4′Ragnar Ache · 1. FC Köln · 7′Eric Martel · 1. FC Köln · 84′Jens Castrop · Borussia Mönchengladbach · 1′Philipp Sander · Borussia Mönchengladbach · 20′Jens Castrop · Borussia Mönchengladbach · 60′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: 1. FC Köln 1.58 xG · Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.32 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

11. FC Köln
2Draws
2Borussia M'gladbach
Borussia M'gladbach — 1. FC Köln · Bundesliga3–1
Borussia M'gladbach — 1. FC Köln · Bundesliga3–3
1. FC Köln — Borussia M'gladbach · Bundesliga3–1
1. FC Köln — Borussia M'gladbach · Bundesliga0–0
Borussia M'gladbach — 1. FC Köln · Bundesliga5–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: 1. FC Köln favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Borussia M'gladbach in 2 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

1. FC Köln27 matchesBorussia M'gladbach27 matches
1.41 goals/match ▲Goals scored27/271.22 goals/match
1.74 goals/matchGoals allowed27/271.7 goals/match
1.36 xG/match ▲Expected goals27/271.27 xG/match
12.8 shots/match ▲Shots27/2711.4 shots/match
4.26 shots/matchShots on target27/274.15 shots/match
47.1% ●Possession27/2745.8%
4.67 corners/match ●Corners27/274.15 corners/match
1.92 cards/matchCards26/261.5 cards/match
8.3 fouls/matchFouls27/2711 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples27 / 27home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 21 Mar 2026, 18:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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