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BundesligaMatchweek 28THE MATCH CENTRE

Eintracht Frankfurt vs 1. FC Köln match centre

Eintracht Frankfurt badgeEintracht FrankfurtHome · 8 in league
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Momentum→ Steady47/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
2:2
UK time · Europe/London
1. FC Köln badge1. FC KölnAway · 14 in league
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Momentum↗ Rising21/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
J. Burkardt66′
A. Kalimuendo69′
J. Kaminski70′
A. Castro-Montes83′
Deutsche Bank Park · FrankfurtSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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Odds & probabilities Pre-match snapshot Home win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Draw—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Away win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Bookmaker odds awaiting availability Market probabilities adjusted for margin. Model estimates, not guarantees.
MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate3.8%Eintracht Frankfurt
Draw92.5%at full time
Current result estimate3.8%1. FC Köln
Another goal7.7%before full time

Next goal: Eintracht Frankfurt 3.9% · no further goal 92.3% · 1. FC Köln 3.8%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
Eintracht Frankfurt1. FC Köln
7Corner Kicks0
10Fouls6
1Yellow Cards1
—Red Cards—
7Goalkeeper Saves5
578Total passes285
513Passes accurate217

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

Bundesliga

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Bayern München34+8689—
2Borussia Dortmund34+3673—
3RB Leipzig34+1965—
4VfB Stuttgart34+2262—
51899 Hoffenheim34+1361—
6Bayer Leverkusen34+2159—
7SC Freiburg34-647—
8Eintracht Frankfurt35-445—
9FC Augsburg34-1643—
10FSV Mainz 0534-940—
11Union Berlin34-1439—
12Borussia Mönchengladbach34-1138—
13Hamburger SV34-1438—
141. FC Köln35-1433—
15Werder Bremen34-2332—
16VfL Wolfsburg34-2429—
171. FC Heidenheim34-3126—
18FC St. Pauli34-3126—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Eintracht Frankfurt 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

1. FC Köln 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

AWAY PERSPECTIVE

1. FC Köln

2/10Wins
1.3Goals / game
1.8Conceded / game

Keep in view: 5 losses in that sample. At away venues, 0 wins from 4 available matches.

Inspect 1. FC Köln’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Eintracht Frankfurt at home with 1. FC Köln away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 01:13 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

Bundesliga · 2025/26 · all league matches

Eintracht Frankfurt1. FC Köln
27Matches played27
38Points earned26
10Wins6
1.9Goals scored / match1.4
1.9Goals conceded / match1.7
7Clean sheets3
3Failed to score4

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Eintracht Frankfurt at home with 1. FC Köln away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Eintracht Frankfurt

Confirmed formation3-4-2-1Albert Riera
  1. 23M. ZettererG
  2. 5A. AmendaD
  3. 4R. KochD
  4. 3A. TheateD
  5. 7A. KnauffM
  6. 16H. LarssonM
  7. 6O. HojlundM
  8. 21N. BrownM
  9. 20R. DoanF
  10. 25A. KalimuendoF
  11. 9J. BurkardtF
Substitutes (9)

33 · J. Grahl

27 · M. Gotze

22 · T. Chandler

15 · E. Skhiri

8 · F. Chaibi

31 · L. Arrhov

29 · A. Amaimouni

42 · C. Y. Uzun

11 · Y. Ebnoutalib

1. FC Köln

Confirmed formation5-3-2Lukas Kwasniok
  1. 1M. SchwabeG
  2. 29J. ThielmannD
  3. 28S. SebulonsenD
  4. 33R. van den BergD
  5. 39C. OzkacarD
  6. 32K. LundD
  7. 5T. KraussM
  8. 8D. HuseinbasicM
  9. 16J. KaminskiM
  10. 9R. AcheF
  11. 13S. El MalaF
Substitutes (9)

20 · R. Zieler

11 · F. Kainz

7 · L. Waldschmidt

37 · L. Maina

18 · I. Johannesson

27 · F. Chavez

3 · D. Heintz

17 · A. Castro-Montes

30 · M. Bulter

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Eintracht Frankfurt

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Michael Zetterer989.2———31—
Aurèle Amenda986.7——2831
Robin Koch987.0———801
Arthur Theate986.6——469—
Ansgar Knauff566.3——116—
Hugo Larsson827.5——1642
Oscar Højlund556.9———45—
Nathaniel Brown987.2———432
Ritsu Doan676.7——1391
Arnaud Kalimuendo988.61—2311
Jonathan Burkardt827.21—2141
Farès Chaïbi438.7—1—332
Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab426.6——112—
Mario Götze316.3———15—
Younes Ebnoutalib166.5——14—
Ellyes Skhiri166.6———13—
Can Uzun———————
Jens Grahl———————
Timothy Chandler———————
Love Arrhov———————

1. FC Köln

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Marvin Schwäbe987.3———47—
Jan Thielmann756.3———15—
Sebastian Sebulonsen986.6———275
Rav van den Berg986.2———341
Cenk Özkaçar987.2———404
Kristoffer Lund986.7———173
Tom Krauß826.9——1215
Denis Huseinbašić676.5———231
Jakub Kamiński988.71—5221
Ragnar Ache826.6—1114—
Said El Mala827.2——242
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson316.6———102
Linton Maina236.6———51
Luca Waldschmidt166.3——121
Marius Bülter167.5—1—4—
Alessio Castro-Montes167.21—12—
Florian Kainz———————
Dominique Heintz———————
Ron-Robert Zieler———————
Felipe Chávez———————
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