FC Cologne 1-1 Werder Bremen: result and goals
FC Cologne and Werder Bremen drew 1-1 on Saturday, 12 September 2026 in the Bundesliga.
Goals: Linton Maina 11', Niclas Füllkrug 69'.
FC Cologne sit 11th on 8 points.
Werder Bremen sit 6th on 12 points.
FC Cologne have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Werder Bremen have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: FC Cologne won 1, Werder Bremen won 2, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- Bundesliga
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 12 September 2026, 17:30 (UK time)
- Venue
- RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Goals and cards
90'+2'Paul Okon-EngstlerYellow
Live commentary
- Match ends, FC Cologne 1, Werder Bremen 1.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, FC Cologne 1, Werder Bremen 1.
- 90'+4'Foul by Dariusz Stalmach (Werder Bremen).
- 90'+4'Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2'Paul Okon-Engstler (FC Cologne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2'Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Foul by Paul Okon-Engstler (FC Cologne).
- 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Substitution, FC Cologne. Paul Okon-Engstler replaces Tom Krauß.
- 90'Attempt missed. Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri following a corner.
- 89'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
- 89'Attempt blocked. Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 87'Attempt missed. Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 86'Gideon Mensah (FC Cologne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86'Chuki (Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86'Foul by Gideon Mensah (FC Cologne).
- 85'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Karl Hein.
- 85'Attempt saved. Marius Bülter (FC Cologne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Karl Hein (Werder Bremen). Assisted by Saïd El Mala with a headed pass.
- 84'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Paul Erevbenagie.
- 83'Substitution, Werder Bremen. Paul Erevbenagie replaces Eren Dinkçi.
- 83'Substitution, Werder Bremen. Mitchell Weiser replaces Youri Regeer because of an injury.
- 81'Substitution, Werder Bremen. Cedric Itten replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
- 81'Substitution, Werder Bremen. Mick Schmetgens replaces Arthur.
- 80'Foul by Youri Regeer (Werder Bremen).
- 80'Tom Krauß (FC Cologne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Foul by Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen).
- 79'Ragnar Ache (FC Cologne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78'Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78'Foul by Sebastian Sebulonsen (FC Cologne).
- 74'Substitution, FC Cologne. Saïd El Mala replaces Mikey Moore.
- 73'Attempt blocked. Marius Bülter (FC Cologne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 73'Attempt saved. Ísak Jóhannesson (FC Cologne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Karl Hein (Werder Bremen).
- 72'Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72'Foul by Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen).
- 72'Mikey Moore (FC Cologne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70'Substitution, Werder Bremen. Dariusz Stalmach replaces Ludovit Reis.
- 69'Goal! FC Cologne 1, Werder Bremen 1. Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 69'Attempt blocked. Amos Pieper (Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chuki with a cross.
- 69'Corner, Werder Bremen. Conceded by Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.
- 69'Attempt blocked. Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
- 65'Substitution, FC Cologne. Sebastian Sebulonsen replaces Alessio Castro-Montes.
- 65'Substitution, FC Cologne. Ísak Jóhannesson replaces Linton Maina.
- 64'Substitution, FC Cologne. Ragnar Ache replaces Thijs Dallinga.
- 64'Attempt blocked. Gideon Mensah (FC Cologne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Karl Hein.
- 63'Attempt saved. Mikey Moore (FC Cologne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Karl Hein (Werder Bremen). Assisted by Tom Krauß.
- 62'Attempt saved. Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marvin Schwäbe (FC Cologne).
- 58'Eren Dinkçi (Werder Bremen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug with a headed pass.
- 57'Attempt blocked. Thijs Dallinga (FC Cologne) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Marius Bülter.
- 56'Foul by Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen).
- 56'Linton Maina (FC Cologne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56'Foul by Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen).
- 56'Linton Maina (FC Cologne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55'Arthur (Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55'Foul by Marius Bülter (FC Cologne).
- 53'Corner, Werder Bremen. Conceded by Tom Krauß.
- 53'Attempt saved. Chuki (Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marvin Schwäbe (FC Cologne). Assisted by Youri Regeer.
- 49'Attempt saved. Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marvin Schwäbe (FC Cologne). Assisted by Marco Grüll.
- 47'Chuki (Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47'Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne).
- 46'Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by Luka Lochoshvili (FC Cologne).
- 45'Second Half begins FC Cologne 1, Werder Bremen 0.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, FC Cologne 1, Werder Bremen 0.
- 45'+1'Attempt missed. Chuki (Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 45'+1'Corner, Werder Bremen. Conceded by Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 43'Attempt missed. Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chuki with a cross following a corner.
- 42'Corner, Werder Bremen. Conceded by Luka Lochoshvili.
- 37'Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen).
- 37'Luka Lochoshvili (FC Cologne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37'Attempt missed. Amos Pieper (Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Regeer.
- 35'Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35'Foul by Alessio Castro-Montes (FC Cologne).
- 33'Foul by Tom Krauß (FC Cologne).
- 33'Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Ludovit Reis.
- 28'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Marco Friedl.
- 28'Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen).
- 28'Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (FC Cologne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26'Arthur (Werder Bremen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26'Foul by Marius Bülter (FC Cologne).
- 25'Attempt missed. Mikey Moore (FC Cologne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alessio Castro-Montes.
- 22'Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen).
- 22'Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (FC Cologne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19'Attempt missed. Eren Dinkçi (Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Grüll.
- 19'Attempt blocked. Chuki (Werder Bremen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 18'Corner, Werder Bremen. Conceded by Luka Lochoshvili.
- 18'Arthur (Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18'Foul by Gideon Mensah (FC Cologne).
- 17'Foul by Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen).
- 17'Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (FC Cologne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15'Offside, Werder Bremen. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
- 14'Attempt missed. Mikey Moore (FC Cologne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 13'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Karl Hein.
- 13'Attempt saved. Tom Krauß (FC Cologne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Karl Hein (Werder Bremen). Assisted by Linton Maina.
- 13'Foul by Thijs Dallinga (FC Cologne).
- 13'Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11'Goal! FC Cologne 1, Werder Bremen 0. Linton Maina (FC Cologne) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 8'Attempt blocked. Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 8'Corner, FC Cologne. Conceded by Karl Hein.
- 8'Penalty saved. Thijs Dallinga (FC Cologne) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Karl Hein (Werder Bremen).
- 6'Penalty conceded by Youri Regeer (Werder Bremen) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 6'Attempt blocked. Thijs Dallinga (FC Cologne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 4'Foul by Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen).
- 4'Thijs Dallinga (FC Cologne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4'Attempt saved. Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marvin Schwäbe (FC Cologne). Assisted by Arthur with a cross.
- 1'Offside, FC Cologne. Thijs Dallinga is caught offside.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
FC Cologne · 4-2-3-1
1Marvin SchwäbeG
24Luka LochoshviliCD-L
17Alessio Castro-MontesRB
47Mikey MooreAM
5Tom KraussLM
27Thijs DallingaF
30Marius BulterAM-L
Substitutes
3Borna SosaSUB
29Jan ThielmannSUB
9Ragnar AcheSUB
2Joel SchmiedSUB
28Sebastian SebulonsenSUB
20Ron-Robert ZielerSUB
23Paul Okon-EngstlerSUB
10Said El MalaSUB
Werder Bremen · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Match stats
KOESVW
47.2Possession (%)52.8
15Shots14
6Shots on target5
8Corners5
11Fouls12
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Offsides1
4Saves5
Last 5 matches
FC Cologne
L@ Bayern Munich5-116 May 2026
WReal Sociedad2-18 Aug 2026
W@ Würzburger Kickers2-124 Aug 2026
WTSG Hoffenheim3-229 Aug 2026
L@ VfB Stuttgart4-14 Sept 2026
Werder Bremen
DSC Paderborn 072-28 Aug 2026
LAJ Auxerre1-015 Aug 2026
W@ Lüneburger SK Hansa3-022 Aug 2026
L@ SC Freiburg4-130 Aug 2026
WRB Leipzig3-15 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Cologne
2
Draws
2
Bremen
Last meetings
12 Apr 2026FC Cologne3 – 1Werder Bremen
29 Nov 2025Werder Bremen1 – 1FC Cologne
16 Feb 2024FC Cologne0 – 1Werder Bremen
23 Sept 2023Werder Bremen2 – 1FC Cologne
20 May 2023Werder Bremen1 – 1FC Cologne
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dortmund | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 17 | WWDDW |
| 2 |  Bayern | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +17 | 14 | DWWDW |
| 3 |  Freiburg | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 13 | WWDWL |
| 4 |  Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 13 | WDWWW |
| 5 |  RB Leipzig | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +9 | 12 | WLWLW |
| 6 |  Bremen | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 12 | DLWLW |
| 7 |  Mainz | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 10 | LWLWL |
| 8 |  Elversberg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 10 | LDLWL |
| 9 |  Augsburg | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 9 | DLDLD |
| 10 |  Hamburg | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 9 | LWWWL |
| 11 |  Cologne | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 | LWWWL |
| 12 |  Paderborn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 | LWLDW |
| 13 |  Frankfurt | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 8 | WDLWL |
| 14 |  Hoffenheim | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 6 | LWLLW |
| 15 |  Stuttgart | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 6 | LLWLL |
| 16 |  Schalke | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 6 | WDLLD |
| 17 |  Union Berlin | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -12 | 6 | LLWDD |
| 18 |  Gladbach | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -11 | 3 | LLLLW |
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FAQ
What was the score in FC Cologne v Werder Bremen?
FC Cologne and Werder Bremen drew 1-1 on Saturday 12 September (Bundesliga).
Who scored in FC Cologne v Werder Bremen?
Goals: Linton Maina 11' and Niclas Füllkrug 69'.
When do FC Cologne play next?
FC Cologne play 1. FC Union Berlin on Tuesday 27 October at 19:45 (UK time).
When do Werder Bremen play next?
Werder Bremen play Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday 27 October at 19:45 (UK time).
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