Werder Bremen v 1. FC Köln result

Full-time · Werder Bremen 2–1 1. FC Köln

Bundesliga · Sat, 23 Sep 2023 17:30 BST · wohninvest WESERSTADION

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Werder Bremen · 1. FC Köln · Head-to-head

Werder Bremen 2–1 1. FC Köln — Werder Bremen won this Bundesliga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Werder Bremen beat 1. FC Köln 2–1 at wohninvest WESERSTADION in the Bundesliga on Saturday 23 September. It is Werder Bremen’s first win over 1. FC Köln since 27 June 2020, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — 1. FC Köln: Davie Selke (31’); Werder Bremen: Rafael Borré (38’, assisted by Marvin Ducksch) and Justin Njinmah (67’, assisted by Senne Lynen).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Werder Bremen 2.14, 1. FC Köln 1.39, from 17 shots to 14 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Werder Bremen: Mitchell-Elijah Weiser (79’) and Miloš Veljković (88’); 1. FC Köln: F. Alidou (73’).

What it changes

1. FC Köln are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Julian Chabot (1. FC Köln) 9.0, Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen) 8.9 and Davie Selke (1. FC Köln) 7.4 led the match.

Next up

Werder Bremen next travel to FSV Mainz 05 on 24 October 2026.

1. FC Köln next host FC Schalke 04 on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Werder Bremen: FSV Mainz 05 v Werder Bremen, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for 1. FC Köln: 1. FC Köln v FC Schalke 04, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Werder Bremen 2–1 1. FC Köln · Bundesliga
Venue: wohninvest WESERSTADION · Bremen
Referee: B. Dankert
Head-to-head (last 6): Werder Bremen 1 · draws 3 · 1. FC Köln 2 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Werder Bremen 1W 0D 4L · 1. FC Köln 1W 1D 3L

Werder Bremen 2–1 1. FC Köln (Bundesliga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.63

Goals

against 2 / 1.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2 / 6.5

Corners

against 7.86 / 5.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.43 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 5.86 / 4 · 4 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.57 / 2.5

Cards

against 1.57 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 September 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 September 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Werder Bremen for / against	Line	1. FC Köln for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2 for · 7.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	10.29 for · 18.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12.25 for · 13.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3.43 for · 5.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.25 for · 11.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.57 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 2.5 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: B. Dankert.

Werder Bremen

Werder Bremen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Bittencourt n 8	59	2.1 6/4	1.7 6/2	—
M. Philipp n 8	32.4	2.1 3/2	1.7 3/1	—
J. Stage n 8	86.9	1.9 6/5	1.2 6/3	—
Miloš Veljković n 8	77.5	1.9 5/4	0.4 2/1	—
N. Stark n 8	87.1	1.8 7/3	0.9 3/2	—

Werder Bremen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Ducksch n 8	72.1	2.3 8/4	1.6 6/3
M. Philipp n 8	32.4	2.1 5/1	0.7 2/0
N. Füllkrug n 8	63.6	1.6 5/2	0.7 3/1
D. Kownacki n 5	46.6	1.5 3/1	0.4 1/0
L. Bittencourt n 8	59	1.3 5/2	0.6 3/0

Werder Bremen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Philipp n 8	32.4	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
M. Ducksch n 8	72.1	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. Weiser n 8	78	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
R. Schmid n 8	75	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
O. Burke n 8	61.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Werder Bremen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Bittencourt n 8	59	4.8 6/5
O. Deman n 8	73.4	3.7 8/6
M. Weiser n 8	78	3.5 8/7
N. Schmidt n 8	47.9	3.5 4/4
N. Stark n 8	87.1	3 7/7

Werder Bremen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Pavlenka n 8	90	3.6 7/6

1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Huseinbašić n 8	39.3	2.9 5/2	1.1 4/0	—
L. Waldschmidt n 8	41.4	2.4 4/3	0.8 2/1	—
F. Alidou n 8	15.9	2.1 2/1	1.4 2/0	—
D. Ljubičić n 8	73.8	1.7 8/2	0.3 2/0	—
R. Carstensen n 4	65.8	1.7 2/2	0.7 2/0	—

1. FC Köln — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Selke n 8	51.4	2.8 6/4	1.5 5/2
S. Adamyan n 8	33.5	2.7 5/2	1.7 3/1
L. Waldschmidt n 8	41.4	2.4 4/2	1.4 4/1
J. Thielmann n 8	28.6	1.6 2/1	0.4 1/0
L. Maina n 8	60.9	1.5 6/2	0.7 3/1

1. FC Köln — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Huseinbašić n 8	39.3	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0
L. Waldschmidt n 8	41.4	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
D. Ljubičić n 8	73.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
F. Kainz n 8	73.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
D. Limnios n 8	58.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

1. FC Köln — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Hector n 8	84.4	4 7/7
F. Alidou n 8	15.9	3.5 3/2
R. Carstensen n 4	65.8	3.4 4/3
E. Martel n 8	80.1	2.5 6/5
K. Schindler n 8	41	2.2 5/3

1. FC Köln — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Schwäbe n 8	90	2.1 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Werder Bremen		1. FC Köln
48%	Possession	52%
2.14	Expected goals (xG)	1.39
17	Shots	14
6	Shots on target	5
6	Shots off target	5
5	Blocked shots	4
12	Shots inside the box	10
9	Corners	8
1	Offsides	2
18	Fouls	15
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
439	Passes	465
73%	Pass accuracy	75%

Werder Bremen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Pavlenka	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Pieper	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.3
N. Stark	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
Miloš Veljković	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
M. Weiser	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.6
J. Stage	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
R. Schmid	89	0	0	2	2	3	4	0	7.3
S. Lynen	80	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7.7
O. Deman	80	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.3
M. Ducksch	80	0	1	2	1	5	0	0	8
Rafael Borré	66	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
J. Njinmah sub	24	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	7.6
Christian Groß sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Jung sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
N. Woltemade sub	10	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
N. Keïta sub	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	–

1. FC Köln player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Schwäbe	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
B. Schmitz	90	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.3
T. Hubers	90	0	2	0	1	0	0	7.2
J. Chabot	90	0	1	1	0	7	0	7.2
L. Paqarada	90	0	0	0	2	4	0	6.6
F. Kainz	90	0	1	0	5	4	0	7.7
D. Selke	90	1	1	1	2	1	0	7.5
D. Ljubičić	83	0	1	0	0	1	0	5.9
L. Maina	83	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
D. Huseinbašić	75	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
L. Waldschmidt	65	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.6
F. Alidou sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
S. Tigges sub	15	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
S. Adamyan sub	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
D. Downs sub	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Werder Bremen v 1. FC Köln — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Werder BremenLLLWL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 1.6 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

1. FC KölnWLLDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Werder Bremen 1 · 3 draws · 1. FC Köln 2 · 3.67 goals/game

2023-05-20 Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Köln
2023-01-21 1. FC Köln 7–1 Werder Bremen
2021-03-07 1. FC Köln 1–1 Werder Bremen
2020-11-06 Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Köln
2020-06-27 Werder Bremen 6–1 1. FC Köln
2019-12-21 1. FC Köln 1–0 Werder Bremen

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Werder Bremen#9 pos42 pts34 pl-6 GD

1. FC Köln#14 pos32 pts34 pl-14 GD

Goals per game

Werder Bremen scored1.41

1. FC Köln scored1.44

Werder Bremen conceded1.59

1. FC Köln conceded1.85

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Werder Bremen and 1. FC Köln?: In their last 6 meetings, Werder Bremen won 1, 1. FC Köln won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Werder Bremen and 1. FC Köln?: Recent form — Werder Bremen 1W 0D 4L; 1. FC Köln 1W 1D 3L.

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