1. FC Köln sit 13th in the Bundesliga on 4 points from 4 matches, having scored 6 and conceded 9. On the model's scale they rate 0.85 in attack and 1.20 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against Bundesliga averages of 1.04 and 0.97: below the division's average at both ends. Across their last 4 league matches they have 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats, most recently losing to Hamburger SV 1-2 away. That is 1.00 points a match, scoring 1.50 and conceding 2.25 per game across 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That leaves them 8 points behind Borussia Dortmund at the top, in a table of 18. Among the 18 rated sides in the division that is the 12th-best attack and the 16th-best defence. They scored in 4 of those 4 and kept 0 clean sheets. Next they host Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga on 11 October 2026, a match the model gives them 40%.
Model rating
How the model rates this team from its recent expected-goals output, on one scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side, so clubs in lower divisions read below it — how the ratings are built.
Bundesliga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9:2 | +7 | WWWW | 12 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14:2 | +12 | WDWW | 10 |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:3 | +9 | WWWD | 10 |
| 4 | FC Augsburg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11:6 | +5 | WWDL | 7 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10:5 | +5 | LWDW | 7 |
| 6 | FSV Mainz 05 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10:6 | +4 | DWLW | 7 |
| 7 | SV Elversberg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:7 | +1 | WWLD | 7 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:8 | 0 | LWDW | 7 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9:5 | +4 | WLWL | 6 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9:10 | -1 | DLWD | 5 |
| 11 | FC Schalke 04 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | LDWD | 5 |
| 12 | SC Paderborn 07 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | DLLW | 4 |
| 13 | 1. FC Köln | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6:9 | -3 | WLDL | 4 |
| 14 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7:10 | -3 | LLWL | 3 |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6:9 | -3 | LWLL | 3 |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2:13 | -11 | LLLW | 3 |
| 17 | Union Berlin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4:17 | -13 | DLLL | 1 |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6:16 | -10 | LLLL | 0 |
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1. FC Köln sit 13 of 18, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Position by match
1. FC Köln have been between 2nd and 12th after each of their 4 Bundesliga matches; 12th now. Rebuilt from the season's results after each of 1. FC Köln's matches (x-axis); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored.
Recent league form
- L1-2away to Hamburger SV19 September 2026
- D1-1Werder Bremen12 September 2026
- L1-4away to VfB Stuttgart4 September 2026
- W3-21899 Hoffenheim29 August 2026
Last 4 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: 1. FC Köln vs Borussia Mönchengladbach
1. FC Köln host Borussia Mönchengladbach at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne on 11 October 2026, 13:30 UTC. The model makes it 40% 1. FC Köln, 27% draw and 33% Borussia Mönchengladbach, with a most likely scoreline of 2-1. It projects 1.90 expected goals for 1. FC Köln against 1.58. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 68% and over 2.5 goals at 68%.
Full preview and model analysis for 1. FC Köln vs Borussia Mönchengladbach
Recent meetings with Borussia Mönchengladbach
- 21 March 20261. FC Köln 3–3 Borussia MönchengladbachBundesliga
- 8 November 2025Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 1. FC KölnBundesliga
- 9 March 2024Borussia Monchengladbach 3–3 1. FC KölnBundesliga
- 22 October 20231. FC Köln 3–1 Borussia MonchengladbachBundesliga
- 2 April 20231. FC Köln 0–0 Borussia MonchengladbachBundesliga
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Upcoming fixtures
Recent results
Head-to-head records
- 1. FC Köln vs 1899 Hoffenheim3W 2D 1L6 meetings
- 1. FC Köln vs Eintracht Frankfurt2W 3D 1L6 meetings
- 1. FC Köln vs Hamburger SV2W 1D 3L6 meetings
- 1. FC Köln vs VfB Stuttgart0W 1D 5L6 meetings
- 1. FC Köln vs Werder Bremen1W 3D 2L6 meetings
1. FC Köln's record against each club, over the meetings on this site's own match record, which begins in July 2026. All head-to-head records.