Bundesliga · Matchweek 32
Tom Alexander Rothe 73'
Livan Burcu 89'
HT 0:1
Marius Bülter 33'
Said El Mala 61'
Sat, 2 May 2026, 14:30 (UK) · Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin
Union Berlin · 33 pts|1. FC Köln · 32 pts

2-2 draw, with xG at 1.15–1.75.

Player of the matchTom Alexander Rothe7.6Decisive moment89' Livan Burcu+1.0

Union Berlin 2-2 1. FC Köln

Key numbers

  • Possession 59% – 41%
  • Shots 13 (3 on target) – 8 (4)
  • Decisive moment: 89' Livan Burcu, FN xPts +1.0
Player of the match
Tom Alexander Rothe 7.6Strong

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.6 (Strong)

Game state

0-10-21-22-2
Union Berlin ahead 0 min · level 34 min · 1. FC Köln ahead 56 min
  • Christopher Trimmel — off the bench 32 min · 0G 1A
  • Livan Burcu — off the bench 32 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

33' Marius Bülter Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Luca Waldschmidt +0.3 +0.9
61' Said El Mala Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Kristoffer Lund +0.2 +0.5
73' Tom Alexander Rothe Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Christopher Trimmel +0.1 +0.3
89' Livan Burcu Goal +1.0
Union Berlin Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.6→ League points won 1
1. FC Köln Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −2.1Time effect +0.5→ League points won 1

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Union Berlin1. FC Köln
59%Possession41%
1.15Expected goals (xG)1.75
0.09xG per shot0.22
13Shots8
3Shots on target4
23%Shots on target %50%
9Shots in box6
464Passes335
76%Pass accuracy74%
2Corners5
2Saves1
7Fouls10
2Yellow cards3
0Offsides2

Compared with usual

Union Berlin

34 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.3
Conceded21.7
xG1.151.1
xG against1.751.4
Shots1312.9
On target34.1
Shots faced813.3
xG per shot0.090.09
Possession59%39.9%high
Passes464331.8
Pass accuracy76%70.6%
Corners25.1
Fouls712.8

1. FC Köln

33 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.5
Conceded21.8
xG1.751.5
xG against1.151.5
Shots813.6
On target44.6
Shots faced1313.4
xG per shot0.220.1
Possession41%47.9%
Passes335410.4
Pass accuracy74%80%
Corners54.8
Fouls108.5

Timeline

  • 31' Yellow Eric Martel
  • 33' Goal Marius Bülter league goal #4 assist Luca Waldschmidt
  • 34' Yellow Diogo Leite
  • 55' Yellow Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
  • 58' Sub Josip Juranović → Christopher Trimmel
  • 58' Sub Ilyas Ansah → Andrej Ilić
  • 58' Sub András Schäfer → Livan Burcu
  • 61' Goal Said El Mala league goal #12 assist Kristoffer Lund
  • 62' Sub Luca Waldschmidt → Felipe Chávez
  • 67' Sub Stanley Nsoki → Tim Skarke
  • 71' Sub Jakub Kamiński → Linton Maina
  • 71' Sub Marius Bülter → Jan Uwe Thielmann
  • 71' Sub Said El Mala → Youssoupha Niang
  • 73' Goal Tom Alexander Rothe league goal #2 assist Christopher Trimmel
  • 80' Sub Kristoffer Lund → Joel Schmied
  • 88' Yellow Marvin Schwäbe
  • 88' Sub Rani Khedira → Alex Král
  • 89' Goal Livan Burcu league goal #1
  • 90+5' Yellow Livan Burcu

Category leaders

  • Key passesChristopher Trimmel3
  • Duels wonDiogo Leite12/16
  • DribblesAndrás Schäfer2/2
  • Defensive actionsTom Krauß7

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.