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Bundesliga · Matchweek 5
KOE1. FC Köln
2:1
BMGBorussia Mönchengladbach
Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson 26'
Said El Mala 67'
HT 1:1
Joe Scally 39'
Sun, 11 Oct 2026, 14:30 (UK) · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
1. FC Köln 14th → 10th · 7 pts|Borussia Mönchengladbach 18th · 0 pts

Köln went back in front in the 67th minute after Gladbach's equaliser and held on, helped by six saves from Marvin Schwäbe.

FN MOMLinton Maina8.1Decisive moment67' Said El Mala+1.0BMG −0.8

Köln 2-1 Mönchengladbach: Maina's assist and six saves

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Key numbers

  • 20 shots at 0.07 xG each, below average
  • 67' goal worth +1.1 FN xPts
  • Schwäbe made 6 saves, conceded once

Plenty of shots, little quality

Köln beat Mönchengladbach 2-1, taking the lead in the 26th minute before Joe Scally levelled in the 39th. They had 20 shots but averaged just 0.07 xG per effort, well below their 0.12 average over five matches this season, which suggests volume rather than clear chances.

Said El Mala's goal restored the lead

Said El Mala's 67th-minute goal, set up by Linton Maina, turned a level match into a lead and was worth +1.1 FN xPts. From there Marvin Schwäbe made six saves in total, enough to protect a one-goal advantage.

FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Linton Maina 8.1Dominant

He provided an assist, put two shots on target and won 10 of 18 duels.

Maina set up El Mala's 67th-minute goal and created three chances in all, so he fed the attack as well as winning more duels than anyone. Four tackles added to his work off the ball.

Game state

1-01-12-1
1. FC Köln ahead 36 min · level 54 min · Borussia Mönchengladbach ahead 0 min

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. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.

26' Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson Goal · BMG −0.6 +0.7
39' Joe Scally Goal · KOE −0.7 +0.6
67' Said El Mala Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Linton Maina +0.3 · BMG −0.8 +1.0
1. FC Köln Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.7Opponent moments −0.7Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Borussia Mönchengladbach Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.4Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0

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.

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Match stats

1. FC KölnBorussia Mönchengladbach
48%Possession52%
1.35Expected goals (xG)1.18
0.07xG per shot0.07
20Shots16
7Shots on target7
35%Shots on target %44%
14Shots in box7
390Passes424
6Corners6
6Saves5
8Fouls17
1Yellow cards3
1Offsides1

Compared with usual

1. FC Köln

5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.6
Conceded12
xG1.352
xG against1.182
Shots2016.6
On target75.6
Shots faced1614.6
xG per shot0.070.12
Possession48%52.6%
Passes390464.6
Corners66.4
Fouls810

Borussia Mönchengladbach

5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals12.2
Conceded23.2
xG1.181.7
xG against1.352.9
Shots1619.2
On target76
Shots faced2015.8
xG per shot0.070.09
Possession52%53.6%
Passes424473
Corners67
Fouls1714

Timeline

  • 13' Yellow Marius Bülter
  • 24' Yellow Jan Leszczyński
  • 26' Goal Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson league goal #1
  • 39' Goal Joe Scally league goal #2
  • 45' Sub Ellyes Skhiri → Tom Krauß
  • 64' Sub Isac Lidberg → Shuto Machino
  • 64' Sub Robin Hack → Wael Mohya
  • 67' Goal Said El Mala league goal #2 assist Linton Maina
  • 68' Sub Florian Neuhaus → Z. Uno
  • 78' Sub Said El Mala → Jan Uwe Thielmann
  • 78' Sub Luka Lochoshvili → Joel Schmied
  • 80' Sub Daiki Hashioka → Fritz Fleck
  • 80' Sub Jan Leszczyński → Fabio Chiarodia
  • 81' Yellow Z. Uno
  • 85' Sub Mikey Moore → Imad Rondić
  • 90+2' Sub Linton Maina → Luca Waldschmidt
  • 90+6' Yellow Shuto Machino

Category leaders

  • Key passesBorna Sosa3
  • Duels wonLinton Maina10/18
  • DribblesMikey Moore5/7
  • Defensive actionsLuka Lochoshvili7
  • ShotsSaid El Mala8 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonLinton Maina3
#Bundesliga#Köln#Mönchengladbach#Linton Maina#Said El Mala#Marvin Schwäbe

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.