Bundesliga·Regular Season - 29Full time
VenueRheinEnergieStadion
RefereeTobias Reichel, Germany
Kickoff
Cortex Pick
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Match winnerWith confidence ring & reasoning
Player propsUp to 6 prop edges, scored
Period markets1H/2H goals, 75′+ goal
Risk AlertLines the AI thinks are traps
Reads fixture + h2h + form + injuries + odds + standings
Match timeline
1. FC Köln0′—97′Match timelineWerder Bremen
7'
65'
75'
97'
Home goalAway goalYellowRed
- 90+7'Mio BackhausGoal · Own Goal
- 90+1'Eric MartelYellow
- 90'Amos PieperYellow
- 86'
- 84'
- 83'Jahmai Simpson-PuseyYellow
- 79'
- 78'Leonardo BittencourtYellow
- 76'
- 75'Romano SchmidGoal · Penalty
- 74'Olivier DemanVAR · Penalty confirmed
- 70'Ragnar AcheYellow
- 67'
- 67'
- 65'Ragnar AcheGoal · Normal Goal
- 49'Alessio Castro-MontesVAR · Goal cancelled
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 24'Marco FriedlRed card
- 7'Said El MalaGoal · Penalty
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats58%
Possession
1. FC Köln58|42Werder Bremen
Shots on goal
8goals
1. FC Köln
2goals
Werder Bremen
Total shots
25shots
1. FC Köln
6shots
Werder Bremen
- 25Total shots6
- 8Shots on goal2
- 6Shots off goal3
- 16Shots inside box2
- 493Total passes352
- 89%Pass accuracy80%
- 8Corners5
- 16Fouls7
- 3Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards1
- 3Offsides3
- 11Blocked shots1
- 9Shots outside box4
- 1Goalkeeper saves6
- 437Passes accurate280
- 3.33Expected goals (xG)0.99
- 0.24Goals prevented0.24
Cortex Quick Read
Market & statistical baselineHeadline read
Double chance : draw or Werder Bremen
Match outcome splitAPI model · implied %
1. FC Köln10%
Draw45%
Werder Bremen45%
Statistical comparisonfrom market & model
Form
25%
75%
Attack
47%
53%
Defense
33%
67%
Goals model
57%
43%
Head-to-head
38%
62%
1. FC Köln · league form
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Werder Bremen · league form
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Lineups
4-4-2 vs 4-2-3-1
1. FC Köln4-4-2Lukas Kwasniok
vs
Werder Bremen4-2-3-1Daniel Thioune
1. FC Köln bench
9
R. ZielerGoalkeeper20
L. WaldschmidtForward7
L. MainaMidfielder37
D. HuseinbasicMidfielder8
F. ChavezMidfielder27
A. Castro-MontesMidfielder17
M. BulterForward30
T. KraussMidfielder5
R. van den BergDefender33
Werder Bremen bench
9
M. KolkeGoalkeeper25
N. StarkDefender4
P. CovicMidfielder24
I. SchmidtDefender23
S. MbangulaForward7
J. MilosevicForward19
M. SchmetgensDefender33
K. CoulibalyDefender31
S. MusahForward29
Recent form
Last 5 matches
1. FC KölnD3-3
D2-2
W3-1
D1-1
L1-2
Werder BremenD1-1
W3-1
L1-3
L1-2
W1-0
Head-to-head
10 previous meetings10 previous meetingsEven split
1. FC Köln3wins
Drawn
4draws
Werder Bremen3wins
30%40%30%
Aggregate goals10 matches
17
15
Recent meetings
5- 12 Apr 261. FC Köln3–1Werder BremenBundesliga
- 29 Nov 25Werder Bremen1–11. FC KölnBundesliga
- 16 Feb 241. FC Köln0–1Werder BremenBundesliga
- 23 Sept 23Werder Bremen2–11. FC KölnBundesliga
- 20 May 23Werder Bremen1–11. FC KölnBundesliga
Injuries & suspensions
11 reported1. FC Köln
2
Werder Bremen
9
W. AdehKnee InjuryOut
V. BonifaceKnee InjuryOut
K. HeinHand InjuryOut
J. MalatiniAnkle InjuryOut
C. PuertasYellow CardsOut
J. StageMuscle InjuryOut
K. ToppKnee InjuryOut
M. WeiserKnee InjuryOut
M. WoberMuscle InjuryOut
Standings
Bundesliga 2025Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueConference LeagueRelegation
| # | Team | P | W-D-L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  FSV Mainz 05 | 31 | 8-10-13 | -10 | 34 |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 31 | 7-11-13 | -14 | 32 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 31 | 8-8-15 | -18 | 32 |
| 13 |  Union Berlin | 31 | 8-8-15 | -20 | 32 |
| 14 | 1. FC Köln | 31 | 7-10-14 | -8 | 31 |
| 15 | Hamburger SV | 31 | 7-10-14 | -16 | 31 |
| 16 | FC St. Pauli | 31 | 6-8-17 | -27 | 26 |