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Cologne
DFB-Pokal
19:45
UTC, Tuesday 27 October 2026
1. FC Union Berlin crest
Union Berlin

Cologne vs Union Berlin: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

FC Cologne host 1. FC Union Berlin at RheinEnergieStadion on Tuesday 27 October 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC, in the DFB-Pokal (round 2). Cologne have had 11 days of rest since playing Frankfurt (Bundesliga); Union Berlin have had 10 after facing Dortmund and travel about 491 km. Cologne are without 6 players (Imad Rondić, Rav van den Berg, Timo Hübers and others); Union Berlin are missing 5 (Josip Juranović, Marvin Friedrich, Andrej Ilić and others). The forecast at kick-off is 15°C with rain.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Cologne 3-4-2-1

Coach: Rene Wagner

  1. 1 Marvin Schwäbe GK
  2. 2 Joël Schmied DEF
  3. 22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey DEF
  4. 24 Luka Lochoshvili DEF
  5. 28 Sebastian Sebulonsen DEF
  6. 8 Ísak Jóhannesson MID
  7. 5 Tom Krauß MID
  8. 3 Borna Sosa MID
  9. 37 Linton Maina MID
  10. 10 Saïd El Mala FWD
  11. 30 Marius Bülter FWD

Bench

  • 20 Ron-Robert Zieler GK
  • 17 Alessio Castro-Montes DEF
  • 46 Assad Kotya Fofana DEF
  • 14 Gideon Mensah DEF
  • 29 Jan Thielmann MID
  • 23 Paul Okon-Engstler MID
  • 7 Gian-Luca Waldschmidt FWD
  • 47 Mikey Moore FWD
  • 11 Reigan Heskey FWD

Union Berlin 4-4-2

Coach: Mauro Lustrinelli

  1. 1 Frederik Rønnow GK
  2. 19 Janik Haberer MID
  3. 4 Zeno Van Den Bosch DEF
  4. 2 Felix Uduokhai DEF
  5. 15 Tom Rothe DEF
  6. 20 Michel Aebischer MID
  7. 13 András Schäfer MID
  8. 8 Rani Khedira MID
  9. 30 Kastriot Imeri MID
  10. 11 Woo-Yeong Jeong MID
  11. 21 Tim Skarke FWD

Bench

  • 31 Matheo Raab GK
  • 14 Leopold Querfeld DEF
  • 6 Aljoscha Kemlein MID
  • 28 Christopher Trimmel MID
  • 17 Derrick Köhn MID
  • 49 Linus Guether MID
  • 29 Emmanuel Latte Lath FWD
  • 27 Marin Ljubičić FWD
  • 32 Mekhi Gray FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Cologne

  • Imad Rondić injury, back Early November 2026
  • Rav van den Berg injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Timo Hübers injury, back Early January 2027
  • Ellyes Skhiri injury, back Early January 2027
  • Ragnar Ache injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Thijs Dallinga injury, back Late June 2027

Union Berlin

  • Josip Juranović injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Marvin Friedrich injury, back Late October 2026
  • Andrej Ilić injury, back Late October 2026
  • Stanley N'Soki injury, back Late October 2026
  • Andrik Markgraf injury, back Early March 2027
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 2 May 2026: 1. FC Union Berlin 2-2 FC Cologne
  • Saturday 20 December 2025: FC Cologne 0-1 1. FC Union Berlin
  • Saturday 11 May 2024: FC Cologne 3-2 1. FC Union Berlin
  • Wednesday 20 December 2023: 1. FC Union Berlin 2-0 FC Cologne
  • Saturday 4 March 2023: 1. FC Union Berlin 0-0 FC Cologne