Bundesliga · Round 1
RheinEnergieSTADION

1. FC Köln 3–2 Hoffenheim starting lineups

1. FC Köln Hoffenheim
3 - 2
Full time
El Mala 51' Dallinga 72', 82'
Daghim 27' Kabak 67'

1. FC Köln and Hoffenheim lineup images

1. FC Köln starting lineup vs Hoffenheim, 4-3-3: Schwäbe, Castro-Montes, Simpson-Pusey, Lochoshvili, Mensah, Jóhannesson, Krauß, Okon-Engstler, Thielmann, Ache, El Mala. Bundesliga Round 1, Saturday, August 29, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Hoffenheim starting lineup vs 1. FC Köln, 4-4-2: Baumann, Coufal, Kabak, Hajdari, Bernardo, Wimmer, Burger, Avdullahu, Daghim, Hlozek, Conté. Bundesliga Round 1, Saturday, August 29, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

27'
goalDaghim0 - 1
Half time · 0 - 1
1 - 1El Malagoal
51'
53'
substitutionHranác for Bernardo
53'
substitutionMoerstedt for Hlozek
Maina for El Malasubstitution
65'
Skhiri for Okon-Engstlersubstitution
65'
Dallinga for Achesubstitution
65'
67'
goalKabak1 - 2
71'
substitutionDe Cat for Wimmer
2 - 2Dallingagoal
72'
3 - 2Dallingagoal
82'
83'
Yellow cardKabak Yellow card
87'
substitutionKramaric for Daghim
87'
substitutionRots for Hajdari
Bülter for Kraußsubstitution
90'
Schmied for Castro-Montessubstitution
90+2'
90+4'
Yellow cardMoerstedt Yellow card

1. FC Köln and Hoffenheim team sheets and player ratings

1. FC Köln

4-3-3
Starting XI
1 Germany Schwäbe rating 7.5
17 Belgium Castro-Montes off 90' rating 6.7
22 England Simpson-Pusey rating 6.5
24 Georgia Lochoshvili rating 7.3
14 Ghana Mensah rating 7.0
8 Iceland Jóhannesson rating 7.6
5 Germany Krauß off 90' rating 7.1
23 Australia Okon-Engstler off 65' rating 6.8
29 Germany Thielmann rating 7.2
9 Germany Ache off 65' rating 7.1
10 Germany El Mala 1 goal off 65' rating 7.5
Substitutes
6 Tunisia Skhiri on 65' rating 6.3
37 Germany Maina on 65' rating 7.1
27 Netherlands Dallinga 2 goals on 65' rating 8.5
30 Germany Bülter on 90'
2 Switzerland Schmied on 90'
20 Germany Zieler
39 Germany Friemel
33 Netherlands van den Berg
11 England Heskey

Hoffenheim

4-4-2
Starting XI
1 Germany Baumann rating 6.6
34 Czechia Coufal rating 7.4
5 Türkiye Kabak 1 goal yellow card rating 7.4
21 Kosovo Hajdari off 87' rating 5.7
13 Brazil Bernardo off 53' rating 7.5
8 Austria Wimmer off 71' rating 7.0
18 Netherlands Burger rating 6.0
7 Kosovo Avdullahu rating 7.0
14 Denmark Daghim 1 goal off 87' rating 7.6
10 Czechia Hlozek off 53' rating 6.8
20 Germany Conté rating 7.5
Substitutes
2 Czechia Hranác on 53' rating 6.4
9 Germany Moerstedt yellow card on 53' rating 5.4
17 Belgium De Cat on 71' rating 6.2
39 Netherlands Rots on 87'
27 Croatia Kramaric on 87'
37 Germany Philipp
29 Germany Abraha
32 Germany Lenz
15 France Gendrey

Managers

Wagner4-3-31. FC Köln
Ilzer4-4-2Hoffenheim
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1. FC Köln 3–2 Hoffenheim: match summary

1. FC Köln beat Hoffenheim 3–2 at RheinEnergieSTADION in Köln on Saturday, August 29, 2026, in Round 1 of the Bundesliga. Adam Daghim (27') and Ozan Kabak (67') scored for Hoffenheim, Saïd El Mala (51') and Thijs Dallinga (72', 82') for 1. FC Köln. The match ratings read 7.1 for 1. FC Köln and 6.7 for Hoffenheim. Thijs Dallinga of 1. FC Köln was the highest rated player on the pitch at 8.5, with Marvin Schwäbe at 7.5 and Luka Lochoshvili at 7.5 next, and Albian Hajdari of Hoffenheim the lowest rated starter at 5.5. 1. FC Köln lined up in a 4-3-3 under Wagner, Hoffenheim in a 4-4-2 under Ilzer. Thijs Dallinga had come on for Ragnar Ache on 65 minutes and Thijs Dallinga had come on for Ragnar Ache on 65 minutes. Ozan Kabak was booked on 83 minutes and Max Moerstedt on 90, and nobody was sent off. The Bundesliga table taken on September 2, 2026 had 1. FC Köln 7th on 3 points and Hoffenheim 13th on 0.

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