Match report

1. FC Heidenheim Clinch 3-1 Victory Over 1. FC Köln in Bundesliga Thriller

1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
1–3
FT
1. FC Heidenheim
1. FC Heidenheim
May 10, 2026

1. FC Heidenheim stunned 1. FC Köln with a 3-1 victory in a closely contested Bundesliga match. Jan Schöppner and A. Ibrahimovic were key for Heidenheim, scoring two goals each. Despite a quick equalizer from M. Bulter, Köln couldn't maintain the momentum and fell short against Heidenheim's strong performance.

Key Facts

  • • 1. FC Heidenheim won 3-1 against 1. FC Köln
  • • Jan Schöppner scored twice for Heidenheim at minutes 8 and 72
  • • A. Ibrahimovic netted once for Heidenheim at minute 28
  • • M. Bulter equalized for Köln at minute 10
  • • Four yellow cards were issued: two to Heidenheim (E. Dinkci and B. Zivzivadze) and two to Köln (S. El Mala and I. Johannesson)

Lineups

1. FC Köln

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Marvin Schwäbe (G)
  • 28 Sebastian Sebulonsen (D)
  • 2 Joel Schmied (D)
  • 39 Cenk Özkaçar (D)
  • 32 Kristoffer Lund (D)
  • 5 Tom Krauß (M)
  • 18 Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (M)
  • 37 Linton Maina (M)
  • 16 Jakub Kamiński (M)
  • 13 Said El Mala (M)
  • 30 Marius Bülter (F)

Substitutes

  • 7 Luca Waldschmidt
  • 20 Ron-Robert Zieler
  • 33 Rav van den Berg
  • 3 Dominique Heintz
  • 17 Alessio Castro-Montes
  • 11 Florian Kainz
  • 8 Denis Huseinbašić
  • 29 Jan Uwe Thielmann
  • 38 Youssoupha Niang

1. FC Heidenheim

Formation: 4-2-2-2

Starting XI

  • 40 Frank Feller (G)
  • 23 Omar Haktab Traore (D)
  • 6 Patrick Mainka (D)
  • 19 Jonas Föhrenbach (D)
  • 26 Hennes Behrens (D)
  • 3 Jan Schöppner (M)
  • 30 Niklas Dorsch (M)
  • 8 Eren Dinkçi (M)
  • 22 Arijon Ibrahimović (M)
  • 18 Marvin Pieringer (F)
  • 11 Budu Zivzivadze (F)

Substitutes

  • 41 Diant Ramaj
  • 4 Tim Siersleben
  • 25 Leonidas Stergiou
  • 21 Adrian Beck
  • 17 Mathias Honsak
  • 20 Luca Kerber
  • 16 Julian Niehues
  • 10 Christian Conteh
  • 9 Stefan Schimmer

Timeline

  1. 1. FC Heidenheim
    8' 1. FC Heidenheim Goal · Normal Goal
    Jan Schöppner · Assist: A. Ibrahimovic
  2. 1. FC Köln
    10' 1. FC Köln Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Bulter · Assist: T. Krauss
  3. 1. FC Heidenheim
    28' 1. FC Heidenheim Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Ibrahimovic
  4. 1. FC Heidenheim
    30' 1. FC Heidenheim Card · Yellow Card
    E. Dinkci

    Foul

  5. 1. FC Heidenheim
    37' 1. FC Heidenheim Card · Yellow Card
    B. Zivzivadze

    Foul

  6. 1. FC Köln
    55' 1. FC Köln Card · Yellow Card
    S. El Mala

    Foul

  7. 1. FC Köln
    59' 1. FC Köln subst · Substitution 1
    Off: T. Krauss · On: L. Waldschmidt
  8. 1. FC Köln
    72' 1. FC Köln subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Schmied · On: A. Castro-Montes
  9. 1. FC Köln
    72' 1. FC Köln subst · Substitution 3
    Off: L. Maina · On: F. Kainz
  10. 1. FC Heidenheim
    72' 1. FC Heidenheim Goal · Normal Goal
    Jan Schöppner
  11. 1. FC Heidenheim
    76' 1. FC Heidenheim subst · Substitution 1
    Off: O. H. Traore · On: L. Stergiou
  12. 1. FC Heidenheim
    76' 1. FC Heidenheim subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Ibrahimovic · On: C. Conteh
  13. 1. FC Heidenheim
    84' 1. FC Heidenheim subst · Substitution 3
    Off: E. Dinkci · On: M. Honsak
  14. 1. FC Heidenheim
    84' 1. FC Heidenheim subst · Substitution 4
    Off: B. Zivzivadze · On: L. Kerber
  15. 1. FC Köln
    89' 1. FC Köln subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Kristoffer Lund · On: Y. Niang
  16. 1. FC Heidenheim
    89' 1. FC Heidenheim subst · Substitution 5
    Off: M. Pieringer · On: S. Schimmer
  17. 1. FC Köln
    89' 1. FC Köln Card · Yellow Card
    I. Johannesson

    Unsportsmanlike conduct

Match Stats

Stat 1. FC Köln 1. FC Heidenheim
Fouls 9 8
Pass Accuracy 87% 73%
Offsides 0 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 18 11
Corners 6 4
Total Passes 562 278
Yellow Cards 2 2
Blocked Shots 7 2
Shots on Target 7 5
xG 1.16 1.37
Shots off Target 4 4
Possession 66% 34%
Goals Prevented 0.27 0.27
Accurate Passes 489 203
Shots Inside Box 10 11
Saves 2 6
Shots Outside Box 8 0

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ 1. FC Heidenheim took the lead early when Jan Schöppner scored at minute 8, but M. Bulter equalized for Köln just two minutes later
  • ▸ The momentum shifted back to Heidenheim with a goal from A. Ibrahimovic at minute 28, and a second goal from Schöppner at minute 72 sealed their victory