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title: "1. FC Köln beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 in the Bundesliga"
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# 1. FC Köln beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 in the Bundesliga

1. FC Köln defeated visitors Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 in matchday 5 of the Bundesliga, in a match that saw three goals and a change in the lead.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 11 October 2026، 18:36 ، updated 22:11 Saudi time

![1. FC Köln beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 in the Bundesliga](https://riyadaty.com/img/blog-1200.jpg/covers/56ed527861a29281eb4f6983d3755e8e88ca9c90.webp)

1. FC Köln beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 in the Bundesliga

[1. FC Köln](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/1-fc-k%C3%B6ln-254) secured an important win over visitors [Borussia Mönchengladbach](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/borussia-m%C3%B6nchengladbach-257) by 2-1 in the match that brought the two sides together in matchday 5 of the [Bundesliga](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/bundesliga-18).

[Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/%C3%ADsak-bergmann-j%C3%B3hannesson-7489) opened the scoring for 1. FC Köln in the 26th minute, before [Joseph Michael Scally](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/joseph-michael-scally-7578) equalised for Mönchengladbach in the 39th minute. In the 67th minute, [Said El Mala](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/said-el-mala-7487) scored the winning goal for 1. FC Köln to settle the match.

Statistically, Mönchengladbach dominated possession with 52 against 48 for 1. FC Köln, while 1. FC Köln had more shots with 20 against 16, and the two sides were level in shots on target with 7 each. 1. FC Köln also recorded an expected goals value of 1.35 compared to 1.18 for Mönchengladbach.

The match saw Mönchengladbach commit 17 fouls against 8 for 1. FC Köln, and Mönchengladbach players received 3 yellow cards compared to one for 1. FC Köln, with no red cards shown to either side.

The match was officiated by referee Florian Badstübner.

With this result, 1. FC Köln raised their tally to 4 points in 14th place after playing 4 matches, winning one, drawing one and losing two, with a goal difference of 6 for and 9 against.

In contrast, Borussia Mönchengladbach remained without points in 18th place, having lost all four of their matches, scoring 6 goals and conceding 16.

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