Köln host Borussia Mönchengladbach in Bundesliga matchweek five

Köln will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on 11 October 2026 at 16:30 Damascus time, as the two sides meet in matchweek five of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season, with the match broadcast on Shahid and MBC Action.

Köln sit 13th in the table with 4 points from one win, one draw and two defeats in 4 matches, with a goal difference of 6 for and 9 against, while Borussia Mönchengladbach are bottom of the table in 18th place without any points after 4 consecutive defeats, having scored 6 goals and conceded 16.

Köln's recent results have been mixed, losing 1-2 away to Hamburg on 19 September, drawing 1-1 at home with Werder Bremen on 12 September, losing 1-4 away to Stuttgart on 4 September, beating Hoffenheim 3-2 at home on 29 August, and before that losing 1-5 away to Bayern Munich on 16 May.

Borussia Mönchengladbach, meanwhile, have suffered consecutive negative results, losing 3-4 at home to Mainz on 19 September, losing 0-5 away to Freiburg on 12 September, losing 3-4 at home to Elversberg on 5 September, losing 0-3 away to Leipzig on 29 August, and winning their last previous match 4-0 at home against Hoffenheim on 16 May.

In previous meetings between the two sides, they drew 3-3 on 21 March 2026 at Köln's stadium, Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Köln 3-1 at home on 8 November 2025, the two sides drew 3-3 on 9 March 2024 at Borussia Mönchengladbach's stadium, Köln won 3-1 at home on 22 October 2023, and the match on 2 April 2023 ended in a 0-0 draw at Köln's stadium.

Köln will be without Tijs Dallinga, T. Hübers and Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes through injury, while Borussia Mönchengladbach will be missing J. Castroba, Franck Honorat, Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn and Enzo Leopold for the same reason.