Köln thrash Union Berlin 5-0 in DFB-Pokal round of 32

1. FC Köln secured a big 5-0 win over Union Berlin in a match played in the round of 32 of the DFB-Pokal competition, on 27 October 2026 at 22:45 Saudi time.

Said El Mala opened the scoring for Köln in the 32nd minute, before Linton Maina added the second goal in the 51st minute. Said El Mala then struck again for his second personal goal and his team's third in the 60th minute, before Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson added the fourth goal in the 78th minute, and Sebastian Søraas Sebulonsen rounded off the scoring with the fifth goal in the 88th minute.

The match saw no red cards for either side, while Köln received one yellow card compared with 3 yellow cards for Union Berlin.

Said El Mala was named man of the match after scoring two goals and providing an assist during 81 minutes played, with a rating of 9.68.

In terms of statistics, Köln dominated possession with 55 percent compared with 45 percent for Union Berlin, and completed 487 passes against 394 passes for their visitors. Köln had 8 shots on target out of 14 shots, compared with 4 shots on target out of 17 shots for Union Berlin. Expected goals stood at 3.04 for Köln against 1.1 for Union Berlin.

The match was officiated by referee Sven Jablonski, and with this result Köln continue their run in the competition after securing a big win over Union Berlin.