Union Berlin host 1. FC Köln in Bundesliga Matchday 8

Union Berlin will host 1. FC Köln on 1 November 2026 in the eighth round of the Bundesliga, with the match kicking off at 17:30 Saudi (Damascus) time, broadcast on Shahid and MBC Action.

Union Berlin go into the match after modest results in their last five rounds, having lost 0-5 to 1. FC Köln on 27 October 2026, drawn 1-1 with Augsburg, drawn 0-0 with Borussia Dortmund, beaten Elversberg 1-0, and suffered a heavy 0-7 defeat to Bayern Munich.

1. FC Köln, meanwhile, come into the game after a big 5-0 win over Union Berlin on 27 October 2026, a 0-0 draw with Schalke, a 0-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt, a 2-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, and a 1-2 loss to Hamburg.

Historically, the two sides last met on 27 October 2026, when 1. FC Köln won 5-0 at home, while their previous meeting on 2 May 2026 ended in a 2-2 draw at Union Berlin's ground. On 20 December 2025, Union Berlin won 1-0 away from home, on 11 May 2024 1. FC Köln won 3-2 at home, and on 20 December 2023 Union Berlin won 2-0 at home.

In the league table, 1. FC Köln sit in 12th place with 8 points from 7 matches, having recorded two wins, two draws and three defeats, scoring 8 goals and conceding 11, while Union Berlin are in 17th place with 6 points from 7 matches, with one win, three draws and three defeats, scoring 6 goals and conceding 18.