Match story
- VfL Osnabrück fired more attempts (17 vs 14 shots).
- VfL Osnabrück held more of the ball (54% possession).
1. FC Köln defeated VfL Osnabrück 1-3 in DFB Pokal. The fixture is part of the 1st Round stage in the 2023 season. The match was played at Bremer Brücke in Osnabrück. F. Badstübner officiated the match. The full-time result capped a VfL Osnabrück vs 1. FC Köln meeting in DFB Pokal with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for VfL Osnabrück and 1. FC Köln. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
DFB PokalRecorded meetings: 1 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
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Despite suffering a 4-1 defeat away to VfB Stuttgart on Friday evening, Cologne still made history, becoming the first Bundesliga side ever to have three Englishmen — Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Mikey Moore and Reigan Heskey — on the pitch at the same time.
Nuremberg and Wolfsburg were held to high-scoring draws as they extended their unbeaten starts to the campaign - a feat Hertha Berlin will be looking to replicate on Sunday. Elsewhere, St. Pauli remain winless for a fourth straight Bundesliga 2 game.
Brentford boss Keith Andrews has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Sunderland at Gtech Community Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST). Midfielder Mathias Jensen remains sidelined with "a little issue" and could miss next week's trip to Bournemouth too. Josh Dasilva, Sepp van den Berg and Antoni Milambo are also unavailable.
Jota's return from long-term injury will come too late for the winger to play in upcoming Europa League games after the Portuguese was left out of Celtic's squad along with three of their summer signings. Joel van den Berg, the 19-year-old bought from PSV Eindhoven, and two on-loan Chelsea midfielders - forward Shim Mheuka and midfielder Landon Emenalo - also miss out after their arrivals this week. The 27-year-old Jota suffered a cruciate ligament injury in April 2025 but returned to training last month, with assistant manager Shaun Maloney stressing "he's still a matter of weeks" away from a return.
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