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Hamburg
Bundesliga
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2 - 1
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Cologne
Hamburg vs Cologne: match report
Hamburg SV hosted FC Cologne at Volksparkstadion on Saturday 19 September 2026, in the Bundesliga (round 4). Hamburg are without 1 player (Mario Vušković); Cologne have no reported absences. Matthias Jöllenbeck is the referee, averaging 4.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Hamburg 2-1 Cologne. Goals: Nicolás Capaldo 44' for Hamburg; Yussuf Poulsen 50' for Hamburg; Ragnar Ache 90' for Cologne. Attendance: 57,000.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 10' Yellow card: Albert Grønbaek (Hamburg)
- 44' Goal: Nicolás Capaldo (Hamburg) 1-0
- 50' Goal: Yussuf Poulsen (Hamburg) 2-0
- 54' Yellow card: Gideon Mensah (Cologne)
- 77' Yellow card: Ísak Jóhannesson (Cologne)
- 84' Yellow card: Ellyes Skhiri (Cologne)
- 90' Goal: Ragnar Ache (Cologne) 2-1
Match stats (contains the result)
| 31.8% | Possession | 68.2% |
| 12 | Shots | 18 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 3 | Corners | 5 |
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Hamburg 3-4-2-1
Coach: Merlin Polzin
- 1 Daniel Heuer Fernandes GK
- 24 Nicolás Capaldo DEF
- 23 Jordan Torunarigha DEF
- 17 Warmed Omari DEF
- 7 Zakaria El Ouahdi DEF
- 6 Albert Sambi Lokonga MID
- 21 Nicolai Remberg MID
- 3 David Møller Wolfe DEF
- 20 Fábio Vieira MID
- 11 Albert Grønbæk MID
- 9 Terem Moffi FWD
Bench
- 15 Yussuf Poulsen FWD
- 27 Patson Daka FWD
- 18 Bakery Jatta MID
- 37 Louis Lemke MID
- 5 Martin Adeline MID
- 12 Sander Tangvik GK
- 43 Shafiq Nandja DEF
- 4 Bilal Nadir MID
- 19 Otto Stange FWD
Cologne 4-2-3-1
Coach: Rene Wagner
- 1 Marvin Schwäbe GK
- 17 Alessio Castro-Montes DEF
- 22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey DEF
- 24 Luka Lochoshvili DEF
- 14 Gideon Mensah DEF
- 6 Ellyes Skhiri MID
- 5 Tom Krauß MID
- 37 Linton Maina MID
- 47 Mikey Moore FWD
- 10 Saïd El Mala FWD
- 27 Thijs Dallinga FWD
Bench
- 3 Borna Sosa MID
- 9 Ragnar Ache FWD
- 8 Ísak Jóhannesson MID
- 7 Gian-Luca Waldschmidt FWD
- 30 Marius Bülter FWD
- 20 Ron-Robert Zieler GK
- 2 Joël Schmied DEF
- 28 Sebastian Sebulonsen DEF
- 29 Jan Thielmann MID
Injuries and suspensions
Hamburg
- Mario Vušković suspension, back Early November 2026
Cologne
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Saturday 14 March 2026: Hamburg SV 1-1 FC Cologne
- Sunday 2 November 2025: FC Cologne 4-1 Hamburg SV
- Saturday 18 January 2025: Hamburg SV 1-0 FC Cologne
- Friday 2 August 2024: FC Cologne 1-2 Hamburg SV
- Tuesday 18 January 2022: FC Cologne 1-1 Hamburg SV