The story
Köln won 1-0 away to Mainz 05 at MEWA Arena in the Bundesliga, matchday 1.
The goal came from Marius Bülter (90').
It was 0-0 at half-time.
Paul Nebel of Mainz 05 was sent off (60').
Mainz 05 had 51% of the ball and 19 shots to Köln's 12.
Match stats
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Key moments
- 60' Paul Nebel Sent off · Mainz 05
- 90' Marius Bülter Goal · Köln 0-1 Assist: Luca Waldschmidt
Line-ups
Mainz 05
- Robin ZentnerGoalkeeper
- Danny da CostaDefender
- Phillipp MweneDefender
- Anthony Cacioff 65'Defender
- Andreas Hanche-Olsenoff 65'Defender
- Nadiem Amirioff 65'Midfielder
- Dominik Kohroff 90'Midfielder
- Jae-sung LeeMidfielder
- Kaishu SanoMidfielder
- Benedict Hollerbachoff 15'Midfielder
- Paul NebelForward
Köln
- Marvin SchwäbeGoalkeeper
- Joël SchmiedDefender
- Sebastian Sebulonsenoff 74'Defender
- Timo HübersDefender
- Kristoffer Lundoff 67'Defender
- Tom Kraußoff 68'Midfielder
- Ísak Jóhannessonoff 80'Midfielder
- Eric MartelMidfielder
- Jakub KaminskiMidfielder
- Jan Thielmannoff 67'Forward
- Marius BülterForward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (4)
- 27' 🟨 Kristoffer Lund
- 60' 🟥 Paul Nebel
- 81' 🟨 Joël Schmied
- 90' ⚽ Marius Bülterassist Luca Waldschmidt
Head to head
1Mainz 05 wins3Draws2Köln wins

