1. FC Köln - 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | Season 2023/2024

Highlights

Matchday 17

FINAL

RheinEnergieSTADION

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

55'

BeckAdrian Beck

SelkeDavie Selke

29'

F. Zwayer

RheinEnergieSTADION

90'

+ 4

Cologne 1-1 Heidenheim

It's honours even as Davie Selke's first-half opener is cancelled out by a fine strike from Adrian Beck.

Full-time

90'

+ 3

Substitution

Stefan Schimmer

Tim Kleindienst

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Florian Pick

Jan-Niklas Beste

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Eren Sami Dinkci34.08km/h

Jan Thielmann32.79km/h

Linton Maina32.57km/h

89'

Ambitious from Diehl

Cologne's second-half substitute goes for goal with a free-kick from range, but it doesn't dip in time to trouble Müller.

83'

Substitution

Nikola Dovedan

Eren Dinkçi

80'

Thielmann!!

Jan Thielmann lets fly from range but Müller should have saved comfortably - instead he fumbles and is relieved to see the ball come back off the post.

71'

Substitution

Faride Alidou

Linton Maina

71'

Substitution

Steffen Tigges

Davie Selke

68'

Heidenheim free-kick

Beste's free-kick hits the wall but the ball ricochets to Patrick Mainka, who heads wide.

62'

Both teams digging deep

An hour gone and the teams are shoulder to shoulder in terms of effort.

Distance run (km)

77.8

76.8

60'

Substitution

Justin Diehl

Florian Kainz

59'

Cologne probing

Carstensen sets up Thielmann but his shot from a tight angle is turned out for a corner.

55'

Beck leveller

Beste whips in a corner and Adrian Beck scores on the turn, 10 minutes after entering the fray!

55'

GOAL!

1:1

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

3 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

87.64 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

16.3 m

53'

Big chance!

Beste's cutback is poor but Eric Martel nearly gifts Tim Kleindenst the leveller anyway. Fortunately for the hosts, the striker fires over.

50'

Dinkçi's dink

Dinkçi's lofted cross threatens to sneak in at the back post but sails narrowly past it.

46'

Flying out of the gates

Linton Maina draws a save from Kevin Müller almost straight from the second-half kick-off!

Kick-off!

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Adrian Beck

Marvin Pieringer

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Kevin Sessa

Norman Theuerkauf

Half-time

41'

Off the hook

Timo Hübers is lucky that's only yellow after halfing Beste.

41'

Yellow card

Timo Hübers

34'

Chance for Heidenheim!

Eren Dinkçi heads the ball down for Norman Theuerkauf, but Marvin Schwäbe brilliantly saves his point-blank volley.

32'

A deserved lead

Cologne have looked more dangerous than their visitors, the players visibly keen to impress new manager Timo Schultz.

Goal attempts

2off target

3on target

1off target

0on target

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Eren Sami Dinkci34.08km/h

Jan-Niklas Beste31.57km/h

Linton Maina31.48km/h

29'

Selke makes it 1-0!

It's silky from Davie Selke, who controls well on the turn before steering his team-high fifth goal of the season in off the far post.

29'

Davie Selke

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

13 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

10.72 m

19'

Cologne go close

Denis Huseinbašić looks to steer one into the top corner from the edge of the box, but it's tipped over. Davie Selke goes close with a header from the subsequent corner.

16'

Yellow card

Marvin Pieringer

15'

Even Stevens

Heidenheim have had more of the ball with Cologne looking to counter, but neither 'keeper has been tested in the first quarter of an hour.

12'

Yellow card

Jeff Chabot

Kick-off!

Here we go!

We're underway at the RheinEnergieStadion.

Beckenbauer remembered

There is a minute's silence for 'Der Kaiser' Franz Beckenbauer before kick-off.

More on Heidenheim's team

Heidenheim have looked surprisingly settled for a team that were supposed to be fightin for survival, with the team underpinned by new USMNT international Lennard Maloney. Jan-Niklas Beste, owner of five goals and seven assists in the Hinrunde, is fit again.

More on Cologne's team

New manager Timo Schultz has stuck with 19-year-old Max Finkgräfe at left-back ahead of the veteran Dominique Heintz in the continued absence of Leart Paqarada. Captain Florian Kainz is restored to the flank, having been used as a No.10 by Schultz's predecessor, Steffen Baumgart.

Heidenheim subs

Eicher, Schöppner, Siersleben, Schimmer, Sessa, Pick, Dovedan, Beck, Traoré

Heidenheim starting line-up

Müller - Busch, Mainka (c), Gimber, Föhrenbach - Maloney, Theuerkauf - Dinkçi, Pieringer, Beste - Kleindienst

Cologne subs

Pentke, Schmitz, Heintz, Tigges, Christensen, Adamyan, Dietz, Alidou, Diehl

Cologne's starting XI

Schwäbe - Carstensen, Hübers, Chabot, Finkgräfe - Huseinbašić, Martel, Kainz (c) - Maina - Thielmann, Selke

0:10

Watch: Inside the RheinEnergieStadion

Schmidt's view on Cologne

"I believe every single Cologne fan will support their team 100 percent. It'll be a very heated atmosphere. We're facing a team that will give everything to win against us and that will have an incredible amount of support. But at the end of the day, that's what makes football. Emotions belong in football and it's what makes it most fun. You hear from everyone in Cologne that you should be beating Heidenheim. The good thing for us is that the game still has to be played."

Schultz's view on Heidenheim

"They were known in Bundesliga 2 for being able to turn games through set pieces. They have a robust team and a very good set-piece taker in Jan-Niklas Beste. We didn't concede many through set pieces in the first half of the season, want to keep that up and step things up a bit in attacking set pieces. Compactness and aggression are Heidenheim's big strengths, but sometimes they're also underestimated in how they can play too."

Minute's silence

In honour of Franz Beckenbauer, there will be a minute’s silence held before all Bundesliga Matchday 17 matches, while players will also wear a black armband as a mark of respect for the passing of one of the all-time greats of German and world football.

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

0:30

Watch: Get set for the Bundesliga's return!

Cologne - the season so far

Cologne have appointed former St. Pauli and Basel boss Timo Schultz as their new head coach to replace Baumgart. The 46-year-old takes over with the Billy Goats struggling in 17th place, only above bottom side Darmstadt on goal difference, and three points adrift of safety. They've won just twice.

Heidenheim - the season so far

New boys Heidenheim are making a real fist of life in the Bundesliga. They're ninth after 16 matches, 10 points clear of the relegation zone. Home form has been key for Frank Schmidt's charges, who've collected 16 points the Voith-Arena compared to four on the road. Jan-Niklas Beste has also been something of a revelation, producing five goals and seven assists from midfield.

Head-to-head record

Cologne won away and drew at home, when the two teams met in Bundesliga 2 in 2018/19. However, this will be their first top-flight meeting.

2:03

Watch: Union Berlin 2-0 Cologne - highlights

Cologne suffered their 10th defeat of the league season, losing to relegation rivals Union in the German capital. It was Steffen Baumgart's final final game as head coach, after two-and-half years at the helm.

2:03

Watch: Heidenheim 3-2 Freiburg - highlights

Heidenheim twice came from behind to snatch all three points in their final outing of the year.

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