Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 1. FC Köln: Ebnoutalib Delivers Late Winner

Eintracht Frankfurt defeated 1. FC Köln 1–0 in Bundesliga Matchday 6 on Friday, October 16, 2026. Younes Ebnoutalib scored the only goal in the 77th minute, with Noëll Aséko providing the assist, to give Frankfurt a home win at Deutsche Bank Park. The match finished 1–0 after a scoreless first half. The Bundesliga’s official match center records the final whistle, the goal and the assist; the regional public broadcaster hessenschau also confirms the final score and the decisive strike.

Final score and fixture details

• Match: Eintracht Frankfurt vs. 1. FC Köln
• Competition: Bundesliga, 2026–27 season, Matchday 6
• Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
• Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. in Frankfurt, CEST (UTC+02:00); 6:30 p.m. UTC
• Venue: Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Final score: Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 1. FC Köln (0–0 at halftime)
• Goal: Younes Ebnoutalib, 77th minute; assist by Noëll Aséko
• Referee: Benjamin Brand
• Status: Full time

The DFB match record identifies this as fixture 2419342 and lists Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, and the scheduled local start at 8:30 p.m. The Bundesliga’s fixtures schedule gives the corresponding kickoff as 18:30 UTC. On October 16, Frankfurt was still observing Central European Summer Time, so the local event time was 8:30 p.m. CEST (UTC+02:00). The European Commission’s published 2026 schedule places the clock change on October 25, after this match. These are event times; they do not refer to the article’s publication or update time.

How the match unfolded

The first half ended without a goal. Köln threatened early through Marius Bülter, whose attempt was stopped by Frankfurt goalkeeper Noah Atubolu. The Bundesliga live report records another important Atubolu save from Bülter later in the half. Frankfurt found openings too, including a Farès Chaïbi opportunity, but neither side converted before the break. The official halftime score was 0–0.

Frankfurt returned with more attacking intent after halftime and created pressure through crosses and runs into the penalty area. Ebnoutalib had a headed chance that went just wide, and Frankfurt continued to test Köln goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe through efforts from Lilian Brassier and Chaïbi. The Bundesliga match report describes the home side as sharper after the interval, while Köln remained organized and looked for opportunities to break forward.

The decisive moment arrived in the 77th minute. Ebnoutalib won the ball high up the field, and Aséko, who had entered the match as a substitute, threaded a pass into the forward’s path. Ebnoutalib finished at the near post to put Frankfurt ahead 1–0. The league’s official live match center lists Ebnoutalib as the scorer at 77 minutes and Aséko as the assister. hessenschau’s match report likewise confirms the goal and the 1–0 result.

Köln pushed for an equalizer in the closing stages, while Frankfurt tried to protect its lead. The league’s live ticker records four minutes of added time and a late booking for Köln’s Borna Sosa. No further goal followed. The final whistle confirmed Frankfurt’s 1–0 victory and Köln’s defeat. The available match reports do not identify any further scoring event.

Confirmed starting lineups

The following starting teams and formations were published in the match report after the official team sheets were released. They are confirmed lineups, not the predicted selections included in pre-match coverage.

Eintracht Frankfurt (4-4-2): Noah Atubolu; Nnamdi Collins, Robin Koch, Lilian Brassier, Keita Kosugi; Raphael Onyedika, Mario Götze, Ritsu Dōan, Farès Chaïbi; Jonathan Burkardt, Younes Ebnoutalib.

1. FC Köln (3-4-2-1): Marvin Schwäbe; Sebastian Sebulonsen, Joël Schmied, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Luka Lochoshvili, Borna Sosa, Tom Krauß, Ísak Jóhannesson, Linton Maina, Marius Bülter, and Saïd El Mala. The starting names are listed in hessenschau’s match report, while the Bundesliga match center records Köln’s shape as 3-4-2-1. The list gives the confirmed XI without assigning individual positions beyond that published formation.

Frankfurt’s Noel Aséko entered in the 71st minute and provided the assist for the winner. The match report records additional substitutions for both teams, including Ansgar Knauff and Elias Baum for Frankfurt and Alessio Castro-Montes, Paul Okon-Engstler, Mikey Moore, Luca Waldschmidt, and Reigan Heskey for Köln.

Context entering Matchday 6

The teams came into the fixture after different Matchday 5 results. Frankfurt had lost 6–0 away to RB Leipzig on October 10, while Köln had beaten Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 in the Rhine derby on October 11. The Bundesliga’s reports document Leipzig’s 6–0 win over Frankfurt and Köln’s 2–1 derby win. Those results provide the immediate pre-match context, but they do not change the confirmed outcome on October 16: Frankfurt won by one goal.

Where to check the official record

The Bundesliga match center now presents the fixture as full time and records the final score, scorer, assist, venue and key events. The DFB’s match record remains the official fixture reference. Supporters can use those pages to review the archived match information rather than pre-match lineup projections or live coverage schedules.

Last checked: October 17, 2026. Final status, score, goal, assist, venue, kickoff conversion and lineups were checked against the DFB, Bundesliga and hessenschau match sources.