1. FC Köln were beaten 3:2 by SC Paderborn 07 on Friday evening at the Benteler-Arena. Despite leading 0:2 and Anthony Modeste scoring four minutes into his return, his and Jhon Cordoba's goals weren't enough to prevent an incredible comeback from the hosts.

On Friday evening, 1. FC Köln make the 200km trip to the Benteler-Arena to take on SC Paderborn 07.

With Anthony Modeste and Vincent Koziello on board, 1. FC Köln began their journey to Paderborn on Thursday afternoon.

1. FC Köln have recieved the eligibilty to play Anthony Modeste on Thursday. The Chinese Football Association granted him clearance to play with approval from Tianjin Tianhai FC.

1. FC Köln’s trip to SC Paderborn 07 has all the makings of being spectacular. It’s the duel between the two top-scoring teams in the division. Here are a look at the statistics.

On Friday evening, 1. FC Köln travel to SC Paderborn. Before the away game, FC head coach, Markus Anfang spoke about the upcoming opponent, the squad situation and the injury to Niklas Hauptmann.

Between the two training sessions on Tuesday, 1. FC Köln’s Jorge Meré spoke about the important home win against St. Pauli, the goals conceded from set-pieces, the upcoming game against Paderborn and his good friend, Jhon Cordoba.

On Monday afternoon, FC went through their first training session after the win against FC St. Pauli. Marco Höger and Vincent Koziello trained with the team as they overcame their long-standing injury problems.

The result spoke for itself: 1. FC Köln beat FC St. Pauli 4:1 in the first home game of the year on Friday evening. But it wasn’t just goals scored where FC led the statistics.