1. FC Köln 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen — Bundesliga, 25 Apr 2026
Bayer Leverkusen beat 1. FC Köln 2-1 in the Bundesliga on 25 April 2026 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne. Patrik Schick, L. Waldschmidt got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, 1. FC Köln have won 1 and Bayer Leverkusen 4.
· kickoff·RheinEnergieStadion · Cologne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 10'Foul
- 0-143'Penalty
- 45'
- Half-time0-1
- 0-252'assist: N. Tella
- 62'
- 62'
- 62'
- 72'
- 72'
- 72'
- 72'
- 72'out: Arthur
- 1-277'assist: Said El Mala
- 85'out: Y. Niang
- 86'
- 90+5'Argument
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
1. FC Köln
- 7.7Luca WaldschmidtF
- 7.6Said El MalaF
- 7.3Jan ThielmannM
- 6.9Linton MainaM
- 6.9Felipe ChávezM
- 6.9Cenk ÖzkacarD
- 6.9Alessio Castro-MontesM
- 6.6Jakub KamińskiM
- 6.6Marvin SchwäbeG
- 6.6Eric MartelM
- 6.5Marius BulterM
- 6.3Youssoupha NiangF
- 6.3Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 6.3Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD
- 6.2Sebastian SebulonsenD
- 6.2Kristoffer LundD
Bayer Leverkusen
- 8.7Janis BlaswichG
- 7.9Patrik SchickF
- 7.9Edmond TapsobaD
- 7.3Nathan TellaF
- 7.2Aleix GarcíaM
- 7.0Loïc BadéD
- 7.0Montrell CulbreathM
- 6.9Alejandro GrimaldoM
- 6.9Ezequiel FernándezM
- 6.6Eliesse Ben SeghirF
- 6.5Ibrahim MazaF
- 6.5Robert AndrichD
- 6.3Exequiel PalaciosM
- 6.3Malik TillmanM
- 6.2ArthurD
- 5.9Jarell QuansahD
Line-ups
Bayer Leverkusen3-4-2-1
1. FC Köln4-2-3-1
Substitutes
1. FC KölnLukas Kwasniok
Substitutes
- 5T. KraussM
- 17Alessio Castro-Montes62'M6.9
- 7L. Waldschmidt77'72'F7.7
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 2Joël SchmiedD
- 29J. Thielmann62'M7.3
- 33R. van den BergD
- 27F. Chavez72'M6.9
- 38Y. Niang85'F6.3
Bayer LeverkusenKasper Hjulmand
Substitutes
- 18Jonas OmlinG
- 7J. HofmannM
- 10Malik Tillman62'M6.3
- 5L. Bade86'D7.0
- 6E. Fernandez72'M6.9
- 15T. OermannD
- 19E. PokuF
- 17E. Ben Seghir72'F6.6
- 13Arthur72'D6.2
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
3.04Expected goals (xG)1.33
25Total shots8
10Shots on target3
8Shots off target3
7Blocked shots2
2Corners5
1Offsides2
11Fouls5
1Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves8
1.11Goals prevented1.11
459Total passes574
390Accurate passes499
85%Pass accuracy87%
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Waldschmidt | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Said El Mala | 90 | – | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Jan Thielmann | 31 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Linton Maina | 59 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Felipe Chávez | 18 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Cenk Özkacar | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | 31 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Jakub Kamiński | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Marvin Schwäbe | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Eric Martel | 85 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Marius Bulter | 59 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Youssoupha Niang | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | 72 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Kristoffer Lund | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janis Blaswich | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.7 |
| Patrik Schick | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Nathan Tella | 72 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Aleix García | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Loïc Badé | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Montrell Culbreath | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ibrahim Maza | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Robert Andrich | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 6.5 |
| Exequiel Palacios | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Malik Tillman | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Arthur | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jarell Quansah | 85 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
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Head-to-head
- 13 Dec 25Bayer Leverkusen2-01. FC Köln
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