1. FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Bundesliga · Germany · Regular Season - 31 · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne · Ref Robert Hartmann, Germany

1. FC Köln stats & fixtures · Bayer Leverkusen stats & fixtures

1. FC Köln lost to Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 in the Bundesliga on 25 April 2026. Expected goals finished 3.04–1.33. Bayer Leverkusen had 55% of the ball.

1. FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen match statistics

1. FC KölnBayer Leverkusen

45% Ball possession 55%
3.04 Expected goals (xG) 1.33
25 Total shots 8
10 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 3
7 Blocked shots 2
19 Shots inside the box 5
2 Corners 5
11 Fouls 5
1 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 2
459 Passes 574
85% Pass accuracy 87%
1 Goalkeeper saves 8

Goals and cards

10' Yellow card E. Tapsoba Bayer Leverkusen
43' Penalty scored P. Schick Bayer Leverkusen
45' Yellow card Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson 1. FC Köln
52' Goal P. Schick (assist N. Tella) Bayer Leverkusen
77' Goal L. Waldschmidt (assist S. El Mala) 1. FC Köln
90+5' Yellow card J. Blaswich Bayer Leverkusen

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

1. FC Köln

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Lukas Kwasniok

1 M. Schwäbe

32 Kristoffer Lund 39 Cenk Özkaçar 22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 28 S. Sebulonsen

6 E. Martel 18 Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

30 M. Bülter 16 J. Kaminski 37 L. Maina

13 S. El Mala

Bench R. Zieler , L. Waldschmidt , J. Thielmann , F. Chávez , A. Castro-Montes , T. Krauß , J. Schmied , R. van den Berg , Y. Niang

Bayer Leverkusen

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Kasper Hjulmand

28 J. Blaswich

12 E. Tapsoba 8 R. Andrich 4 J. Quansah

20 Álex Grimaldo 24 Aleix García 25 E. Palacios 42 M. Culbreath

23 N. Tella 30 I. Maza

14 P. Schick

Bench J. Omlin , E. Fernández , L. Badé , T. Oermann , J. Hofmann , M. Tillman , E. Poku , E. Ben Seghir , Arthur

Form guide

1. FC Köln at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 6.6 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Bayer Leverkusen away

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.7 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

1. FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
13 Dec 25	Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Köln	2–0
3 Mar 24	1. FC Köln v Bayer Leverkusen	0–2
8 Oct 23	Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Köln	3–0
5 May 23	Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Köln	1–2
9 Nov 22	1. FC Köln v Bayer Leverkusen	1–2

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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