1. FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen
Ref: Robert Hartmann, GermanyRheinEnergieSTADION, Köln · 50,076 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat 1. FC Köln 2–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Waldschmidt scored for 1. FC Köln; Schick and Schick replied for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.04 for 1. FC Köln versus 1.33 for Bayer Leverkusen. 1. FC Köln sit 14th in the Bundesliga table while Bayer Leverkusen are 6th.
First Half
10'
Tapsoba
Yellow Card
43'
⚽
Schick
Penalty
Bergmann Jóhannesson
Yellow Card
Second Half
52'
⚽
Schick
Assist: Tella
⇄
Bülter
62'
⇄
Maza
⇄
Maina
72'
⇄
Culbreath
72'
⇄
García
72'
⇄
Tella
⇄
Bergmann Jóhannesson
⇄
Lund
⚽
Waldschmidt
Assist: El Mala
⇄
Martel
86'
⇄
Quansah
90+5'
Blaswich
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 6 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
| 13 |  Hamburger SV | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 38 |
| 14 |  1. FC Köln | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 |  Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
1. FC KölnBayer Leverkusen
8Won
Statistical edge
8–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.04VS1.33
Attack5 · 1 won
25
Shots
8
10
Shots on target
3
19
Shots in the box
5
6
Shots outside box
3
8
Shots off goal
3
2
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
459
Total passes
574
390
Accurate passes
499
85%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
5
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
8
7
Blocked shots
2
1.11
Goals prevented
1.11
1. FC Köln
4-2-3-1
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
1. FC Köln
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1M. SchwäbeG
- 6E. MartelM
- 13S. El MalaF
- 16J. KamińskiM
- 18Í. Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 30M. BülterM
- 32K. LundD
- 37L. MainaM
- 39C. ÖzkacarD
Substitutes
- 2J. SchmiedD
- 5T. KraußM
- 7L. WaldschmidtF
- 17A. Castro-MontesM
- 20R. ZielerG
- 27F. ChávezM
- 29J. ThielmannM
- 33R. van den BergD
- 38Y. NiangF
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4J. QuansahD
- 8R. AndrichD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 14P. SchickF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 23N. TellaF
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 30I. MazaF
- 42M. CulbreathM
Substitutes
- 5L. BadéD
- 6E. FernándezM
- 7J. HofmannM
- 10M. TillmanM
- 13ArthurD
- 15T. OermannD
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 18J. OmlinG
- 19E. PokuF
1. FC Köln
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Said El Mala | F | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2/5 |
| Linton Maina | M | 59 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/3 |
| Cenk Özkaçar | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Eric Martel | M | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marvin Schwabe(C) | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub Kamiński | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Marius Bulter | M | 59 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | M | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Kristoffer Lund | D | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joel Schmied | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Krauß | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rav van den Berg | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Waldschmidt | F | 18 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Jan Thielmann | M | 31 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | M | 31 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Felipe Chávez | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Youssoupha Niang | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janis Blaswich | G | 90 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrik Schick | F | 90 | 7.9 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Tella | F | 72 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Aleix García | M | 72 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montrell Culbreath | M | 72 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ibrahim Maza | F | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Exequiel Palacios | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 85 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jonas Omlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Hofmann | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Poku | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Oermann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loïc Badé | D | 12 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malik Tillman | M | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur | D | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |