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
- 1Marvin SchwäbeG
- 6Eric MartelM
- 13Said El MalaF
- 16Jakub Piotr KamińskiM
- 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD
- 28Sebastian Søraas SebulonsenD
- 30Marius BülterM
- 32Kristoffer Lund HansenD
- 37Linton MainaM
- 39Cenk ÖzkacarD
Substitutes
- 2Joël Pascal SchmiedD
- 5Tom KraußM
- 7Gian-Luca WaldschmidtF
- 17Alessio Daniel Castro-MontesM
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 27Felipe Marlon ChávezM
- 29Jan Uwe ThielmannM
- 33Rav van den BergD
- 38Y. NiangF
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4Jarell Amorin QuansahD
- 8Robert AndrichD
- 12Edmond Fayçal TapsobaD
- 14Patrik SchickF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 23Nathan Adewale Temitayo TellaF
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 25Exequiel Alejandro PalaciosM
- 28Janis Jonathan BlaswichG
- 30Ibrahim MazaF
- 42Montrell Amare CulbreathM
Substitutes
- 5Loïc BadéD
- 6Ignacio Ezequiél Agustín Fernández CarballoM
- 7Jonas HofmannM
- 10Malik Leon TillmanM
- 13ArthurD
- 15Tim OermannD
- 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF
- 18Jonas OmlinG
- 19Ernest 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 |