Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Köln
Ref: Harm Osmers, GermanyBayArena, Leverkusen · 30,210 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat 1. FC Köln 2–0 in their Bundesliga fixture. Terrier and Andrich scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.07 for Bayer Leverkusen versus 0.20 for 1. FC Köln. Bayer Leverkusen sit 6th in the Bundesliga table while 1. FC Köln are 14th.
First Half
5'
Martel
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Huseinbašić
46'
⇄
Waldschmidt
46'
⇄
Bülter
Arthur
Yellow Card
⇄
Hofmann
⇄
Poku
⚽
Terrier
Assist: Arthur
⚽
Andrich
Assist: García
73'
⇄
El Mala
Quansah
Yellow Card
⇄
García
⇄
Christian Kofane
80'
⇄
Martel
⇄
Tillman
| # | 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
Bayer Leverkusen1. FC Köln
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.07VS0.20
Attack6 · 0 won
17
Shots
5
6
Shots on target
4
11
Shots in the box
1
6
Shots outside box
4
9
Shots off goal
1
8
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
577
Total passes
369
508
Accurate passes
289
88%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline0 · 2 won
8
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
0
0.73
Goals prevented
0.73
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
1. FC Köln
3-4-3
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 7J. HofmannF
- 8R. AndrichD
- 10M. TillmanF
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 13ArthurM
- 19E. PokuM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 30I. MazaM
- 35Christian KofaneF
Substitutes
- 5L. BadéD
- 6E. FernándezM
- 11M. TerrierF
- 16A. TapeD
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 18A. SarcoF
- 23N. TellaF
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 44J. BelocianD
1. FC Köln
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1M. SchwäbeG
- 5T. KraußM
- 6E. MartelD
- 7L. WaldschmidtF
- 8D. HuseinbašićM
- 13S. El MalaF
- 16J. KamińskiM
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 29J. ThielmannM
- 30M. BülterF
- 33R. van den BergD
Substitutes
- 9R. AcheF
- 11F. KainzM
- 17A. Castro-MontesM
- 18Í. Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 20R. ZielerG
- 32K. LundD
- 36C. NeumannD
- 37L. MainaM
- 39C. ÖzkacarD
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Aleix García | M | 77 | 8.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ibrahim Maza | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Malik Tillman | F | 86 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jonas Hofmann | F | 62 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/4 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ernest Poku | M | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Christian Kofane | F | 77 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Axel Tape | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janis Blaswich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Terrier | F | 28 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Loïc Badé | D | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nathan Tella | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alejo Sarco | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
1. FC Köln
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Krauß | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marvin Schwäbe(C) | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub Kamiński | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rav van den Berg | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Thielmann | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Huseinbašić | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Marius Bülter | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Said El Mala | F | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Luca Waldschmidt | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Eric Martel | D | 80 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Cenny Neumann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Kainz | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Lund | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linton Maina | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Ragnar Ache | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cenk Özkaçar | D | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |