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
- 1Mark FlekkenG
- 4Jarell Amorin QuansahD
- 7Jonas HofmannF
- 8Robert AndrichD
- 10Malik Leon TillmanF
- 12Edmond Fayçal TapsobaD
- 13ArthurM
- 19Ernest PokuM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 30Ibrahim MazaM
- 35Christian KofaneF
Substitutes
- 5Loïc BadéD
- 6Ignacio Ezequiél Agustín Fernández CarballoM
- 11Martin Albert Frédéric TerrierF
- 16Axel Tape-KobrissaD
- 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF
- 18Alejo Uriel SarcoF
- 23Nathan Adewale Temitayo TellaF
- 28Janis Jonathan BlaswichG
- 44Jeanuël BelocianD
1. FC Köln
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1Marvin SchwäbeG
- 5Tom KraußM
- 6Eric MartelD
- 7Gian-Luca WaldschmidtF
- 8Denis HuseinbašićM
- 13Said El MalaF
- 16Jakub Piotr KamińskiM
- 28Sebastian Søraas SebulonsenD
- 29Jan Uwe ThielmannM
- 30Marius BülterF
- 33Rav van den BergD
Substitutes
- 9Ragnar Prince Friedel AcheF
- 11Florian KainzM
- 17Alessio Daniel Castro-MontesM
- 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 20Ron-Robert ZielerG
- 32Kristoffer Lund HansenD
- 36C. NeumannD
- 37Linton MainaM
- 39Cenk 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |