1. FC Koln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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1. FC Koln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.
- 1. FC Koln 32 games · 32 pts (2025/26)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 32 games · 58 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Hartmann
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 32 83 2 Borussia Dortmund 32 67 3 RB Leipzig 32 62 4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 32 58 5 VfB Stuttgart 32 58 6 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 32 58 7 SC Freiburg 32 44 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 32 43 9 FC Augsburg 32 40 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 32 37 11 Borussia Monchengladbach 32 35 12 Hamburger SV 32 34 13 1. FC Union Berlin 32 33 14 1. FC Koln 32 32 15 SV Werder Bremen 32 32 16 VfL Wolfsburg 32 26 17 FC St. Pauli 1910 32 26 18 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 32 23 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–2 L 17 Apr FC St. Pauli 1910 A 1–1 D 12 Apr SV Werder Bremen H 3–1 W 05 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt A 2–2 D 21 Mar Borussia Monchengladbach H 3–3 D 14 Mar Hamburger SV A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr 1. FC Koln A 2–1 W 22 Apr FC Bayern Munchen H 0–2 L 18 Apr FC Augsburg H 1–2 L 11 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 1–0 W 04 Apr VfL Wolfsburg H 6–3 W 21 Mar 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 3–3 D Season Stats
1. FC Koln Bayer 04 Leverkusen #14 Position #4 32 Points 58 32 Played 32 7 / 11 / 14 W / D / L 17 / 7 / 8 47 Scored 66 55 Conceded 43 -8 GD +23 1.00 PPG 1.81 22% Win % 53% Key Stats
41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history9% Clean Sheets
1. FC Koln this season25% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season1. FC Koln are 14th (32 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 4th (58 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against 1. FC Koln and Bayer 04 Leverkusen has kicked off!
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Linton Maina made 288 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' It’s gonna be a card for Edmond Tapsoba.
- 15' It’s high time Kasper Hjulmand made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Bayer 04 Leverkusen looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Patrik Schick scoring 2 goals.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 43' Patrik Schick puts Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the lead.
- 45' 1. FC Koln player sees a card in front of him.
- 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Bayer 04 Leverkusen winning 100% of all matches.
- 52' What a strike from Patrik Schick! The score is 0-2.
- 57' Bayer 04 Leverkusen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 59' The 1. FC Koln manager makes a substitution. Linton Maina departs to be replaced by Alessio Castro-Montes.
- 60' Another substitution for 1. FC Koln to replace Marius Bulter by Jan Thielmann on 60 minute.
- 61' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ibrahim Maza is replaced by Malik Tillman.
- 66' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 71' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is showing some good football. However, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 72' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Nathan Tella departs to be replaced by Eliesse Ben Seghir.
- 77' Goal! Gian-Luca Waldschmidt scores his 52 goal in 480 matches.
- 82' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Janis Blaswich suffering a number of foals already.
- 85' The whistle greets Jarell Quansah as he departs to be replaced by Loic Bade.
- 90' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a card on 90.
- Full Time. Bayer 04 Leverkusen beats 1. FC Koln
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1. FC Koln
Starting XI- 37
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Bench- 20
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Coach René WagnerBayer 04 Leverkusen
Starting XI- 28
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Jarell Quansah ↓ Loic Bade 85'
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Ibrahim Maza ↓ Malik Tillman 61'
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Bench- 7
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Loic Bade ↑ 85'
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Malik Tillman ↑ 61'
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Arthur Augusto ↑ 72'
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Eliesse Ben Seghir ↑ 72'
Coach Kasper Hjulmand -
Head to Head
1. FC Koln Form
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2026-04-25 1. FC Koln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2026-04-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern Munchen L 2026-04-18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 FC Augsburg L 2026-04-11 Borussia Dortmund 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2026-04-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2026-03-21 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D