1. FC Koln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2025-26

1. FC Koln

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 13:30 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 10' Edmond Tapsoba

Isak Johannesson 45' Y

Y 90' Janis Blaswich

Overview

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1. FC Koln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

1. FC Koln 34 games · 32 pts (2025/26)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Robert Hartmann

18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

1. FC Koln 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-25 1. FC Koln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2025-12-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 1. FC Koln 2025-02-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 1. FC Koln 2024-03-03 1. FC Koln 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-10-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Koln

Recent Form

1. FC Koln

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	1. FC Koln	A	2–1	W
22 Apr	FC Bayern München	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	#6
32	Points	59
34	Played	34
7 / 11 / 16	W / D / L	17 / 8 / 9
49	Scored	68
63	Conceded	47
-14	GD	+21
0.94	PPG	1.74
21%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
1. FC Koln this season

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

1. FC Koln are 14th (32 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Koln

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/6

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: 1. FC Koln gets underway.
5' 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.
10' The referee calls foul for Edmond Tapsoba. He receives a card.
15' It’s high time René Wagner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Koln is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' Exequiel Palacios has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' Isak Johannesson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
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' Isak Johannesson is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 541 games and scored 751 goals.
52' Patrik Schick with the second goal in the match!
57' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
59' Time for substitution for 1. FC Koln. Linton Maina is replaced by Alessio Castro-Montes.
60' Jan Thielmann has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marius Bulter on 60 minute.
61' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ibrahim Maza is replaced by Malik Tillman.
66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
71' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
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 493 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 Montrell Culbreath suffering a number of foals already.
85' The supporters are chanting for Loic Bade. He replaces Jarell Quansah on 85 minute.
90' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

1. FC Koln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach René Wagner

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

28
Janis Blaswich
8
Robert Andrich
24
Aleix Garcia ↓ Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez 72'
14
Patrik Schick
25
Exequiel Palacios
20
Alejandro Grimaldo
12
Edmond Tapsoba
23
Nathan Tella ↓ Eliesse Ben Seghir 72'
4
Jarell Quansah ↓ Loic Bade 85'
30
Ibrahim Maza ↓ Malik Tillman 61'
42
Montrell Culbreath ↓ Arthur Augusto 72'

Bench

Coach Kasper Hjulmand

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	6
Moussa Diaby	4
Jeremie Frimpong	2
Victor Boniface	2
Leon Bailey	2
Anthony Modeste	2
Sebastiaan Bornauw	2
Davie Selke	2

Head to Head

1. FC Koln Form

2026-04-25 1. FC Koln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2026-04-17 FC St. Pauli 1910 1–1 1. FC Koln D 2026-04-12 1. FC Koln 3–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2026-04-05 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 1. FC Koln D 2026-03-21 1. FC Koln 3–3 Borussia Monchengladbach D 2026-03-14 Hamburger SV 1–1 1. FC Koln D

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 München 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.35 1. FC Koln xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Koln25% Draw24% Bayer 04 Leverkusen51%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

1. FC Koln or Draw

49%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

75%

1. FC Koln or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Koln20% Draw39% Bayer 04 Leverkusen41%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

1 – 3

6.6%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.8%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

4.2%

1 – 4

3.6%

1 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Koln

Handicap	1. FC Koln covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	13%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	21%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	17%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.