Tuesday , 21 July 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Köln, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2021-22
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0 – 1
Full Time
1. FC Köln
Sun 13 Mar 2022 · 14:30 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'
Exequiel Palacios 45' Y
Y 52' Ellyes Skhiri
Y 53' Ellyes Skhiri
Y 65' Benno Schmitz
Kerem Demirbay 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Köln — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Daniel Schlager
  • Referee Mike Pickel
  • Referee Marcel Pelgrim
  • Referee Gunter Perl
  • Referee Michael Emmer
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 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 Mönchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Köln 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

12
2
3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals 1. FC Köln
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 1. FC Köln 2021-10-24 1. FC Köln 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-04-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Köln 2020-12-16 1. FC Köln 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-06-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 1. FC Köln

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar 1. FC Köln H 0–1 L
10 Mar Atalanta BC A 2–3 L
05 Mar FC Bayern München A 1–1 D
26 Feb Arminia Bielefeld H 3–0 W
18 Feb 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 2–3 L
12 Feb VfB Stuttgart H 4–2 W
1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–0 W
06 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 0–1 L
26 Feb SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 A 1–1 D
19 Feb Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–0 W
11 Feb RB Leipzig A 1–3 L
05 Feb SC Freiburg H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. FC Köln
#6 Position #14
59 Points 32
34 Played 34
17 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 7 / 11 / 16
68 Scored 49
47 Conceded 63
+21 GD -14
1.74 PPG 0.94
50% Win % 21%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at BayArena as Bayer 04 Leverkusen face off against 1. FC Koln in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Paulinho, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Bayer 04 Leverkusen looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Patrik Schick scoring 2 goals.
  • 13' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 13 minute. Jeremie Frimpong leaves to be changed by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 28' Amine Adli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Florian Wirtz on 28 minute.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' 1. FC Koln started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 43' 1. FC Koln fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou is replaced by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 51' Germany international Florian Wirtz has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
  • 52' That is a Yellow card for 1. FC Koln. Ellyes Skhiri will be fuming at that decision.
  • 53' Ellyes Skhiri picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' 1. FC Koln come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' Kerem Demirbay has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 64' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Paulinho trudges off to be replaced by Sardar Azmoun on 64 minutes.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Benno Schmitz.
  • 67' Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kingsley Schindler makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 72' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 76' Jan Thielmann gets the nod from 1. FC Koln. He replaces Sebastian Andersson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 86' Marvin Schwabe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 88' It is a substitution in 1. FC Koln team. Florian Kainz is replaced by Tim Lemperle on 88 minute.
  • 90' Kerem Demirbay catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steffen Baumgart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-03-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 1. FC Köln 2021-10-24 1. FC Köln 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-04-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Köln 2020-12-16 1. FC Köln 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-06-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 1. FC Köln

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2022-03-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 1. FC Köln L 2022-03-10 Atalanta BC 3–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2022-03-05 FC Bayern München 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2022-02-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 Arminia Bielefeld W 2022-02-18 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2022-02-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–2 VfB Stuttgart W

1. FC Köln Form

2022-03-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 1. FC Köln W 2022-03-06 1. FC Köln 0–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2022-02-26 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 1–1 1. FC Köln D 2022-02-19 1. FC Köln 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2022-02-11 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Köln L 2022-02-05 1. FC Köln 1–0 SC Freiburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 1. FC Köln xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen56% Draw23% 1. FC Köln21%
Actual: 1. FC Köln win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
79%
Draw or 1. FC Köln
44%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Köln
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen46% Draw39% 1. FC Köln15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push 1. FC Köln covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 22% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
11% ✗

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