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Season 2025/2026

Bundesliga

1. FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen – Lineups & Match Details

Bayer Leverkusen beat 1. FC Köln 2-1. Goals: P. Schick (43' pen.), P. Schick (52'), L. Waldschmidt (77'). 1. FC Köln had 44% possession against Bayer Leverkusen's 56%. Shots on target: 10-3.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 31

Saturday, 25 April 2026

1. FC Köln1. FC Köln

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen

Referee: R. Hartmann

Lineups

1. FC Köln1. FC Köln4-2-3-1
M. Schwabe1M. SchwabeG
S. Sebulonsen28S. SebulonsenD
J. Simpson-Pusey22J. Simpson-PuseyD
C. Ozkacar39C. OzkacarD
K. Lund32K. LundD
I. Johannesson18I. JohannessonM
E. Martel6E. MartelM
L. Maina37L. MainaM
J. Kaminski16J. KaminskiM
M. Bulter30M. BulterM
S. El Mala13S. El MalaF

Substitutes

20R. ZielerG
7L. WaldschmidtF
29J. ThielmannM
27F. ChavezM
17A. Castro-MontesM
5T. KraussM
2J. SchmiedD
33R. van den BergD
38Y. NiangF
Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen3-4-2-1
J. Blaswich28J. BlaswichG
J. Quansah4J. QuansahD
R. Andrich8R. AndrichD
E. Tapsoba12E. TapsobaD
M. Culbreath42M. CulbreathM
E. Palacios25E. PalaciosM
A. Garcia24A. GarciaM
A. Grimaldo20A. GrimaldoM
I. Maza30I. MazaF
N. Tella23N. TellaF
P. Schick14P. SchickF

Substitutes

18J. OmlinG
6E. FernandezM
5L. BadeD
15T. OermannD
7J. HofmannM
10M. TillmanM
19E. PokuF
17E. Ben SeghirF
13ArthurD

Match Events

10'Y

E. Tapsoba

43'P

P. Schick

45'Y

Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

52'G

P. Schick

Assist: N. Tella

62'S

M. Bülter

Substitution 1

62'S

L. Maina

Substitution 2

62'S

I. Maza

Substitution 1

72'S

Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

Substitution 3

72'S

K. Lund

Substitution 4

72'S

Aleix García

Substitution 2

72'S

N. Tella

Substitution 3

72'S

M. Culbreath

Substitution 4

77'G

L. Waldschmidt

Assist: S. El Mala

85'S

E. Martel

Substitution 5

86'S

J. Quansah

Substitution 5

90'+5Y

J. Blaswich

Statistics

1. FC Köln
44%56%
Bayer Leverkusen
2.66Expected Goals (xG)1.33
25Total Shots8
10Shots on Target3
2Corners5
11Fouls5
1Offsides2
85Pass Accuracy (%)86
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

1. FC Köln host Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, 25 April 2026. The kick-off time is 13:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. 1. FC Köln go into the match 14th in the table; Bayer Leverkusen sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

1. FC Köln have taken 1 win, 4 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Bayer Leverkusen have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 13 Dec 2025: 1. FC Köln 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen; 3 Mar 2024: 1. FC Köln 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen; 8 Oct 2023: 1. FC Köln 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Bayer Leverkusen beat 1. FC Köln 2-1. 1. FC Köln scored through L. Waldschmidt 77'. Bayer Leverkusen replied with P. Schick 43' (pen.), P. Schick 52'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 77 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

1. FC Köln held 44% of the ball against 56% for Bayer Leverkusen. Shots on target finished 10-3. Expected goals read 2.66 for 1. FC Köln, 1.33 for Bayer Leverkusen.

Verdict

Bayer Leverkusen take the three points; 1. FC Köln look at a thin night for the home crowd. 1. FC Köln sat 14th and Bayer Leverkusen 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.