FC Köln vs Bayer 04 LeverkusenLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Bundesliga

2025/2026

FC Köln

Waldschmidt77'

-FT

Apr 25, 2026

RheinEnergieStadion

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Janis Blaswich

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

8.1

90'+5Yellow Card

Janis Blaswich

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

85'Substitution

Youssoupha Niang· In

Eric Martel· Out

FC Köln

85'Substitution

Loïc Badé· In

Jarell Quansah · Out

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Goal!

1-2

Luca Waldschmidt

77'·FC Köln

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72'Substitution

Felipe Chavez· In

Kristoffer Lund· Out

FC Köln

72'Substitution

Arthur· In

Montrell Culbreath· Out

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

72'Substitution

Eliesse Ben Seghir· In

Nathan Tella· Out

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

72'Substitution

Ezequiel Fernández· In

Aleix García· Out

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

72'Substitution

Luca Waldschmidt· In

Ísak Jóhannesson· Out

FC Köln

61'Substitution

Malik Tillman· In

Ibrahim Maza· Out

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

59'Substitution

Alessio Castro-Montes· In

Linton Maina· Out

FC Köln

59'Substitution

Jan Thielmann· In

Marius Bülter· Out

FC Köln

Goal!

0-2

Patrik Schick

52'·Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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45'Yellow Card

Ísak Jóhannesson

FC Köln

Goal!

0-1

Patrik Schick

43'·Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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10'Yellow Card

Edmond Tapsoba

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Statistics of the Game

FC Köln

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

45%Ball Possession55%

25Shots Total8

10Shots On Target3

2Corners5

11Fouls5

1Yellow Cards2

1Offsides2

1Saves8

460Passes577

8Shots Off Target3

76Attacks88

48Dangerous Attacks33

19Shots Inside Box5

6Shots Outside Box3

1Goals2

5Free Kicks10

7Shots Blocked2

5Substitutions5

1Hit Woodwork1

13Tackles19

1Assists1

392Accurate Passes500

15Total Crosses14

4Accurate Crosses2

9Interceptions10

34Duels Won43

6Big Chances Created3

5Big Chances Missed1

FC Köln

Manager: René Wagner

Starting XI

Marvin Schwäbe

6.4

Sebastian Sebulonsen

6.3

Jahmai Simpson-Pusey

6.9

CÖ

Cenk Özkacar

6.9

Kristoffer Lund

6.2

ÍJ

6.5

6.4

6.8

6.4

6.5

6.9

Substitutes

Joël Schmied

Tom Krauß

Luca Waldschmidt

7.6

Alessio Castro-Montes

6.6

6.7

7.1

6.5

Manager: Kasper Hjulmand

Starting XI

8.1

6.5

6.4

7.3

7.0

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.5

7.2

8.1

Substitutes

6.8

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.5

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Luca Waldschmidt FW	7.6	18'	1	0	2/3	13(77%)	-	1/1
Jan Thielmann MF	7.1	31'	0	0	0/1	29(67%)	-	1/2
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey DF	6.9	90'	0	0	-	49(94%)	2	3/6
Said El Mala FW	6.9	90'	0	1	3/10	7(100%)	2	6/11
Cenk Özkacar DF	6.9	90'	0	0	-	71(85%)	1	5/7
Linton Maina MF	6.8	59'	0	0	-	13(92%)	1	2/6
Felipe Chavez MF	6.7	18'	0	0	1/3	15(100%)	-	0/2
Alessio Castro-Montes MF	6.6	31'	0	0	0/1	15(83%)	2	2/6
Ísak Jóhannesson MF	6.5	72'	0	0	-	30(86%)	-	2/5
Marius Bülter MF	6.5	59'	0	0	-	13(69%)	1	2/5
Youssoupha Niang FW	6.5	5'	0	0	-	3(67%)	-	-
Eric Martel MF	6.4	85'	0	0	1/2	40(89%)	1	4/9
Marvin Schwäbe GK	6.4	90'	0	0	-	59(79%)	-	-
Jakub Kamiński MF	6.4	90'	0	0	2/4	44(83%)	1	1/5
Sebastian Sebulonsen DF	6.3	90'	0	0	1/1	39(72%)	1	2/5
Kristoffer Lund DF	6.2	72'	0	0	-	16(75%)	1	4/8

FC Köln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
FC Köln	15	D1	5	1	6	10	7/15	10-8
Bayer 04 Leverkusen	15	L2	0	2	0	2	7/15	11-10

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

FC Köln — last 5 games

D1-1 @ Hamburger SV2026-03-14
D3-3 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach2026-03-21
D2-2 @ Eintracht Frankfurt2026-04-05
W3-1 vs Werder Bremen2026-04-12
D1-1 @ St. Pauli2026-04-17

Bayer 04 Leverkusen — last 5 games

D3-3 @ Heidenheim2026-03-21
W6-3 vs VfL Wolfsburg2026-04-04
W1-0 @ Borussia Dortmund2026-04-11
L1-2 vs FC Augsburg2026-04-18
L0-2 vs FC Bayern München2026-04-22

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 26
Period covered: 2009-09-26 – 2025-12-13
FC Köln wins: 7
Draws: 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen wins: 14
Avg goals per meeting: 2.88
Over 2.5 goals: 54%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 42%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 0D 4L (FC Köln view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3 vs 2.88

Aggregated from 26 finished meetings (2009-09-26 – 2025-12-13) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 26)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-12-13	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	2-0	FC Köln
2025-02-05	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	3-2	FC Köln
2024-03-03	FC Köln	0-2	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2023-10-08	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	3-0	FC Köln
2023-05-05	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	1-2	FC Köln

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
FC Köln	14	34	32	-14	DLDLL	16	-2
Bayer 04 Leverkusen	6	34	59	21	LWWLD	8	-2

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 27 ptsFC Köln 32 · Bayer 04 Leverkusen 59
Positions: #14 vs #6
Goals per game: 1.44/1.85 vs 2/1.38scored/conceded per game · league average 1.62

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-04-25

Previous Meetings

Last 26 matches

Won 27%

(7/26)

Draw 19%

(5/26)

Won 54%

(14/26)

Goals

29-46

Total matches

Recent matches (5/26)

Bundesliga•Dec 13, 2025

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2-0

FC Köln

DFB Pokal•Feb 5, 2025

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3-2

FC Köln

Bundesliga•Mar 3, 2024

FC Köln

0-2

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga•Oct 8, 2023

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3-0

FC Köln

Bundesliga•May 5, 2023

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

1-2

FC Köln

Head to Head

Last 26 matches

FC Köln wins

Draws

Bayer 04 Leverkusen wins

Goals Scored

29 - 46

Dec 13, 2025 • Bundesliga

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2-0

FC Köln

Feb 5, 2025 • DFB Pokal

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3-2

FC Köln

Mar 3, 2024 • Bundesliga

FC Köln

0-2

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Matchday 31 — Bundesliga

Match Report

On paper the standings were lopsided — Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6th with 59 points, FC Köln 14th with 32, 27 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.44/1.85 for FC Köln and 2/1.38 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.62.

5 matches unbeaten backed FC Köln's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games.

The sides have met 26 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for FC Köln, 5 draws and 14 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, at 2.88 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 42% of the wins in this matchup.

The match was played at RheinEnergieStadion (capacity 50,000). Bayer 04 Leverkusen led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.

Goal scorers

FC Köln: Luca Waldschmidt (77') · Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Patrik Schick (43'), Patrik Schick (52')

Key stats

Possession: FC Köln 45% · Bayer 04 Leverkusen 55% · Total shots: 25-8 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 2-5

More details:

FC Köln — live results and schedule Bayer 04 Leverkusen — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of FC Köln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen?

FC Köln 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Bundesliga match played on 25 Apr 2026.

What league is FC Köln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen in?

This match is part of the Bundesliga. The match was played at RheinEnergieStadion. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between FC Köln and Bayer 04 Leverkusen?

In 26 meetings between 2009 and 2025: FC Köln has 7 wins, 5 draws, and 14 losses against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Where was FC Köln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen played?

The match was played at RheinEnergieStadion.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

FC Köln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/26)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 26 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 31 — Bundesliga

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions