Bundesliga · Sat, 25 Apr 2026 ·
1. FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen — 1 - 2
RheinEnergieStadion · Referee: Robert Hartmann, Germany
Match report
Bayer Leverkusen beat 1. FC Köln 2-1 as P. Schick scores twice
1. FC Köln were beaten 2-1 by Bayer Leverkusen at RheinEnergieStadion on Saturday, 25 April 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 31. L. Waldschmidt (77') scored for 1. FC Köln, while P. Schick (43' pen, 52') found the net for Bayer Leverkusen. It was 0-1 at half-time.
1. FC Köln had 45% of the ball and 25 shots (10 on target) against Bayer Leverkusen’s 8 (3 on target). Janis Blaswich (Bayer Leverkusen) was the top-rated player with 8.7. The result leaves 1. FC Köln 13th in the Bundesliga table on 4 points and Bayer Leverkusen 5th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | FC Augsburg | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 6 | FSV Mainz 05 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| 12 | SC Paderborn 07 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | 1. FC Köln | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4 | -3 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 8 Nov 2026, 1. FC Köln – Bayer Leverkusen
Match events
- 10'yellow cardEdmond TapsobaYellow Card
- 43'penaltyP. SchickPenalty
- 45'yellow cardÍsak Bergmann JóhannessonYellow Card
- 52'goalP. SchickAssist: N. Tella
- 62'substitutionM. BulterOff: J. Thielmann
- 62'substitutionL. MainaOff: A. Castro-Montes
- 62'substitutionI. MazaOff: M. Tillman
- 72'substitutionI. JohannessonOff: L. Waldschmidt
- 72'substitutionK. LundOff: F. Chavez
- 72'substitutionA. GarciaOff: E. Fernandez
- 72'substitutionN. TellaOff: E. Ben Seghir
- 72'substitutionM. CulbreathOff: Arthur
- 77'goalL. WaldschmidtAssist: S. El Mala
- 85'substitutionE. MartelOff: Y. Niang
- 86'substitutionJ. QuansahOff: L. Bade
- 90+5'yellow cardJanis BlaswichYellow Card
Lineups
1. FC Köln
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Lukas Kwasniok
Starting XI
- 1M. SchwabeG
- 28S. SebulonsenD
- 22J. Simpson-PuseyD
- 39C. OzkacarD
- 32K. LundD
- 18I. JohannessonM
- 6E. MartelM
- 37L. MainaM
- 16J. KaminskiM
- 30M. BulterM
- 13S. El MalaF
Substitutes
Bayer Leverkusen
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand
Starting XI
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 8R. AndrichD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 42M. CulbreathM
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 24A. GarciaM
- 20A. GrimaldoM
- 30I. MazaF
- 23N. TellaF
- 14P. SchickF
Substitutes
- 18J. OmlinG
- 6E. FernandezM
- 5L. BadeD
- 15T. OermannD
- 7J. HofmannM
- 10M. TillmanM
- 19E. PokuF
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 13ArthurD
Match statistics
- 45%Possession55%
- 3.04Expected goals (xG)1.33
- 25Total shots8
- 10Shots on target3
- 8Shots off target3
- 7Blocked shots2
- 19Shots inside the box5
- 6Shots outside the box3
- 2Corners5
- 1Offsides2
- 11Fouls5
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves8
- 459Passes574
- 390Accurate passes499
- 85%Pass accuracy87%
- 1.11Goals prevented1.11
Player statistics
1. FC Köln
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marvin SchwabeG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 28Sebastian SebulonsenD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 32Kristoffer LundD | 72 | 6.2 | ||
| 39Cenk ÖzkaçarD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Eric MartelM | 85 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Jakub KamińskiM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 18Ísak Bergmann JóhannessonM | 72 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Marius BulterM | 59 | 6.5 | ||
| 37Linton MainaM | 59 | 6.9 | ||
| 13Said El MalaF | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 20Ron-Robert ZielerG | – | – | ||
| 2Joel SchmiedD | – | – | ||
| 33Rav van den BergD | – | – | ||
| 5Tom KraußM | – | – | ||
| 17Alessio Castro-MontesM | 31 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Felipe ChávezM | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| 29Jan ThielmannM | 31 | 7.3 | ||
| 7Luca WaldschmidtF | 18 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 38Youssoupha NiangF | 12 | 6.3 |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Janis BlaswichGTop rated | 90 | 8.7 | ||
| 4Jarell QuansahD | 85 | 5.9 | ||
| 8Robert AndrichD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Edmond TapsobaD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 20Alejandro GrimaldoM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Aleix GarcíaM | 72 | 7.2 | ||
| 25Exequiel PalaciosM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 42Montrell CulbreathM | 72 | 7.0 | ||
| 14Patrik SchickF | 90 | 7.9 | 2 | |
| 23Nathan TellaF | 72 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 30Ibrahim MazaF | 61 | 6.5 | ||
| 18Jonas OmlinG | – | – | ||
| 5Loïc BadéD | 12 | 7.0 | ||
| 13ArthurD | 18 | 6.2 | ||
| 15Tim OermannD | – | – | ||
| 6Ezequiel FernándezM | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Jonas HofmannM | – | – | ||
| 10Malik TillmanM | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF | 18 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Ernest PokuF | – | – |