Bundesliga · Matchday 9
1. FC Köln v Bayer Leverkusen
1. FC Köln 1 – 2 Bayer Leverkusen Full time
- Kick-off: Sun 8 Nov 2026, 14:30 UK time
- Venue: RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
- Referee: Felix Zwayer
Goals
- 7' Aleix García (Bayer Leverkusen)
- 85' Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), assist Ibrahim Maza
- 90+2' Said El Mala (1. FC Köln), assist Malek El Mala
Cards
- 34' Facundo Medina (Bayer Leverkusen), yellow card
- 40' Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln), yellow card
- 46' Mikey Moore (1. FC Köln), yellow card
- 52' Linton Maina (1. FC Köln), yellow card
- 52' Afonso Moreira (Bayer Leverkusen), yellow card
- 53' Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), yellow card
- 57' Joel Schmied (1. FC Köln), yellow card
- 70' Borna Sosa (1. FC Köln), yellow card
- 90+5' Aleix García (Bayer Leverkusen), yellow card
- 90+5' Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (1. FC Köln), yellow card
- 90+6' Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), yellow card
Line-ups
1. FC Köln (3-5-2)
Coach: René Wagner
- 1 M. Schwäbe
- 2 J. Schmied
- 22 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
- 5 T. Krauß
- 28 S. Sebulonsen
- 37 L. Maina
- 23 Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
- 47 M. Moore
- 3 B. Sosa
- 30 M. Bülter
- 10 S. El Mala
Substitutes: A. Castro-Montes, Reigan Heskey, Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson, L. Lochoshvili, G. Mensah, J. Thielmann, L. Waldschmidt, R. Zieler, M. El Mala
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Carles Martínez
- 1 M. Flekken
- 4 J. Quansah
- 12 E. Tapsoba
- 2 F. Medina
- 3 Miguel Gutiérrez
- 6 E. Fernández
- 24 Aleix García
- 9 Afonso Moreira
- 10 M. Tillman
- 30 I. Maza
- 14 P. Schick
Substitutes: J. Hofmann, T. Oermann, Lucas Vázquez, M. Culbreath, V. Boniface, J. Blaswich, E. Ben Seghir, L. Badé, R. Andrich
Key statistics
| Statistic | 1. FC Köln | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Expected goals | 1.59 | 1.75 |
| Possession | 38% | 62% |
| Total Shots | 12 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 8 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 5 |
| Blocked Shots | 2 | 1 |
| Corners | 2 | 6 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Fouls | 12 | 12 |
| Saves | 6 | 5 |
| Yellow Cards | 6 | 5 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Passes | 392 | 638 |
| Accurate passes | 342 | 573 |
Top-rated player
Aleix García (Bayer Leverkusen), rating 8.2
Bundesliga meetings since 2010-11
24 meetings: 1. FC Köln 7 wins, 4 draws, Bayer Leverkusen 13 wins. Goals 1. FC Köln 28, Bayer Leverkusen 44.
- 25 Apr 2026: 1. FC Köln 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen
- 13 Dec 2025: Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 1. FC Köln
- 3 Mar 2024: 1. FC Köln 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen
- 8 Oct 2023: Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 1. FC Köln
- 5 May 2023: Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 1. FC Köln
Historical results: openfootball (public domain).
Bundesliga table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern | 9 | 20 | 21 |
| 2 |  Dortmund | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 |  Freiburg | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 |  RB Leipzig | 9 | 14 | 18 |
| 5 |  Leverkusen | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 |  Bremen | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| ··· | ||||
| 15 |  1. FC Köln | 9 | -4 | 9 |
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