FC Köln 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: result and report
Bundesliga · Saturday 25 April 2026
Result
FC Köln 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bundesliga · Saturday 25 April 2026, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-1
FC Köln 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: match report
FC Köln were beaten by Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 25 April 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Patrik Schick opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. FC Köln's goal came from Luca Waldschmidt (77'). Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored through Patrik Schick (43', penalty) and Patrik Schick (52').
Discipline: FC Köln received 1 yellow card; Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game FC Köln were 12th on 31 points from 30 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6th on 52 points from 30. FC Köln went on to finish that season 14th with 32 points, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6th with 59.
FC Köln lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Janis Blaswich of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8.1), level with Patrik Schick (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 FC Köln wins, 1 draw and 7 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Key events
- 10'Yellow card · Edmond Tapsoba
- 43'Penalty goal · Patrik Schick
- 45'Yellow card · Ísak Jóhannesson
- 52'Goal · Patrik Schick
- 77'Goal · Luca Waldschmidt
- 90+5'Yellow card · Janis Blaswich
Head-to-head
Team news
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FC Köln line-up (4-2-3-1)
Marvin Schwäbe, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Cenk Özkacar, Kristoffer Lund, Ísak Jóhannesson, Eric Martel, Linton Maina, Jakub Kamiński, Marius Bülter, Saïd El Mala
Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (3-4-2-1)
Janis Blaswich, Jarell Quansah, Robert Andrich, Edmond Tapsoba, Montrell Culbreath, Exequiel Palacios, Aleix García, Alejandro Grimaldo, Ibrahim Maza, Nathan Tella, Patrik Schick