Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: result and report

Bundesliga · Wednesday 26 September 2018

Result

Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga · Wednesday 26 September 2018, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: match report

Fortuna Düsseldorf lost to Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-2 in the Bundesliga on Wednesday 26 September 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.

Kevin Volland opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Fortuna Düsseldorf's goal came from Rouwen Hennings (90+4', penalty). Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored through Kevin Volland (50') and Kevin Volland (60').

Discipline: Fortuna Düsseldorf received 2 yellow cards; Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Fortuna Düsseldorf were 11th on 5 points from 4 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 15th on 3 points from 4. Fortuna Düsseldorf went on to finish that season 10th with 44 points, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4th with 58.

Fortuna Düsseldorf lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Dominik Kohr of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8.5), ahead of M. Sobottka (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Fortuna Düsseldorf wins, 0 draws and 2 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 42'Yellow card · Kaan AyhanFortuna Düsseldorf
  • 42'Yellow card · L. BaileyBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 42'Yellow card · Kai HavertzBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 50'Goal · Kevin VollandBayer 04 Leverkusen · 0-1
  • 60'Goal · Kevin VollandBayer 04 Leverkusen · 0-2
  • 73'Yellow card · Alfredo MoralesFortuna Düsseldorf
  • 90+4'Penalty goal · Rouwen HenningsFortuna Düsseldorf · 1-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Fortuna Düsseldorf 0, draws 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.

Team news

Fortuna Düsseldorf line-up (4-1-4-1)

Michael Rensing, Matthias Zimmermann, Kaan Ayhan, Marcin Kamiński, Niko Gießelmann, M. Sobottka, Jean Zimmer, Kevin Stöger, Alfredo Morales, Benito Raman, Rouwen Hennings

Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Lukas Hradecky, Tin Jedvaj, Jonathan Tah, Sven Bender, Wendell, Dominik Kohr, Lars Bender, Kevin Volland, Kai Havertz, Leon Bailey, Isaac Kiese Thelin