1. FC Köln 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen
1. FC Köln
1–2HT 0–1
Bayer Leverkusen
1. FC Köln played Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on 8 November 2026 at RheinEnergieStadion. The match finished 1–2.
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Goals and cards
- 7'Aleix García
- 34'Facundo Medina — Yellow card
- 40'Tom Krauß — Yellow card
- 46'Mikey Moore — Yellow card
- 52'Linton Maina — Yellow card
- 52'Afonso Moreira — Yellow card
- 53'Edmond Tapsoba — Yellow card
- 57'Joel Schmied — Yellow card
- 70'Borna Sosa — Yellow card
- 85'Patrik Schick (assist by Ibrahim Maza)
- 90+2'Said El Mala (assist by Malek El Mala)
- 90+5'Aleix García — Yellow card
- 90+5'Jahmai Simpson-Pusey — Yellow card
Line-ups
1. FC Köln 3-5-2
- M. Schwäbe
- J. Schmied
- Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
- T. Krauß
- S. Sebulonsen
- L. Maina
- Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
- M. Moore
- B. Sosa
- M. Bülter
- 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
- COACHES: René Wagner
Bayer Leverkusen 4-2-3-1
- M. Flekken
- J. Quansah
- E. Tapsoba
- F. Medina
- Miguel Gutiérrez
- E. Fernández
- Aleix García
- Afonso Moreira
- M. Tillman
- I. Maza
- P. Schick
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Hofmann
- T. Oermann
- Lucas Vázquez
- M. Culbreath
- V. Boniface
- J. Blaswich
- E. Ben Seghir
- L. Badé
- R. Andrich
- COACHES: Carles Martínez
Match statistics
| 1. FC Köln | Bayer Leverkusen | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.04 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.75 |
| 342 | Accurate passes | 575 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 10 | Free kicks | 12 |
| 6 | Shots on goal | 8 |
| 7 | Saves | 5 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 393 | Total passes | 639 |
| 12 | Total shots | 14 |
| 6 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 2 | Corners | 6 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 38% | Possession | 62% |