Last meeting, 25 April 2026: FC Köln – Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1:2
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Patrik Schick: 2 goals. Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won the last 3 meetings.
Match Centre: Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Köln
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Sat 13 Mar
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FC Köln
Wed 28 Oct · DFB Pokalat home
Bayer 04 Leverkusen5:2Nürnberg
Tapsoba 41', 49'Schick 70' (p)Hofmann 78'Vázquez 89'
Lubach 13'Haugen 30'
Sun 25 Oct · Bundesligaaway
TSG Hoffenheim3:0Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Kramaric 79' (p)Prass 89'Moerstedt 90+5'
Sun 18 Oct · Bundesligaat home
Bayer 04 Leverkusen2:1SC Freiburg
Maza 19'Schick 76'
Scherhant 14'
Thu 15 Oct · Europa Leagueaway
Lech Poznań0:4Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Schick 29' (p), 41' (p)Tillman 32'Maza 88'
Tue 27 Oct · DFB Pokalat home
FC Köln5:0FC Union Berlin
El Mala 32', 60'Maina 51'Jóhannesson 78'Sebulonsen 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln2:1Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jóhannesson 26'El Mala 67'
Scally 39'
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Stadium: BayArena, Leverkusen
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Patrik Schick: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches
Goals4
xG2.52
Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.5).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen score 2.6 goals per match
Bayer 04 Leverkusen2.6
FC Köln1.6
Last 5 matches in all competitions. FC Köln score 1.6.
Players to watch
Bundesliga, this season.
Patrik Schick
Bayer 04 Leverkusen · forward
6goals
2assists
7.50avg rating
Last match, TSG Hoffenheim: rating 6.7.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is Bayer 04 Leverkusen at home and FC Köln away, as in this match.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
all matches · 10
8W1D1L2.7scored per match1.1conceded per match
at home · 10
7W1D2L2.7scored per match1.2conceded per match
away · 10
6W1D3L2.2scored per match1.5conceded per match
- 28 Oct NürnbergHDFB Pokal 5:2W
- 25 Oct TSG HoffenheimABundesliga 3:0L
- 22 Oct OFIAEuropa League 0:2W
- 18 Oct SC FreiburgHBundesliga 2:1W
- 15 Oct Lech PoznańAEuropa League 0:4W
- 10 Oct FSV Mainz 05ABundesliga 3:4W
- 20 Sep RB LeipzigHBundesliga 2:0W
- 16 Sep CeljeHEuropa League 2:0W
- 12 Sep FC AugsburgABundesliga 2:2D
- 5 Sep FC Union BerlinHBundesliga 4:0W
- 29 Aug ElversbergABundesliga 3:2L
- 22 Aug Wehen WiesbadenADFB Pokal 0:4W
- 16 May Hamburger SVHBundesliga 1:1D
- 9 May VfB StuttgartABundesliga 3:1L
- 2 May RB LeipzigHBundesliga 4:1W
- 25 Apr FC KölnABundesliga 1:2W
- 22 Apr FC Bayern MünchenHDFB Pokal 0:2L
- 18 Apr FC AugsburgHBundesliga 1:2L
- 11 Apr Borussia DortmundABundesliga 0:1W
- 4 Apr VfL WolfsburgHBundesliga 6:3W
Wed 28 Oct · DFB Pokalat home
Bayer 04 Leverkusen5:2Nürnberg
Tapsoba 41', 49'Schick 70' (p)Hofmann 78'Vázquez 89'
Lubach 13'Haugen 30'
Sun 25 Oct · Bundesligaaway
TSG Hoffenheim3:0Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Kramaric 79' (p)Prass 89'Moerstedt 90+5'
Sun 18 Oct · Bundesligaat home
Bayer 04 Leverkusen2:1SC Freiburg
Maza 19'Schick 76'
Scherhant 14'
Thu 15 Oct · Europa Leagueaway
Lech Poznań0:4Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Schick 29' (p), 41' (p)Tillman 32'Maza 88'
Sat 10 Oct · Bundesligaaway
FSV Mainz 053:4Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Caci 33', 42'Hollerbach 90+2'
Andrich 5'Schick 9'Quansah 55'Diaby 65'
Sun 20 Sep · Bundesligaat home
Bayer 04 Leverkusen2:0RB Leipzig
Schick 44'Gutiérrez 57'
Wed 16 Sep · Europa Leagueat home
Bayer 04 Leverkusen2:0Celje
Seslar 15' (og)Medina 74'
Sat 12 Sep · Bundesligaaway
FC Augsburg2:2Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Gregoritsch 50', 55'
Kofane 18'Schick 89'
Sat 5 Sep · Bundesligaat home
Bayer 04 Leverkusen4:0FC Union Berlin
Fernández 1'Medina 28'Schick 48'Maza 66'
Sat 29 Aug · Bundesligaaway
Elversberg3:2Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Petkov 8'Campbell 9'Mokwa 46'
Schick 77'Kofane 90+1'
Sat 22 Aug · DFB Pokalaway
Wehen Wiesbaden0:4Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Schick 43'Vázquez 47'Tella 69'Kofane 79'
Sat 16 May · Bundesligaat home
Bayer 04 Leverkusen1:1Hamburger SV
Quansah 78'
Vieira 61'
Sat 9 May · Bundesligaaway
VfB Stuttgart3:1Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Demirovic 5'Mittelstädt 45+7' (p)Undav 58'
García 1'
Sat 2 May · Bundesligaat home
Bayer 04 Leverkusen4:1RB Leipzig
Schick 25', 76', 89'Tella 45'
Baumgartner 80'
Sat 25 Apr · Bundesligaaway
FC Köln1:2Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Waldschmidt 77'
Schick 43' (p), 52'
Wed 22 Apr · DFB Pokalat home
Bayer 04 Leverkusen0:2FC Bayern München
Kane 22'Díaz 90+3'
Sat 18 Apr · Bundesligaat home
Bayer 04 Leverkusen1:2FC Augsburg
Schick 12'
Rieder 15', 90+7' (p)
Sat 4 Apr · Bundesligaat home
Bayer 04 Leverkusen6:3VfL Wolfsburg
Grimaldo 30' (p), 44'Schick 53' (p)Tapsoba 68'Maza 73'Tillman 90+6'
Wind 16'Maehle 31'Eriksen 38' (p)
FC Köln
all matches · 10
4W2D4L1.6scored per match1.7conceded per match
at home · 10
4W3D3L2.0scored per match1.5conceded per match
away · 10
1W4D5L1.1scored per match2.1conceded per match
- 27 Oct FC Union BerlinHDFB Pokal 5:0W
- 24 Oct Schalke 04HBundesliga 0:0D
- 16 Oct Eintracht FrankfurtABundesliga 1:0L
- 11 Oct Borussia MönchengladbachHBundesliga 2:1W
- 19 Sep Hamburger SVABundesliga 2:1L
- 12 Sep Werder BremenHBundesliga 1:1D
- 4 Sep VfB StuttgartABundesliga 4:1L
- 29 Aug TSG HoffenheimHBundesliga 3:2W
- 24 Aug Würzburger KickersADFB Pokal 1:2W
- 16 May FC Bayern MünchenABundesliga 5:1L
- 10 May HeidenheimHBundesliga 1:3L
- 2 May FC Union BerlinABundesliga 2:2D
- 25 Apr Bayer 04 LeverkusenHBundesliga 1:2L
- 17 Apr St. PauliABundesliga 1:1D
- 12 Apr Werder BremenHBundesliga 3:1W
- 5 Apr Eintracht FrankfurtABundesliga 2:2D
- 21 Mar Borussia MönchengladbachHBundesliga 3:3D
- 14 Mar Hamburger SVABundesliga 1:1D
- 7 Mar Borussia DortmundHBundesliga 1:2L
- 27 Feb FC AugsburgABundesliga 2:0L
Tue 27 Oct · DFB Pokalat home
FC Köln5:0FC Union Berlin
El Mala 32', 60'Maina 51'Jóhannesson 78'Sebulonsen 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln2:1Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jóhannesson 26'El Mala 67'
Scally 39'
Fri 4 Sep · Bundesligaaway
VfB Stuttgart4:1FC Köln
El Khannouss 39'Prömel 60'Demirovic 75'Vagnoman 90'
Hendriks 81'
Sat 29 Aug · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln3:2TSG Hoffenheim
El Mala 51'Dallinga 72', 82'
Daghim 27'Kabak 67'
Mon 24 Aug · DFB Pokalaway
Würzburger Kickers1:2FC Köln
Abrangao 18'
Jóhannesson 62', 77'
Sat 16 May · Bundesligaaway
FC Bayern München5:1FC Köln
Kane 10', 13', 69'Bischof 22'Jackson 83'
El Mala 18'
Sun 10 May · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln1:3Heidenheim
Bülter 10'
Schöppner 8', 72'Ibrahimovic 28'
Sat 2 May · Bundesligaaway
FC Union Berlin2:2FC Köln
Rothe 73'Burcu 89'
Bülter 33'El Mala 61'
Sat 25 Apr · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln1:2Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Waldschmidt 77'
Schick 43' (p), 52'
Sun 12 Apr · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln3:1Werder Bremen
El Mala 7' (p)Ache 65'Backhaus 90+7' (og)
Schmid 75' (p)
Sun 5 Apr · Bundesligaaway
Eintracht Frankfurt2:2FC Köln
Burkardt 66'Kalimuendo 69'
Kamiński 70'Castro-Montes 83'
Sat 21 Mar · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln3:3Borussia Mönchengladbach
El Mala 4'Ache 7'Martel 84'
Castrop 1', 60'Sander 20'
Sat 7 Mar · Bundesligaat home
FC Köln1:2Borussia Dortmund
Kamiński 88'
Guirassy 16'Beier 60'
Head to head
3 meetings since 2025.
Last time · 25 Apr 2026 · Bundesliga
FC Köln 1:2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Waldschmidt 77' · Schick 43' (k), 52'. Bayer 04 Leverkusen: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.
3wins
0wins
0 draws3.3 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 3
- 25 Apr 2026Bundesliga FC Köln1:2Bayer 04 Leverkusen Waldschmidt 77' · Schick 43' (k), 52' Details
- 13 Dec 2025Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen2:0FC Köln Terrier 66' · Andrich 72' Details
- 5 Feb 2025DFB Pokal Bayer 04 Leverkusen3:2FC Köln Schick 61', 90+6' · Boniface 98' · Downs 45+10' · Maina 54' Details
2wins
0wins
0 draws3.5 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
1wins
0wins
0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 1
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Bayer 04 Leverkusen (4-2-3-1, last: Nürnberg) · FC Köln (3-1-4-2, last: FC Union Berlin).
JBBlaswich
LVVázquez
ETTapsoba
FMMedina
MGGutiérrez
RAAndrich
AGGarcía
JHHofmann
MTTillman
AMMoreira
NTTella
MSSchwäbe
JSSchmied
JPSimpson-Pusey
TKKrauß
PEOkon-Engstler
AMCastro-Montes
LMMaina
MMMoore
BSSosa
MBBülter
SMEl Mala
Bayer 04 LeverkusenFC Köln
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
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What this match changes in the season Derby
Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Köln are rivals.
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Bayer 04 LeverkusenFC Köln
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- Kick-off
- Sat 13 MarTime TBD
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- BayArena Leverkusen · show map
- Rest
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 135 days · FC Köln 136 days Both last played: DFB Pokal
- Table
- 4. Bayer 04 Leverkusen (13 pts) and 12. FC Köln (8 pts) Matchday 26 of 34