FC Köln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
FC Köln
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Bayer 04 Leverkusen defeated FC Köln 2–1 on 8 November 2026 at RheinEnergieStadion in Bundesliga.
Lineups
FC Köln: (3-5-2) Marvin Schwäbe, Joël Schmied, Borna Sosa, Tom Krauß, Saïd El Mala, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Paul Okon-Engstler, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Marius Bülter, Linton Maina, Mikey Moore.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: (4-2-3-1) Mark Flekken, Facundo Medina, Miguel Gutiérrez, Jarell Quansah, Equi Fernández, Afonso Moreira, Malik Tillman, Edmond Tapsoba, Patrik Schick, Aleix García, Ibrahim Maza.
Substitutions
FC Köln: Ísak Jóhannesson for Tom Krauß, Reigan Heskey for Linton Maina, Malek El Mala for Marius Bülter, Alessio Castro-Montes for Sebastian Sebulonsen, Luca Waldschmidt for Mikey Moore.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Jonas Hofmann for Malik Tillman, Robert Andrich for Ibrahim Maza, Loïc Badé for Facundo Medina.
Sidelined players
FC Köln: Timo Hübers, Thijs Dallinga, Rav van den Berg, Ellyes Skhiri, Imad Rondic.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Kennet Eichhorn, Guéla Doué, Christian Kofane, Martin Terrier, Moussa Diaby, Nathan Tella.
Match statistics
FC Köln had 38% of the possession, compared with 62% for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
FC Köln registered 12 shots, with 6 on target. Bayer 04 Leverkusen had 14 shots, with 8 on target.
FC Köln won 2 corners, while Bayer 04 Leverkusen won 6.
Top players
FC Köln: Saïd El Mala scored 1 goal, Malek El Mala provided 1 assist, and Marvin Schwäbe was the highest-rated player (7.4).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Patrik Schick scored 1 goal, Ibrahim Maza provided 1 assist, and Aleix García was the highest-rated player (8.4).