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Bundesliga - Germany logoBundesliga - GermanyMatchday 9

1. FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen 1-2

1. FC Köln crest1. FC Köln

1-2

FT

Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer Leverkusen
  • Said El Mala90+2'
  • Aleix García7'
  • Patrik Schick85'
Kick-off
Sun, 8 Nov 2026 · 14:30 (UTC)
Venue
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Referee
Felix Zwayer

Match timeline

  1. 90+5’Yellow cardBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenAleix García
  2. 90+5’Yellow card1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnJahmai Simpson-Pusey
  3. 90+2’Goal!1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnSaid El MalaAssist: Malek El Mala1 – 2
  4. 88’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenRobert Andrich ONIbrahim Maza OFF
  5. 88’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenLoïc Badé ONFacundo Medina OFF
  6. 85’Goal!Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenPatrik SchickAssist: Ibrahim Maza0 – 2
  7. 84’Substitution1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnAlessio Castro-Montes ONSebastian Soraas Sebulonsen OFF
  8. 84’Substitution1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnLuca Waldschmidt ONMikey Moore OFF
Show 13 earlier events
  1. 76’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenJonas Hofmann ONMalik Tillman OFF
  2. 75’Substitution1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnReigan Heskey ONLinton Maina OFF
  3. 75’Substitution1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnMalek El Mala ONMarius Bülter OFF
  4. 74’Substitution1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnÍsak Bergmann Jóhannesson ONTom Krauß OFF
  5. 70’Yellow card1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnBorna Sosa
  6. 57’Yellow card1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnJoel Schmied
  7. 53’Yellow cardBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenEdmond Tapsoba
  8. 52’Yellow cardBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenAfonso Moreira
  9. 52’Yellow card1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnLinton Maina
  10. 46’Yellow card1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnMikey Moore
  11. 40’Yellow card1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnTom Krauß
  12. 34’Yellow cardBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenFacundo Medina
  13. 7’Goal!Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenAleix García0 – 1
  14. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnBayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen crest
  • 38%Possession62%
  • 12Shots14
  • 1.04xG1.75
  • 6Shots on Target8
  • 2Corners6
  • 12Fouls12
  • 1Offsides0
  • 7Saves5
  • 393Passes639
  • 6Yellow Cards5

Lineups

Confirmed selections

1. FC Köln crest1. FC Köln3 - 5 - 2

  1. 1Schwäbe
  2. 2Schmied
  3. 22Simpson-Pusey
  4. 5Krauß
  5. 28Sebulonsen
  6. 37Maina
  7. 23Okon-Engstler
  8. 47Moore
  9. 3Sosa
  10. 30Bülter
  11. 10Mala

Substitutions

  1. 74’↑8 Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson↓5 T. Krauß
  2. 75’↑11 Reigan Heskey↓37 L. Maina
  3. 75’↑19 M. El Mala↓30 M. Bülter
  4. 84’↑17 A. Castro-Montes↓28 S. Sebulonsen
  5. 84’↑7 L. Waldschmidt↓47 M. Moore

Unused substitutes 24 L. Lochoshvili, 14 G. Mensah, 29 J. Thielmann, 20 R. Zieler

Coach René Wagner

Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer Leverkusen4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 1Flekken
  2. 4Quansah
  3. 12Tapsoba
  4. 2Medina
  5. 3Gutiérrez
  6. 6Fernández
  7. 24García
  8. 9Moreira
  9. 10Tillman
  10. 30Maza
  11. 14Schick

Substitutions

  1. 76’↑7 J. Hofmann↓10 M. Tillman
  2. 88’↑8 R. Andrich↓30 I. Maza
  3. 88’↑5 L. Badé↓2 F. Medina

Unused substitutes 15 T. Oermann, 17 Lucas Vázquez, 42 M. Culbreath, 22 V. Boniface, 28 J. Blaswich, 29 E. Ben Seghir

Coach Carles Martínez

Match facts

Competition
Bundesliga - Germany
Round
Matchday 9
Date
Sun, 8 Nov 2026
Kick-off
14:30 (UTC)
Venue
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Referee
Felix Zwayer
1. FC Köln coach
René Wagner
Bayer Leverkusen coach
Carles Martínez

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Bundesliga - Germany

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1Bayern München crestBayern München9630+2021
2Borussia Dortmund crestBorussia Dortmund9630+921
3SC Freiburg crestSC Freiburg9612+1019
4RB Leipzig crestRB Leipzig9603+1418
5Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer Leverkusen9513+316
151. FC Köln crest1. FC Köln9234-49

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  4. D
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  1. W
  2. W
  3. L
  4. L
  5. L

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Player ratings

  1. 1S. El Mala7.8
  2. 2M. Schwäbe7.8
  3. 3M. El Mala6.7
  4. 4Jahmai Simpson-Pusey6.6
  5. 5B. Sosa6.5
  6. 6S. Sebulonsen6.5
  7. 7Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler6.4
  8. 8T. Krauß6.3
  9. 9Reigan Heskey6.3
  10. 10M. Bülter6.2
  11. 11L. Waldschmidt6.1
  12. 12J. Schmied6.0
  13. 13A. Castro-Montes6.0
  14. 14Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson5.9
  15. 15L. Maina5.8
  16. 16M. Moore5.8
  17. 17L. Lochoshvili0.0
  18. 18G. Mensah0.0
  19. 19J. Thielmann0.0
  20. 20R. Zieler0.0
  1. 1Aleix García8.2
  2. 2P. Schick8.0
  3. 3M. Flekken8.0
  4. 4I. Maza7.7
  5. 5Miguel Gutiérrez7.4
  6. 6E. Fernández7.1
  7. 7J. Quansah7.0
  8. 8E. Tapsoba6.8
  9. 9F. Medina6.7
  10. 10L. Badé6.6
  11. 11R. Andrich6.5
  12. 12J. Hofmann6.5
  13. 13M. Tillman6.2
  14. 14Afonso Moreira6.2
  15. 15E. Ben Seghir0.0
  16. 16J. Blaswich0.0
  17. 17V. Boniface0.0
  18. 18M. Culbreath0.0
  19. 19T. Oermann0.0
  20. 20Lucas Vázquez0.0

Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.

MVP of the match

Aleix García
8.2

Aleix García

Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer Leverkusen

1
Goals
0
Assists

Rated 8.2, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 90 minutes.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

1. FC Köln crest1. FC Köln
W-D-L
1-2-2
Scored / match
0.8
Conceded / match
1.0
Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer Leverkusen
W-D-L
2-0-3
Scored / match
1.2
Conceded / match
1.8

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How the fans called it

  • 1. FC Köln crest1. FC Köln0%
  • Draw0%
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What happened

Match report

Bayer Leverkusen came from behind to beat 1. FC Köln 2-1 at RheinEnergieStadion, with Patrik Schick's late strike proving the difference after Said El Mala had set up a stoppage-time finish.

Aleix García put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 7th minute, and the visitors took that 1-0 lead into half-time. The first half also brought bookings for Facundo Medina on 34 minutes and Tom Krauß on 40.

The game stayed tight after the break. Yellow cards went to Mikey Moore, Afonso Moreira, Linton Maina, Edmond Tapsoba, Joel Schmied and Borna Sosa before 1. FC Köln made three changes across the 74th and 75th minutes, and two more on 84 minutes. Bayer Leverkusen responded with two substitutions on 76 minutes and two more on 88 minutes, then Schick made it 2-0 on 85 minutes from an assist by Ibrahim Maza. Malek El Mala, who came on in the 75th minute, provided the assist for Said El Mala's goal three minutes into stoppage time, but Köln did not have time to find an equaliser.

Bayer Leverkusen had 62% of the possession and 639 passes to Köln's 393. They also led in shots 14-12, shots on target 8-6, xG 1.75-1.04 and corners 6-2. Köln had seven saves to Leverkusen's five, while both sides finished with 12 fouls.

There were six yellow cards for Köln and five for Bayer Leverkusen. Facundo Medina, Tom Krauß, Mikey Moore, Linton Maina, Joel Schmied, Borna Sosa, Aleix García and Jahmai Simpson-Pusey were booked, with no red cards.

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Match record

Competition
Bundesliga - Germany
Round
Matchday 9
Kick-off
Venue
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Referee
Felix Zwayer
Match ID
cornerflick:match:1-fc-koln-vs-bayer-leverkusen-bundesliga-2026-11-08

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21 events

  1. 7’Goal!Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenAleix García0 – 1
  2. 34’Yellow cardBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenFacundo Medina
  3. 40’Yellow card1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnTom Krauß
  4. 46’Yellow card1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnMikey Moore
  5. 52’Yellow cardBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenAfonso Moreira
  6. 52’Yellow card1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnLinton Maina
  7. 53’Yellow cardBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenEdmond Tapsoba
  8. 57’Yellow card1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnJoel Schmied
  9. 70’Yellow card1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnBorna Sosa
  10. 74’Substitution1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnÍsak Bergmann Jóhannesson ONTom Krauß OFF
  11. 75’Substitution1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnReigan Heskey ONLinton Maina OFF
  12. 75’Substitution1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnMalek El Mala ONMarius Bülter OFF
  13. 76’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenJonas Hofmann ONMalik Tillman OFF
  14. 84’Substitution1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnAlessio Castro-Montes ONSebastian Soraas Sebulonsen OFF
  15. 84’Substitution1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnLuca Waldschmidt ONMikey Moore OFF
  16. 85’Goal!Bayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenPatrik SchickAssist: Ibrahim Maza0 – 2
  17. 88’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenRobert Andrich ONIbrahim Maza OFF
  18. 88’SubstitutionBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenLoïc Badé ONFacundo Medina OFF
  19. 90+2’Goal!1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnSaid El MalaAssist: Malek El Mala1 – 2
  20. 90+5’Yellow cardBayer Leverkusen crestBayer LeverkusenAleix García
  21. 90+5’Yellow card1. FC Köln crest1. FC KölnJahmai Simpson-Pusey