1. FC Köln v Bayer Leverkusen result

Full-time · 1. FC Köln 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen

Bundesliga · Sun, 03 Mar 2024 14:30 GMT

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: 1. FC Köln · Bayer Leverkusen · Head-to-head

1. FC Köln 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen — Bayer Leverkusen won this Bundesliga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bayer Leverkusen won 2–0 at 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga on Sunday 3 March. Bayer Leverkusen have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Bayer Leverkusen led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Bayer Leverkusen: Jeremie Frimpong (37’) and Álex Grimaldo (73’, assisted by A. Adli). Jan Thielmann (14’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: 1. FC Köln 1.00, Bayer Leverkusen 1.59, from 6 shots to 17 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

T. Stieler showed four yellow cards and one red — against 4.0 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — 1. FC Köln: Dejan Ljubičić (16’) and Eric Martel (30’); Bayer Leverkusen: Jeremie Frimpong (23’) and Josip Stanišić (59’).

What it changes

1. FC Köln are winless in their last four matches in all competitions. Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in at least their last 15 matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) 6.7, Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 5.8 and Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen) 4.9 led the match.

Next up

1. FC Köln next host FC Schalke 04 on 24 October 2026.

Bayer Leverkusen next travel to OFI on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for 1. FC Köln: 1. FC Köln v FC Schalke 04, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Bayer Leverkusen: OFI v Bayer Leverkusen, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: 1. FC Köln 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen · Bundesliga
Referee: T. Stieler
Head-to-head (last 6): 1. FC Köln 2 · draws 1 · Bayer Leverkusen 3 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: 1. FC Köln 1W 3D 1L · Bayer Leverkusen 5W 0D 0L

1. FC Köln 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 2

Goals

against 1.38 / 0.75 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 7.43

Corners

against 6.4 / 2.71 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.8 / 6.43

Shots on target

against 4.6 / 3.43 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.2 / 2.29

Cards

against 2.6 / 2.57 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 February 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 February 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	1. FC Köln for / against	Line	Bayer Leverkusen for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 6.4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	7.43 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.6 for · 12.2 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	19.86 for · 7.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.8 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	6.43 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.2 for · 12.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	10.29 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.2 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.29 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: T. Stieler.

1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Uth n 8	33.4	2.4 3/2	3 4/4	—
E. Martel n 8	86	2.1 6/5	1.7 7/4	—
J. Thielmann n 8	85.3	2.1 8/4	1.3 5/3	—
F. Alidou n 8	39.3	2 5/2	2 4/2	—
F. Dietz n 8	20.3	1.7 2/1	0.6 1/0	—

1. FC Köln — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Adamyan n 8	13.1	2.6 2/1	1.7 2/0
L. Waldschmidt n 8	53.8	2.3 6/3	1.3 5/1
J. Diehl n 5	30.8	2.3 4/0	1.2 2/0
F. Dietz n 8	20.3	2.2 3/1	0 0/0
F. Alidou n 8	39.3	2 4/2	1.4 4/1

1. FC Köln — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Alidou n 8	39.3	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
D. Selke n 8	70.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
D. Ljubičić n 8	72.9	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
F. Kainz n 8	64.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
L. Maina n 8	49.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

1. FC Köln — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Max Finkgräfe n 8	88.5	3.8 8/7
E. Martel n 8	86	3.3 8/6
J. Christensen n 8	37.5	3 4/2
R. Carstensen n 8	61.5	2.7 5/4
L. Kilian n 8	64.8	2.6 7/5

1. FC Köln — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Schwäbe n 8	90	3.1 7/7

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Mbamba n 8	18.1	2.5 2/1	3.1 3/1	—
G. Puerta n 8	26.4	2.1 3/1	1.3 3/0	—
N. Tella n 8	43.5	1.8 4/3	2.1 7/1	—
P. Schick n 8	65.1	1.6 5/3	1.4 4/2	—
J. Tah n 8	83.3	1.4 6/2	0.1 1/0	—

Bayer Leverkusen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Hložek n 8	24.4	2.8 4/2	0.9 2/0
N. Tella n 8	43.5	2.3 5/3	2.1 5/3
Jeremie Frimpong n 8	72.4	2.2 7/5	0.9 5/1
P. Schick n 8	65.1	2.2 7/4	1 4/1
N. Amiri n 8	73.8	2 7/5	1.1 5/2

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Tella n 8	43.5	0.8 2/1	0.5 2/0
N. Mbamba n 8	18.1	0 0/0	1.2 2/0
Álex Grimaldo n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0.6 4/1
Jeremie Frimpong n 8	72.4	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
P. Schick n 8	65.1	0.7 2/1	0 0/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Palacios n 8	86.1	3.4 8/8
G. Puerta n 8	26.4	3.4 4/3
J. Stanišić n 8	90	2.9 7/6
N. Mbamba n 8	18.1	2.5 2/1
A. Hložek n 8	24.4	2.3 3/1

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Kovář n 8	90	3.4 6/5
L. Hrádecký n 8	90	2.4 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
1. FC Köln		Bayer Leverkusen
22%	Possession	78%
1.00	Expected goals (xG)	1.59
6	Shots	17
0	Shots on target	5
4	Shots off target	7
2	Blocked shots	5
6	Shots inside the box	11
1	Corners	9
2	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	0
3	Saves	0
238	Passes	834
72%	Pass accuracy	91%

1. FC Köln player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Schwäbe	90	0	0	0	0	7
R. Carstensen	90	0	2	2	0	7.2
T. Hubers	90	1	0	3	0	7
J. Chabot	90	0	0	1	0	6.9
Max Finkgräfe	90	0	1	4	0	6.3
D. Ljubičić	90	1	0	1	Y	6.3
L. Maina	83	0	1	0	0	6.6
F. Alidou	82	1	2	1	0	6.5
E. Martel	82	0	0	1	Y	6.3
S. Adamyan	65	1	0	0	0	6.7
J. Thielmann	14	0	0	0	R	3
L. Paqarada sub	21	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Huseinbašić sub	10	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Schmitz sub	8	0	0	2	0	6.9
S. Tigges sub	8	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Diehl sub	4	0	0	0	0	–

Bayer Leverkusen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Hrádecký	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Stanišić	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	7.2
J. Tah	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
R. Andrich	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
Álex Grimaldo	90	1	0	6	1	3	0	0	8.3
F. Wirtz	90	0	0	3	3	1	2	0	8.3
G. Xhaka	82	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.7
Piero Hincapié	79	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
J. Hofmann	65	0	0	1	0	4	2	0	7.9
P. Schick	65	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
Jeremie Frimpong	45	1	0	1	1	0	2	Y	7.5
N. Tella sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Borja Iglesias sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Adli sub	25	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7
E. Tapsoba sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
E. Palacios sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind 1. FC Köln v Bayer Leverkusen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

1. FC KölnDWDLD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Bayer LeverkusenWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

1. FC Köln 2 · 1 draw · Bayer Leverkusen 3 · 2.83 goals/game

2023-10-08 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Köln
2023-05-05 Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 1. FC Köln
2022-11-09 1. FC Köln 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen
2022-03-13 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 1. FC Köln
2021-10-24 1. FC Köln 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen
2021-04-17 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Köln

League standing · 2025/26

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

1. FC Köln#14 pos32 pts34 pl-14 GD

Bayer Leverkusen#1 pos90 pts34 pl+65 GD

Goals per game

1. FC Köln scored1.44

Bayer Leverkusen scored2.62

1. FC Köln conceded1.85

Bayer Leverkusen conceded0.71

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What is the head-to-head record between 1. FC Köln and Bayer Leverkusen?: In their last 6 meetings, 1. FC Köln won 2, Bayer Leverkusen won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of 1. FC Köln and Bayer Leverkusen?: Recent form — 1. FC Köln 1W 3D 1L; Bayer Leverkusen 5W 0D 0L.

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