Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Köln result

Full-time · Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Köln

Bundesliga · Sun, 08 Oct 2023 14:30 BST · BayArena

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

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

Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Köln — Bayer Leverkusen won this Bundesliga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bayer Leverkusen beat 1. FC Köln 3–0 at BayArena in the Bundesliga on Sunday 8 October. Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in all competitions. 1. FC Köln are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions.

The goals

Bayer Leverkusen led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Bayer Leverkusen: Jonas Hofmann (22’, assisted by Florian Wirtz), Jeremie Frimpong (32’, assisted by Álex Grimaldo) and Victor Boniface (67’, assisted by Jonas Hofmann).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Bayer Leverkusen 3.27, 1. FC Köln 1.41, from 23 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

F. Zwayer showed three yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Bayer Leverkusen: Jeremie Frimpong (23’), Edmond Tapsoba (45+3’) and Jonathan Tah (61’).

What it changes

Bayer Leverkusen have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen) 10.2, Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen) 8.4 and Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 6.5 led the match.

Next up

Bayer Leverkusen next travel to OFI on 22 October 2026.

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

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

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

The numbers

Result: Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Köln · Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena · Leverkusen
Referee: F. Zwayer
Head-to-head (last 6): Bayer Leverkusen 3 · draws 1 · 1. FC Köln 2 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Bayer Leverkusen 4W 1D 0L · 1. FC Köln 0W 1D 4L

Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Köln (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

3.25 / 1

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.75 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.29 / 6.5

Corners

against 4.29 / 5.33 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

7.43 / 4.17

Shots on target

against 4.57 / 4.33 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.71 / 2

Cards

against 1.71 / 2.33 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 October 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 October 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bayer Leverkusen for / against	Line	1. FC Köln for / against
Goals scored	3.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.29 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 5.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	16.14 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12.83 for · 13.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	7.43 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.17 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.86 for · 9.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.17 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2023. 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
Arthur n 6	29	4.7 2/2	1 1/1	—
A. Hložek n 8	19.1	2.4 4/0	1.2 2/0	—
Piero Hincapié n 8	58.6	1.9 5/3	1.2 4/2	—
N. Tella n 8	56	1.8 3/3	2.6 6/3	—
E. Palacios n 8	75.1	1.6 6/2	3.6 7/7	—

Bayer Leverkusen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
V. Boniface n 8	75.6	5.1 7/6	2.7 7/5
A. Adli n 8	36.1	2.5 4/1	1.2 2/1
A. Hložek n 8	19.1	2.4 3/1	1.8 3/0
J. Hofmann n 8	72	2.3 7/4	1.6 5/3
N. Tella n 8	56	2.2 7/2	1.6 6/1

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Adli n 8	36.1	0.6 2/0	0.9 3/0
V. Boniface n 8	75.6	1 4/3	0.4 3/0
A. Hložek n 8	19.1	0.6 1/0	0.6 1/0
J. Hofmann n 8	72	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
Jeremie Frimpong n 8	71.9	0.3 2/0	0.5 2/1

Bayer Leverkusen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Mbamba n 5	24.4	3.7 3/1
E. Palacios n 8	75.1	3.1 7/6
Álex Grimaldo n 8	80.6	2.9 6/5
N. Amiri n 8	22.9	2.5 3/2
G. Xhaka n 8	85.9	2.1 7/6

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Hrádecký n 8	90	2.6 5/4

1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2023. 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
L. Waldschmidt n 8	48.8	2.5 5/4	0.9 3/1	—
D. Huseinbašić n 8	36.1	2.2 4/2	1.2 3/1	—
F. Alidou n 8	21.1	2.1 3/1	2.1 4/0	—
D. Ljubičić n 8	79.4	2 8/4	0.3 2/0	—
D. Selke n 8	63	1.8 5/3	1.4 5/2	—

1. FC Köln — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2023. 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	27	2.5 4/1	2.1 3/1
L. Waldschmidt n 8	48.8	2.3 4/3	0.9 3/1
D. Selke n 8	63	2.1 6/4	0.9 4/1
Max Finkgräfe n 3	18.7	1.6 1/0	0 0/0
S. Tigges n 8	36.9	1.5 4/1	0.6 2/0

1. FC Köln — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Kainz n 8	74.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
D. Selke n 8	63	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
J. Thielmann n 8	27.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
S. Adamyan n 8	27	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
S. Tigges n 8	36.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

1. FC Köln — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Hector n 8	90	4.3 8/8
R. Carstensen n 5	70.6	3.3 5/4
Max Finkgräfe n 3	18.7	3.2 1/1
F. Alidou n 8	21.1	2.7 3/2
J. Chabot n 8	88.6	2.5 7/5

1. FC Köln — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Schwäbe n 8	90	2.6 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bayer Leverkusen		1. FC Köln
64%	Possession	36%
3.27	Expected goals (xG)	1.41
23	Shots	7
10	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	3
9	Blocked shots	1
15	Shots inside the box	6
11	Corners	4
2	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	7
3	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	7
740	Passes	413
92%	Pass accuracy	81%

Bayer Leverkusen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Hrádecký	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
O. Kossounou	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Tah	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	7.3
E. Palacios	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.9
G. Xhaka	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7.7
Álex Grimaldo	90	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	8.3
J. Hofmann	88	1	1	1	1	8	0	0	9.3
Jeremie Frimpong	81	1	0	2	2	2	1	Y	7.6
V. Boniface	81	1	0	4	3	2	0	0	7.5
E. Tapsoba	71	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.2
F. Wirtz	71	0	1	5	3	2	1	0	7.9
Piero Hincapié sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Adli sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
N. Tella sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Hložek sub	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
G. Puerta sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

1. FC Köln player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Schwäbe	90	0	0	0	0	7.9
T. Hubers	90	0	0	0	2	6.9
J. Chabot	90	2	0	0	1	6.9
L. Paqarada	90	0	0	3	1	7.2
D. Ljubičić	90	1	0	1	1	6.3
F. Kainz	90	0	0	1	2	6.9
R. Carstensen	89	0	0	0	3	6.5
D. Selke	89	0	0	0	0	6.7
E. Martel	75	2	2	0	1	6.2
D. Huseinbašić	75	0	0	0	3	6.5
F. Alidou	62	0	0	0	2	6.5
Max Finkgräfe sub	28	1	1	0	0	6.2
Mathias Olesen sub	15	0	0	1	0	6.7
S. Tigges sub	15	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Kilian sub	1	0	0	0	0	–
D. Downs sub	1	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

Bayer LeverkusenDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 3 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

1. FC KölnLDLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

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

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
2020-12-16 1. FC Köln 0–4 Bayer Leverkusen

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bayer Leverkusen#1 pos90 pts34 pl+65 GD

1. FC Köln#14 pos32 pts34 pl-14 GD

Goals per game

Bayer Leverkusen scored2.62

1. FC Köln scored1.44

Bayer Leverkusen conceded0.71

1. FC Köln conceded1.85

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Köln?: In their last 6 meetings, Bayer Leverkusen won 3, 1. FC Köln won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Köln?: Recent form — Bayer Leverkusen 4W 1D 0L; 1. FC Köln 0W 1D 4L.

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