FC Copenhagen v Bayer Leverkusen result

Full-time · FC Copenhagen 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen

UEFA Champions League · Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:45 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: FC Copenhagen · Bayer Leverkusen

FC Copenhagen 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen — this UEFA Champions League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

FC Copenhagen and Bayer Leverkusen drew 2–2 in the UEFA Champions League on Thursday 18 September. FC Copenhagen have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions. Bayer Leverkusen have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

FC Copenhagen led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — FC Copenhagen: Jordan Larsson (9’, assisted by Elias Achouri), Robert (87’, assisted by R. Huescas) and an own goal by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (90’); Bayer Leverkusen: Álex Grimaldo (82’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: FC Copenhagen, from fewer shots (12 to 15), created the better chances, 1.89 xG to 1.21 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

Discipline

The bookings — FC Copenhagen: Marcos López (33’), Pantelis Hatzidiakos (44’) and Thomas Delaney (53’); Bayer Leverkusen: Lucas Vázquez (62’) and Edmond Tapsoba (89’).

What it changes

Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) 8.1, R. Huescas (FC Copenhagen) 6.6 and L. Lerager (FC Copenhagen) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

FC Copenhagen next travel to FK Crvena Zvezda on 22 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 FC Copenhagen: FK Crvena Zvezda v FC Copenhagen, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Bayer Leverkusen: OFI v Bayer Leverkusen, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: FC Copenhagen 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen · UEFA Champions League
Referee: A. Aghayev
Recent form: FC Copenhagen 2W 2D 1L · Bayer Leverkusen 2W 2D 1L

FC Copenhagen 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen (UEFA Champions League): 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.5 / 2.38

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.63 / 5

Corners

against 3.13 / 5 · 0 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 5.5

Shots on target

against 4.38 / 4.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.5 / 2.5

Cards

against 2.75 / 2.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 September 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	FC Copenhagen for / against	Line	Bayer Leverkusen for / against
Goals scored	2.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.63 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.25 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.5 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.13 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.5 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.75 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.63 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Aghayev.

FC Copenhagen

FC Copenhagen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. 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. Lerager n 8	78.9	3 8/7	1.3 8/1	—
Thomas Delaney n 8	62	2.7 7/5	1.5 4/3	—
G. Onugkha n 8	66.6	1.9 6/4	1.4 3/3	—
Andreas Cornelius n 8	52.5	1.9 6/3	1.7 4/2	—
Viktor Claesson n 8	29.3	1.9 4/1	1.5 3/1	—

FC Copenhagen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Onugkha n 8	66.6	3 8/5	2.4 6/3
Youssoufa Moukoko n 8	54.5	2.3 6/4	2.3 6/4
Elias Achouri n 8	67.9	2 5/4	1.2 4/2
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	75.5	1.6 5/5	0.9 4/2
Jordan Larsson n 8	69.4	1.6 6/3	1 5/1

FC Copenhagen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	75.5	0.4 3/0	0.7 3/2
Yoram\t Zague n 8	29.8	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
Thomas Delaney n 8	62	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Andreas Cornelius n 8	52.5	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1
Youssoufa Moukoko n 8	54.5	0.6 3/0	0 0/0

FC Copenhagen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Lerager n 8	78.9	4.1 8/7
Birger Meling n 8	52.1	3.5 6/4
Yoram\t Zague n 8	29.8	3.4 5/2
M. Mattsson n 8	66.1	2.7 6/5
Thomas Delaney n 8	62	2.5 7/4

FC Copenhagen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Dominik Kotarski n 8	90	3.2 7/5

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. 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
A. Adli n 8	41	2.7 7/3	1.6 4/2	—
A. Tape n 5	57	2.2 3/2	1.6 4/1	—
Christian Kofane n 8	44.8	2 4/3	1.5 5/1	—
J. Tah n 8	81.6	1.9 7/4	1 6/1	—
E. Buendía n 8	40.6	1.9 5/1	2.5 6/3	—

Bayer Leverkusen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Tillman n 8	70.8	2.9 6/5	1.3 5/3
P. Schick n 8	75.5	2.7 6/6	1.9 6/5
Christian Kofane n 8	44.8	2.5 5/4	1.5 4/2
A. Adli n 8	41	1.6 4/2	0.5 2/0
E. Buendía n 8	40.6	1.4 4/1	0.3 1/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Christian Kofane n 8	44.8	0.8 3/0	0.3 1/0
P. Schick n 8	75.5	1 5/2	0 0/0
M. Tillman n 8	70.8	0.8 4/1	0.2 1/0
Álex Grimaldo n 8	76.3	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0
N. Tella n 8	62.6	0 0/0	0.5 3/0

Bayer Leverkusen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Adli n 8	41	3.3 5/3
E. Buendía n 8	40.6	2.8 6/3
M. Tillman n 8	70.8	2.5 8/6
Piero Hincapié n 8	74.6	2.3 7/5
G. Xhaka n 8	88.5	1.8 8/5

Bayer Leverkusen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Kovář n 8	84.4	3.2 7/5
M. Flekken n 8	90	3.1 7/5
L. Hrádecký n 8	88.6	2.3 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
FC Copenhagen		Bayer Leverkusen
36%	Possession	64%
1.89	Expected goals (xG)	1.21
12	Shots	15
7	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	7
1	Blocked shots	4
7	Shots inside the box	6
4	Corners	5
14	Fouls	13
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	5
364	Passes	647
79%	Pass accuracy	89%

FC Copenhagen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Dominik Kotarski	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
R. Huescas	90	0	1	1	1	3	3	0	6.3
Gabriel Pereira	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6.6
Pantelis Hatzidiakos	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6
Marcos López	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.2
L. Lerager	90	0	0	1	1	1	4	0	7.3
Mohamed Elyounoussi	90	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	7.3
Jordan Larsson	79	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	8
Elias Achouri	79	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
Youssoufa Moukoko	69	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
Thomas Delaney	55	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	6.9
Mads Emil Madsen sub	35	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Viktor Claesson sub	21	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
Yoram\t Zague sub	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Robert sub	11	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3

Bayer Leverkusen player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Flekken	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
J. Quansah	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	7
E. Tapsoba	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
Lucas Vázquez	90	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.3
Álex Grimaldo	90	1	3	1	5	2	0	7.9
P. Schick	90	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.3
R. Andrich	88	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
L. Badé	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
E. Ben Seghir	67	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
E. Fernández	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Tillman	51	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Aleix García sub	39	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
I. Maza sub	39	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Echeverri sub	23	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
E. Poku sub	23	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
Christian Kofane sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

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

Recent form

FC CopenhagenDDWWL

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

Bayer LeverkusenDWLDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2025/26

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

FC Copenhagen#31 pos8 pts8 pl-9 GD

Bayer Leverkusen#16 pos12 pts8 pl-1 GD

Goals per game

FC Copenhagen scored1.5

Bayer Leverkusen scored1.63

FC Copenhagen conceded2.63

Bayer Leverkusen conceded1.75

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