Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Köln

Bayer Leverkusen

2 - 0

1. FC Köln

🕒 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 17:30 Europe/London 📍 BayArena 🧑‍⚖️ Harm Osmers 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Bayer Leverkusen 6 · 1. FC Köln 14

Referee Stats

Harm Osmers

13 matches · 3.77 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.77
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.46
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	69%
Draws	23%
Away wins	8%

How the match was won

Bayer Leverkusen outshot their opponent (17-5).
Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (61%).
Bayer Leverkusen had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bayer Leverkusen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-4

Goals For / Against

38 / 19

Avg: 2.24 / 1.12

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

1. FC Köln (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-7-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 33

Avg: 1.12 / 1.94

Points

Avg: 0.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.82

PPG

0.76

2.24

1.12

1.94

53%

O2.5

53%

65%

BTTS

71%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Bayer Leverkusen rank6th

1. FC Köln rank14th

Bayer Leverkusen points59

1. FC Köln points32

Bayer Leverkusen: #6 · 59 pts · GD +21

14 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1. FC Köln: #14 · 32 pts · GD -14

41 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bayer Leverkusen last 5 home

D W L W D

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals13-8

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

1. FC Köln last 5 away

L D D D D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals7-11

Record0-4-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

1. FC Köln trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Bayer Leverkusen score at home100%

Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet at home35%

1. FC Köln score away82%

1. FC Köln clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Bayer Leverkusen score first71%

Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first67%

1. FC Köln score first24%

1. FC Köln win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bayer Leverkusen 60% · 1. FC Köln 38%

Avg first goal minute: Bayer Leverkusen 21.1' · 1. FC Köln 36.0'

Vs league average

Bayer Leverkusen score at home2.24 vs 1.78

Bayer Leverkusen concede at home1.12 vs 1.46

1. FC Köln score away1.12 vs 1.46

1. FC Köln concede away1.94 vs 1.78

Bayer Leverkusen score 26% above league average, while 1. FC Köln score 23% below league average.

Defensive side: Bayer Leverkusen are 23% below league average at home, and 1. FC Köln are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

0-15 8

31-45 7

16-30 6

61-75 6

46-60 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

1. FC Köln goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

16-30 4

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

31-45 8

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 3

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

577

369

Passes Accurate

508

289

Passes %

88%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' E. Martel

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Huseinbašić

1st substitution · For: C. Özkacar

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Waldschmidt

2nd substitution · For: L. Maina

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Bülter

3rd substitution · For: R. Ache

51'

51' Arthur

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ E. Poku

1st substitution · For: N. Tella

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Hofmann

2nd substitution · For: M. Terrier

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Terrier

Normal Goal · Assist: Arthur

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. Andrich

Normal Goal · Assist: Aleix García

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ S. El Mala

4th substitution · For: K. Lund

74'

74' J. Quansah

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Aleix García

3rd substitution · For: L. Badé

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Christian Kofane

4th substitution · For: A. Sarco

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ E. Martel

5th substitution · For: Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ M. Tillman

5th substitution · For: J. Belocian

Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Köln 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bayer Leverkusen beat 1. FC Köln 2-0 on Saturday, 13 December 2025 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Harm Osmers. It was played at BayArena.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. E. Martel received a yellow card for 1. FC Köln at 5'.

Second half: 1. FC Köln made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Huseinbašić replacing C. Özkacar. 1. FC Köln made their 2nd substitution at 46', with L. Waldschmidt replacing L. Maina. 1. FC Köln made their 3rd substitution at 46', with M. Bülter replacing R. Ache. Arthur received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 51'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 62', with E. Poku replacing N. Tella. Bayer Leverkusen made their 2nd substitution at 62', with J. Hofmann replacing M. Terrier. Bayer Leverkusen took the lead at 66' when M. Terrier scored, with the assist credited to Arthur, making the score 1-0. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 72' when R. Andrich scored, with the assist credited to Aleix García, making the score 2-0. 1. FC Köln made their 4th substitution at 73', with S. El Mala replacing K. Lund. J. Quansah received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 74'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Aleix García replacing L. Badé. Bayer Leverkusen made their 4th substitution at 77', with Christian Kofane replacing A. Sarco. 1. FC Köln made their 5th substitution at 80', with E. Martel replacing Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson. Bayer Leverkusen made their 5th substitution at 86', with M. Tillman replacing J. Belocian.

Bayer Leverkusen used 5 substitutions while 1. FC Köln used 5 substitutions. Bayer Leverkusen got 2 yellow cards, while 1. FC Köln got 1 yellow card.