Köln vs B. Leverkusen 25/04/2026
Match summary
1ST HALF
E. Tapsoba
10'
41'
Eric Martel(Penalty committed)
Patrik Schick(Penalty goal)
43'
45'
Í. Jóhannesson
2ND HALF
Patrik Schick(Nathan Tella)
52'
59'
Jan Thielmann
59'
Marius Bülter
59'
A. Castro-Montes
Linton Maina
Malik Tillman
61'
Ibrahim Maza
61'
72'
Luca Waldschmidt
E. Ben Seghir
72'
72'
Í. Jóhannesson
Nathan Tella
72'
Equi Fernández
72'
Aleix García
72'
Montrell Culbreath
Arthur Augusto
72'
72'
Felipe Chávez
K. Lund
77'
Luca Waldschmidt(Saïd El Mala)
Jarell Quansah
Loïc Badé
85'
85'
Y. Niang
Eric Martel
J. Blaswich
95'
Match statistics
44%Possession56%
459Passes Attempted574
390Completed Passes499
2Corners5
18Throw-ins11
25Shots On Target8
Line-ups
Köln
Formation
4-2-3-1
#1Schwäbe
#39Özkacar
#22Simpson-Pussey
#32Lund Hansen
#28Söraas Sebulonsen
#6Martel
#18Jóhannesson
#16Kamiński
#30Bülter
#37Maina
#13El Mala
Starting XI
M. Schwäbe #1 | |
Cenk Özkacar #39 | |
J. Simpson #22 | |
K. Lund #32 | 72' |
S. Sebulonsen #28 | |
Eric Martel #6 | 85' 41' |
Í. Jóhannesson #18 | 72' 45' |
J. Kamiński #16 | |
Marius Bülter #30 | 59' |
Linton Maina #37 | 59' |
Saïd El Mala #13 | 🎯77' |
Substitutes
 R. Zieler #20 | |
 A. Castro-Montes #17 | 59' |
 Joël Schmied #2 | |
 R. Van Den Berg #33 | |
 Felipe Chávez #27 | 72' |
 Tom Krauß #5 | |
 Y. Niang #38 | 85' |
 Jan Thielmann #29 | 59' |
 Luca Waldschmidt #7 | ⚽77' 72' |
Will not play
Tom Krauß
Midfielder
Knee injury
Return: Early June 2026
Manager
René Wagner
B. Leverkusen
Formation
3-4-2-1
#28Blaswich
#8Andrich
#12Tapsoba
#4Quansah
#24García Serrano
#25Palacios
#42Amare Culbreath
#20Grimaldo García
#30Maza
#23Tella
#14Schick
Starting XI
J. Blaswich #28 | 95' |
Robert Andrich #8 | |
E. Tapsoba #12 | 10' |
Jarell Quansah #4 | 85' |
Aleix García #24 | 72' |
E. Palacios #25 | |
Montrell Culbreath #42 | 72' |
A. Grimaldo #20 | |
Ibrahim Maza #30 | 61' |
Nathan Tella #23 | 72' 🎯52' |
Patrik Schick #14 | ⚽52' 43' |
Substitutes
 Jonas Omlin #18 | |
 Loïc Badé #5 | 85' |
 Tim Oermann #15 | |
 Arthur Augusto #13 | 72' |
 Equi Fernández #6 | 72' |
 J. Hofmann #7 | |
 Malik Tillman #10 | 61' |
 E. Ben Seghir #17 | 72' |
 Ernest Poku #19 |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Kasper Hjulmand
Köln
Formation
4-2-3-1#1Schwäbe
#39Özkacar
#22Simpson-Pussey
#32Lund Hansen
#28Söraas Sebulonsen
#6Martel
#18Jóhannesson
#16Kamiński
#30Bülter
#37Maina
#13El Mala
Starting XI
M. Schwäbe #1 | |
Cenk Özkacar #39 | |
J. Simpson #22 | |
K. Lund #32 | 72' |
S. Sebulonsen #28 | |
Eric Martel #6 | 85' 41' |
Í. Jóhannesson #18 | 72' 45' |
J. Kamiński #16 | |
Marius Bülter #30 | 59' |
Linton Maina #37 | 59' |
Saïd El Mala #13 | 🎯77' |
Substitutes
R. Zieler #20 | |
A. Castro-Montes #17 | 59' |
Joël Schmied #2 | |
R. Van Den Berg #33 | |
Felipe Chávez #27 | 72' |
Tom Krauß #5 | |
Y. Niang #38 | 85' |
Jan Thielmann #29 | 59' |
Luca Waldschmidt #7 | ⚽77' 72' |
Will not play
Tom Krauß
Midfielder
Knee injury
Return: Early June 2026
Manager
René Wagner
B. Leverkusen
Formation
3-4-2-1#28Blaswich
#8Andrich
#12Tapsoba
#4Quansah
#24García Serrano
#25Palacios
#42Amare Culbreath
#20Grimaldo García
#30Maza
#23Tella
#14Schick
Starting XI
J. Blaswich #28 | 95' |
Robert Andrich #8 | |
E. Tapsoba #12 | 10' |
Jarell Quansah #4 | 85' |
Aleix García #24 | 72' |
E. Palacios #25 | |
Montrell Culbreath #42 | 72' |
A. Grimaldo #20 | |
Ibrahim Maza #30 | 61' |
Nathan Tella #23 | 72' 🎯52' |
Patrik Schick #14 | ⚽52' 43' |
Substitutes
Jonas Omlin #18 | |
Loïc Badé #5 | 85' |
Tim Oermann #15 | |
Arthur Augusto #13 | 72' |
Equi Fernández #6 | 72' |
J. Hofmann #7 | |
Malik Tillman #10 | 61' |
E. Ben Seghir #17 | 72' |
Ernest Poku #19 |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Kasper Hjulmand
Head-to-head
54 matches
Köln
26
Wins
14
Draws
14
Wins
B. Leverkusen
Bundesliga2025 • 1 match
DFB Pokal2025 • 1 matchBundesliga2024 • 1 matchBundesliga2023 • 2 matchesBundesliga2022 • 2 matchesLeague standings
| # | Team | P | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | 29 | 105:27 | 76 |
2 |  | 29 | 60:29 | 64 |
3 |  | 29 | 60:38 | 56 |
4 |  | 29 | 56:36 | 56 |
5 |  | 29 | 59:39 | 52 |
6 |  | 29 | 57:43 | 51 |
7 |  | 29 | 54:54 | 42 |
8 |  | 29 | 42:47 | 40 |
9 |  | 29 | 35:44 | 33 |
10 |  | 29 | 36:53 | 33 |
11 |  | 29 | 33:50 | 32 |
12 |  | 29 | 32:45 | 31 |
13 |  | 29 | 43:50 | 30 |
14 |  | 29 | 35:49 | 30 |
15 |  | 29 | 32:52 | 28 |
16 |  | 29 | 25:50 | 25 |
17 |  | 29 | 39:65 | 21 |
18 |  | 29 | 32:64 | 19 |
Champion
UCL
Europa League
Relegation Playoffs
Relegation
Match Information
Referee:
Robert Hartmann
Venue:
Rhein-Energie-Stadion
Capacity:
50 000
Köln vs B. Leverkusen match from the Bundesliga. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Köln and B. Leverkusen. Follow team performance and match context within the Bundesliga season.