Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Cologne

Bundesliga 8 Oct 2023, 13:30
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
3–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
FC Cologne
FC Cologne
🏟 BayArena (Leverkusen) 👤 F. Zwayer Round 7

Match report

Bayer Leverkusen cruised past FC Cologne 3-0 in the Bundesliga on 8 October 2023.

Bayer Leverkusen dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 24 shots to FC Cologne's 7.

The match was played at BayArena (Leverkusen), with F. Zwayer in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 24 - 7 On target 10 - 3 Corners 11 - 4 Fouls 8 - 7 Yellow cards 5
10
Player of the match
Jonas Hofmann
Bayer Leverkusen · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jeremie Frimpong 1 goal
8 Victor Okoh Boniface 1 goal
8 Exequiel Palacios 114 passes (96% accurate)
8 Granit Xhaka 110 passes (93% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 13–4 11–3
Shots On Goal 6–2 4–1
Ball Possession 65–35 —
Corners 6–2 5–2
Attacks 65–22 70–23
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
135 Attacks 45
2 Attacks 4
3 Attacks 4
70 Dangerous Attacks 25
10 On Target 3
1 On Target 0
1 On Target 0
13 Off Target 4
24 Shots Total 7
10 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 3
9 Shots Blocked 1
16 Shots Inside Box 6
8 Shots Outside Box 1
8 Fouls 7
11 Corners 4
2 Offsides 0
64% Ball Possession 36%
3 Yellow Cards 0
3 Saves 7
738 Passes Total 413
680 Passes Accurate 333
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-1-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bayer Leverkusen · 3-4-2-1
1 L. Hrádecký
6 O. Kossounou 4 J. Tah 12 E. Tapsoba
30 J. Frimpong 25 E. Palacios 34 G. Xhaka 20 A. Grimaldo
7 J. Hofmann 10 F. Wirtz
22 V. Boniface
FC Cologne · 4-1-3-2
1 M. Schwäbe
18 R. Carstensen 4 T. Hübers 24 J. Chabot 17 L. Paqarada
6 E. Martel
8 D. Huseinbasic 7 D. Ljubicic 11 F. Kainz
40 F. Alidou 27 D. Selke
Bayer Leverkusen
Coach
Xabi Alonso
Substitutes
  • 3 Piero Hincapié
  • 21 Amine Adli
  • 23 Adam Hlozek
  • 19 Nathan Tella
  • 32 Gustavo Puerta
  • 17 Matej Kovar
  • 2 Josip Stanisic
  • 8 Robert Andrich
  • 11 Nadiem Amiri
FC Cologne
Coach
S. Baumgart
Substitutes
  • 35 Max Finkgrafe
  • 47 Mathias Olesen
  • 21 Steffen Tigges
  • 15 Luca Kilian
  • 42 Damion Downs
  • 20 Philipp Pentke
  • 3 Dominique Heintz
  • 19 Dimitris Limnios
  • 23 Sargis Adamyan
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ M. Finkgräfe ↓ F. Alidou FC Cologne
  • 71' ↑ A. Adli ↓ F. Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen
  • 71' ↑ P. Hincapié ↓ E. Tapsoba Bayer Leverkusen
  • 75' ↑ M. Olesen ↓ D. Huseinbašić FC Cologne
  • 75' ↑ S. Tigges ↓ E. Martel FC Cologne
  • 81' ↑ N. Tella ↓ J. Frimpong Bayer Leverkusen
  • 81' ↑ A. Hložek ↓ V. Boniface Bayer Leverkusen
  • 88' ↑ G. Puerta ↓ J. Hofmann Bayer Leverkusen
  • 90+1' ↑ L. Kilian ↓ R. Carstensen FC Cologne
  • 90+2' ↑ D. Downs ↓ D. Selke FC Cologne
Cards
  • 23' J. Frimpong Bayer Leverkusen
  • 24' S. Baumgart FC Cologne
  • 45+4' E. Tapsoba Bayer Leverkusen
  • 61' J. Tah Bayer Leverkusen
  • 66' X. Alonso Bayer Leverkusen
Head-to-head
Bayer Leverkusen 7 2 draws 1 FC Cologne
2026-04-25 FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 0
2025-12-13 Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Koln 2 - 0
2025-02-05 Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Cologne 3 - 2
2024-03-03 FC Cologne vs Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 2
2023-10-08 Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Cologne 3 - 0
2022-03-13 Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Cologne 0 - 1
Recent form
Bayer Leverkusen D D D D W
FC Cologne D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Cologne?
Bayer Leverkusen won 3-0 against FC Cologne on 8 October 2023.
Who won Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Cologne?
Bayer Leverkusen won the match 3-0.
Where was Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Cologne played?
The match was played at BayArena (Leverkusen).
Who had more possession in Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Cologne?
Bayer Leverkusen had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.