FC Köln 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: result and report

Bundesliga · Wednesday 9 November 2022

Result

FC Köln 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga · Wednesday 9 November 2022, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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FC Köln 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: match report

FC Köln lost to Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-2 in the Bundesliga on Wednesday 9 November 2022. The half-time score was 1-0.

Benno Schmitz opened the scoring in the 30th minute. FC Köln's goal came from Benno Schmitz (30'). Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored through N. Amiri (65') and Moussa Diaby (71').

Discipline: FC Köln received 1 yellow card; Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Köln were 12th on 17 points from 13 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 15th on 12 points from 13. FC Köln went on to finish that season 11th with 42 points, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6th with 50.

FC Köln lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Edmond Tapsoba of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8.7), ahead of Lukas Hradecky (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 FC Köln wins, 3 draws and 4 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

30'Goal · Benno SchmitzFC Köln · 1-0
65'Goal · N. AmiriBayer 04 Leverkusen · 1-1
71'Goal · Moussa DiabyBayer 04 Leverkusen · 1-2
84'Yellow card · Robert AndrichBayer 04 Leverkusen
84'Yellow card · J. ThielmannFC Köln
89'Yellow card · Kerem DemirbayBayer 04 Leverkusen

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Köln 3, draws 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-1 FC KölnBundesliga · 13 Mar 2022
FC Köln 2-2 Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga · 24 Oct 2021
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-0 FC KölnBundesliga · 17 Apr 2021
FC Köln 0-4 Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga · 16 Dec 2020
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-1 FC KölnBundesliga · 17 Jun 2020
FC Köln 2-0 Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga · 14 Dec 2019

Team news

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Florian WirtzBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Dimitrios LimniosFC Köln · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Sebastian AnderssonFC Köln · injury (Knee Surgery)
Tim LemperleFC Köln · injury (Ankle Injury)
Dejan LjubicicFC Köln · injury (Knee Injury)
Florian DietzFC Köln · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Patrik SchickBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Adductor problems)
Sardar AzmounBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Torn Muscle Fibre)
Charles AránguizBayer 04 Leverkusen · injury (Calf Injury)
Mark UthFC Köln · injury (Pubis Bone Irritation)
Timo HübersFC Köln · injury (Minor Knock)

FC Köln line-up (4-2-3-1)

Marvin Schwäbe, Benno Schmitz, Nikola Soldo, Luca Kilian, Jonas Hector, Ellyes Skhiri, Eric Martel, Linton Maina, Denis Huseinbasic, Florian Kainz, Sargis Adamyan

Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (3-4-3)

Lukas Hradecky, Jonathan Tah, Edmond Tapsoba, Piero Hincapié, Jeremie Frimpong, Exequiel Palacios, Robert Andrich, Mitchel Bakker, Moussa Diaby, Adam Hlozek, Callum Hudson-Odoi