Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 FC Cologne

Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 0 Finished FC FC Cologne

Competition Bundesliga Season 2023/2024 Country Germany Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 08 Oct 2023, 13:30 Venue time 08 Oct 2023, 15:30 CEST

Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Cologne finished 3-0 in Bundesliga. Key event: 0 Florian Wirtz (assist Granit Xhaka · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 76.5%, 40%). Head to head: H2H last 8 before 08 Oct 2023: 3 W / 1 D / 4 L for Bayer Leverkusen. Home form: W W D W W; Away form: L L L D L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

Match context 4 facts

Form before this match (08 Oct 2023): up to 5 scored matches per team, latest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss. Each row states its sample size.

Home form W W D W W Matches: 5 · 13 pts, goals 17-4, 3.40 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match

Away form L L L D L Matches: 5 · 1 pts, goals 4-10, 0.80 scored/match, 2.00 conceded/match

Bayer Leverkusen · season record 5 W · 1 D · 0 L 2023/2024: 6 recorded matches, goals 20–6; before 08 Oct 2023 UTC. Not official standings.

FC Cologne · season record 0 W · 1 D · 5 L 2023/2024: 6 recorded matches, goals 4–11; before 08 Oct 2023 UTC. Not official standings.

Timeline 54 events

The goal sequence could not be confirmed against the final score. Available events are shown below.

0 shot Florian Wirtz BAY assist Granit Xhaka xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 76.5%, 40%

9' shot Julian Chabot FC Cologne assist Leart Paqarada xG 0.07 · From Corner · location 93.5%, 50.2%

11' shot Victor Boniface BAY assist Jeremie Frimpong xG 0.09 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 84.2%, 53.1%

11' shot Victor Boniface BAY assist Álex Grimaldo xG 0.12 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 94.7%, 66.5%

11' shot Victor Okoh Boniface BAY Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.06

12' shot Victor Boniface BAY xG 0.12 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.3%, 56%

12' shot Victor Okoh Boniface BAY Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.06

14' shot Jonas Hofmann BAY assist Granit Xhaka xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.2%, 39%

15' shot Jonathan Tah BAY assist Jonas Hofmann xG 0.13 · Set Piece · location 92.3%, 46.7%

18' shot Florian Wirtz BAY xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 71.7%, 35.5%

21' shot Jonas Hofmann BAY assist Florian Wirtz xG 0.47 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.6%, 55.7%

22' Yellow Jeremie Frimpong BAY Yellow Card

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26' shot Álex Grimaldo BAY assist Florian Wirtz xG 0.11 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.6%, 55.7%

26' shot Alejandro Grimaldo García BAY Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.11

31' shot Jeremie Frimpong BAY assist Álex Grimaldo xG 0.58 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 97%, 42.9%

34' shot Álex Grimaldo BAY assist Jonas Hofmann xG 0.02 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 87.9%, 15.3%

34' shot Alejandro Grimaldo García BAY Open Play · Saved · xG 0.01

35' shot Florian Wirtz BAY assist Jonas Hofmann xG 0.01 · From Corner · location 84.8%, 49.3%

37' shot Jeremie Frimpong BAY assist Victor Boniface xG 0.14 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.6%, 34.9%

45+1' shot Eric Martel FC Cologne Open Play · Saved · xG 0.19

45+2' Yellow Edmond Fayçal Tapsoba BAY Yellow Card

45' shot Davie Selke FC Cologne assist Florian Kainz xG 0.1 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89%, 59.6%

46' shot Eric Martel FC Cologne assist Leart Paqarada xG 0.37 · From Corner · location 95.3%, 51.3%

46' shot Eric Martel FC Cologne xG 0.87 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 97.7%, 52.4%

46' shot Florian Wirtz BAY assist Exequiel Palacios xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.2%, 45.5%

53' shot Jeremie Frimpong BAY assist Victor Boniface xG 0.39 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.6%, 43%

59' shot Granit Xhaka BAY assist Jonas Hofmann xG 0.12 · From Corner · location 93.5%, 53.3%

59' shot Florian Wirtz BAY assist Jonas Hofmann xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75.5%, 41.8%

60' Yellow Jonathan Tah BAY Yellow Card

61' Sub Max Finkgräfe FC Cologne on for Faride Alidou · Tactical

66' shot Victor Boniface BAY assist Jonas Hofmann xG 0.49 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 95.7%, 58.7%

66' Goal Victor Okoh Boniface BAY Open Play · Goal

67' shot Victor Boniface BAY assist Jonas Hofmann xG 0.4 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.9%, 44%

67' shot Victor Okoh Boniface BAY Open Play · Saved · xG 0.28

70' shot Julian Chabot FC Cologne assist Leart Paqarada xG 0.04 · From Corner · location 93%, 43.9%

70' Sub Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna BAY on for Edmond Fayçal Tapsoba · Tactical

70' Sub Amine Adli BAY on for Florian Wirtz · Tactical

71' shot Granit Xhaka BAY assist Jonas Hofmann xG 0.03 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 81.6%, 43.3%

74' Sub Mathias Flaga Olesen FC Cologne on for Denis Huseinbašić · Tactical

74' Sub Steffen Tigges FC Cologne on for Eric Martel · Tactical

76' shot Dejan Ljubicic FC Cologne assist Mathias Olesen xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 71.2%, 68.9%

77' shot Victor Boniface BAY assist Exequiel Palacios xG 0.28 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86%, 56.9%

77' shot Victor Okoh Boniface BAY Open Play · Off T · xG 0.43

79' Sub Adam Hložek BAY on for Victor Okoh Boniface · Tactical

79' Sub Nathan Tella BAY on for Jeremie Frimpong · Tactical

81' shot Jonas Hofmann BAY Open Play · Wayward · xG 0.02

83' shot Nathan Tella BAY assist Granit Xhaka xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 77.8%, 30.8%

84' shot Max Finkgrafe FC Cologne assist Dejan Ljubicic xG 0.29 · Open Play · location 92.5%, 56.5%

85' shot Max Finkgräfe FC Cologne Open Play · Saved · xG 0.11

87' Sub Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano BAY on for Jonas Hofmann · Tactical

90+2' shot Amine Adli BAY Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.03

90' Sub Luca Jannis Kilian FC Cologne on for Rasmus Carstensen · Tactical

90' Sub Damion Lamar Downs FC Cologne on for Davie Selke · Tactical

92' shot Amine Adli BAY assist Adam Hlozek xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.4%, 72%

Shot map 30 shots · 3 goals

Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.

Bayer Leverkusen 23 shots · 3.73 xG · 3 goals

FC Cologne 7 shots · 1.74 xG · 0 goals

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Pass map directional passes

Solid arrows are completed passes; dashed arrows are incomplete.

Bayer Leverkusen160 plotted of 371 coordinate passes

Focused view: 48 of 160 plotted passes Show all passesShow focused passes

CompletedIncompleteArrow = direction

FC Cologne160 plotted of 423 coordinate passes

Focused view: 48 of 160 plotted passes Show all passesShow focused passes

CompletedIncompleteArrow = direction

Passing networkexact player links onlyfull match

Node position is the player's full-match average pass location. Thicker connections represent more completed passes.

Bayer Leverkusen129 exact passer-recipient links

HRÁ FRI WIR TAH XHA ADL HOF HLO TEL

HRÁLukáš Hrádecký12 passes
FRIJeremie Frimpong9 passes
WIRFlorian Wirtz9 passes
TAHJonathan Tah27 passes
XHAGranit Xhaka45 passes
ADLAmine Adli2 passes
HOFJonas Hofmann22 passes
HLOAdam Hložek1 passes
TELNathan Tella2 passes

FC Cologne335 exact passer-recipient links

SEL SCH KAI HÜB CHA MAR TIG LJU ALI HUS PAQ CAR FIN

SELDavie Selke9 passes
SCHMarvin Schwäbe36 passes
KAIFlorian Kainz23 passes
HÜBTimo Hübers48 passes
CHAJulian Chabot46 passes
MAREric Martel22 passes
TIGSteffen Tigges4 passes
LJUDejan Ljubicic28 passes
ALIFaride Alidou7 passes
HUSDenis Huseinbašić36 passes
PAQLeart Paqarada36 passes
CARRasmus Carstensen34 passes
FINMax Finkgräfe6 passes

Pass-location heatmapevent density, not tracking datafull match

Density is calculated from pass start locations in the accepted event feed.

Bayer Leverkusen371 coordinate passes

Fewer pass startsMore pass starts

FC Cologne423 coordinate passes

Fewer pass startsMore pass starts

Possession flow 16 recorded possessions

Share of recorded possession time in each five-minute interval. Official full-match possession is shown above.

Bayer LeverkusenFC Cologne

0–5′0–100
5–10′1–99
10–15′100–0
15–20′91–9
20–25′100–0
25–30′100–0
30–35′76–24
35–40′0–100
40–45′0–100
45–50′2–98
50–55′2–98
55–60′0–100
60–65′51–49
65–70′100–0
70–75′84–16
75–80′57–43
80–85′100–0
85–90′100–0

Head-to-head Meetings: 12

Bayer Leverkusen leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 6 wins, 4 losses, 2 draws. Latest meeting: 25 Apr 2026 · FC Cologne vs Bayer Leverkusen · 1 - 2.

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Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 3 after this match (08 Oct 2023). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample.

25 Apr 2026 FC FC Cologne 1 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen

13 Dec 2025

Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 0 FC Cologne FC 03 Mar 2024 FC FC Cologne 0 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen

05 May 2023

Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 2 FC Cologne FC 09 Nov 2022 FC FC Cologne 1 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen

13 Mar 2022

Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 1 FC Cologne FC 24 Oct 2021 FC FC Cologne 2 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen

17 Jun 2020

Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 1 FC Cologne FC

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14 Dec 2019 FC FC Cologne 2 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen

18 Mar 2018 FC FC Cologne 2 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen

28 Oct 2017

Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 1 FC Cologne FC 13 May 2017

Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 2 FC Cologne FC

Latest team results

Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 12 after this match (08 Oct 2023). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample. Form badges refer to the period before each listed fixture.

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31 Oct 2026

Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 4 VfB Stuttgart

28 Oct 2026

Bayer Leverkusen 5 - 2 1. FC Nürnberg

25 Oct 2026

1899 Hoffenheim 3 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen

22 Oct 2026

OFI 0 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen

18 Oct 2026

Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 1 SC Freiburg

15 Oct 2026

Lech Poznan 0 - 4 Bayer Leverkusen

10 Oct 2026

FSV Mainz 05 3 - 4 Bayer Leverkusen

20 Sep 2026

Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 0 RB Leipzig

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16 Sep 2026

Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 0 Celje

12 Sep 2026

FC Augsburg 2 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen

05 Sep 2026

Bayer Leverkusen 4 - 0 Union Berlin

29 Aug 2026

SV Elversberg 3 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen

Team statistics 2 metrics

3.73 Expected Goals 1.42

72% 27%

23 Total Shots 7

76% 23%

Ball progression and pressure

BAY	Recorded actions	FC Cologne
323	Actions past opponents	152
115	Pressing actions	176
21	Second-ball wins	19
7	High-risk turnovers	4

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Actions past opponents: Passes, dribbles, crosses and set pieces that bypass opponents.
Pressing actions: Actions pressuring the player carrying the ball.
Second-ball wins: Recoveries establishing control after a second-ball phase.
High-risk turnovers: Possession losses leaving at least four teammates ahead of the ball.

A dash means no recorded value. Data: Impect.