§ Champions League · 2025-26 · League Stage 2

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 PSV

  • Kofane 65'
  • Saibari 72'

1 October 2025

The match in data

A 1–1 draw between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and PSV on 1 October 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 2).

Player of the match: Joey Veerman (PSV), rated 63, thanks above all to 20 final-third passes and 77 passes. Veerman produced 1.4 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.

For Bayer 04 Leverkusen, the highest-rated player was Aleix García, with 61.

63
Player of the match

Joey Veerman

PSV · 90'

Produced 1.35× and cost 0.59× their position's average

Added
  • 20 final-third passes 3.6×
  • 77 passes 1.8×
  • 5 recoveries 1.1×
Took away
  • 9 misplaced passes 1.3×
  • 1 time dribbled past 1.2×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
PlayerPositionMinRating
Aleix García Midfielder 90 61
Christian Kofane Forward 80 59
Edmond Tapsoba Defender 90 53
Ernest Poku Forward 73 46
Arthur Defender 48 45
Jarell Quansah Defender 90 43
Alejandro Grimaldo Defender 90 41
Mark Flekken Goalkeeper 90 41
Loïc Badé Defender 90 40
Ezequiel Fernández Midfielder 90 39
Malik Tillman Midfielder 80 34
Axel Tape Midfielder 42 27
Eliesse Ben Seghir Forward 17 no rating
Claudio Echeverri Midfielder 10 no rating
Ibrahim Maza Midfielder 10 no rating
PSV
PlayerPositionMinRating
Guus Til Midfielder 90 65
Joey Veerman ★ Midfielder 90 63
Ismael Saibari Midfielder 90 56
Dennis Man Forward 73 56
Ryan Flamingo Defender 24 55
Jerdy Schouten Midfielder 90 54
Yarek Gasiorowski Defender 90 54
Matej Kovar Goalkeeper 90 53
Armando Obispo Defender 66 43
Ivan Perišić Forward 73 36
Mauro Júnior Defender 90 34
Anass Salah-Eddine Defender 90 25
Couhaib Driouech Forward 17 no rating
Esmir Bajraktarevic Forward 17 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Bayer 04 Leverkusen player made the most tackles?

Alejandro Grimaldo, with 5 tackles. Next: Ernest Poku 2, Loïc Badé 1.

Alejandro Grimaldo registered 5 tackles for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in their 1–1 draw against PSV. Grimaldo clearly outpaced the rest of the squad in direct defensive stops.

Which PSV player won the most aerial duels?

Ismael Saibari, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Yarek Gasiorowski 2, Ivan Perišić 2.

Ismael Saibari commanded the aerial duels for PSV, winning 4 in the 1–1 draw with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Saibari doubled the individual numbers of Yarek Gasiorowski and Ivan Perišić.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 PSV, Champions League 2025-26. Player of the match: Joey Veerman, 63
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.