FC Köln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- Waldschmidt 77'
- Schick 43' (pen.)
- Schick 52'
25 April 2026
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Bayer 04 Leverkusen against FC Köln on 25 April 2026, on matchday 31 of the 2025-26 Bundesliga.
Player of the match: Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), rated 65, thanks above all to 1.29 goals prevented (9 shots on target worth 2.37; conceded 1) and 12 recoveries. Blaswich produced 3.1 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For FC Köln, the highest-rated player was Jan Thielmann, with 64.
Patrik Schick scored twice.
Janis Blaswich
Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 90'
Produced 3.15× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 1.29 goals prevented (9 shots on target worth 2.37; conceded 1) 4.2×
- 12 recoveries 1.3×
- 1 cross claimed 0.8×
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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Thielmann | Forward | 31 | 64 |
| Ísak Jóhannesson | Midfielder | 72 | 61 |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Linton Maina | Forward | 59 | 54 |
| Cenk Özkacar | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Marius Bülter | Forward | 59 | 47 |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | Midfielder | 31 | 46 |
| Said El Mala | Forward | 90 | 45 |
| Marvin Schwäbe | Goalkeeper | 90 | 44 |
| Eric Martel | Midfielder | 85 | 43 |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Jakub Kamiński | Forward | 90 | 39 |
| Kristoffer Lund | Defender | 72 | 19 |
| Felipe Chavez | Midfielder | 18 | no rating |
| Luca Waldschmidt | Forward | 18 | no rating |
| Youssoupha Niang | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janis Blaswich ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 65 |
| Aleix García | Midfielder | 72 | 59 |
| Patrik Schick | Forward | 90 | 56 |
| Montrell Culbreath | Forward | 72 | 53 |
| Jarell Quansah | Defender | 85 | 51 |
| Nathan Tella | Forward | 72 | 51 |
| Malik Tillman | Midfielder | 29 | 50 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Robert Andrich | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Exequiel Palacios | Midfielder | 90 | 40 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| Ibrahim Maza | Midfielder | 61 | 30 |
| Arthur | Defender | 18 | no rating |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | Forward | 18 | no rating |
| Ezequiel Fernández | Midfielder | 18 | no rating |
| Loïc Badé | Defender | 5 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
A 2025-26 Bundesliga match. With these numbers, how did it end?
FC Köln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The side that created more danger did not win.
FC Köln produced 2.8 xG and registered 25 shots, including ten on target, compared to eight attempts from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Even so, the visitors were far more clinical, winning 1–2.
Which FC Köln player completed the most dribbles?
Cenk Özkacar, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Said El Mala 2, Ísak Jóhannesson 2.
Cenk Özkacar led FC Köln in individual take-ons with 3 successful dribbles in the 1–2 defeat against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Said El Mala and Ísak Jóhannesson followed with 2 each.
Which Bayer 04 Leverkusen player won the most aerial duels?
Patrik Schick, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Jarell Quansah 2, Robert Andrich 1.
Patrik Schick led Bayer 04 Leverkusen's aerial game with 4 aerial duels won in the 1–2 win at FC Köln. Jarell Quansah recorded 2 and Robert Andrich had 1.
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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