German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, April 17, 2021
FC Cologne DLDLL 0
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Bayer Leverkusen WLLWD 3
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Match Report

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Bailey double keeps alive slim Leverkusen hopes of top four finish

Bayer Leverkusen's Leon Bailey scored twice and set up another goal as his team eased past Cologne 3-0 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
2
57.1
Possession
42.9
13
SHOTS
8
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
410
Accurate Passes
296
508
Passes
388
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
3
27
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
46
28
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
1
13
Effective Clearances
27
13
Clearances
27

Head to Head

B04 leads series 3-2

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 5Sven BenderCD
  3. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  4. 16Tin JedvajCD-R
  5. 25Exequiel PalaciosCM-L
  6. 20Charles AránguizCM-R
  7. 18WendellLM
  8. 19Moussa DiabyRM
  9. 14Patrik SchickF
  10. 9Leon BaileyCF-L
  11. 11Nadiem AmiriCF-R

KOE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Timo HornG
  2. 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
  3. 33Sebastiaan BornauwCD-R
  4. 23Jannes HornLB
  5. 19Kingsley EhizibueRB
  6. 13Max MeyerAM
  7. 14Jonas HectorLM
  8. 28Ellyes SkhiriRM
  9. 43Emmanuel DennisF
  10. 11Florian KainzAM-L
  11. 31Marius WolfAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  2. 40' Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  4. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonathan Tah replaces Tin Jedvaj.
  5. 51' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FC Köln 0. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey following a fast break.
  6. 57' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Wendell.
  7. 70' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Noah Katterbach replaces Jannes Horn.
  8. 70' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dominick Drexler replaces Florian Kainz.
  9. 70' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Benno Schmitz replaces Kingsley Ehizibue because of an injury.
  10. 73' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Moussa Diaby.
  11. 76' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, 1. FC Köln 0. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay following a fast break.
  12. 79' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Salih Özcan replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
  13. 83' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Leon Bailey.
  14. 85' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Dimitris Limnios replaces Marius Wolf.
  15. 90' Rafael Czichos (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Bundesliga News

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