German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, October 8, 2023
FC Cologne LDLLL 0
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Bayer Leverkusen DWWWW 3
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B04213
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Match Report

Leverkusen move top of Bundesliga with 3-0 win over Cologne

Bayer Leverkusen cruised past Cologne 3-0 on Sunday to take the lead in the Bundesliga title race with their sixth win in seven league matches.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
11
7
Saves
3
36.3
Possession
63.7
7
SHOTS
23
3
ON GOAL
10
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
333
Accurate Passes
682
413
Passes
740
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
14
0.4
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
36
17
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.9
1
Blocked Shots
9
8
Effective Tackles
4
16
Tackles
7
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
7
26
Effective Clearances
7
26
Clearances
7

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  4. 6Odilon KossounouCD-R
  5. 34Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 25Exequiel PalaciosCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 22Victor BonifaceF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 7Jonas HofmannCF-R

KOE · 4-1-3-2

  1. 1Marvin SchwäbeG
  2. 24Jeff ChabotCD-L
  3. 4Timo HübersCD-R
  4. 6Eric MartelSW
  5. 17Leart PaqaradaLB
  6. 18Rasmus CarstensenRB
  7. 7Dejan LjubicicCM
  8. 11Florian KainzLM
  9. 8Denis HuseinbasicRM
  10. 27Davie SelkeCF-L
  11. 40Faride AlidouCF-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  2. 23' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 32' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FC Köln 0. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
  4. 45'+3' Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Max Finkgrafe replaces Faride Alidou.
  7. 67' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, 1. FC Köln 0. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
  8. 71' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Florian Wirtz.
  9. 71' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
  10. 75' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Mathias Olesen replaces Denis Huseinbasic.
  11. 75' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Steffen Tigges replaces Eric Martel.
  12. 81' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Victor Boniface.
  13. 81' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  14. 88' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Gustavo Puerta replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Kilian replaces Rasmus Carstensen.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Damion Downs replaces Davie Selke.

Bundesliga News

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