Leverkusen vs Cologne 2023-24 German Bundesliga
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.
Match Commentary
- 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.
- 23': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 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.
- 45'+3': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Max Finkgrafe replaces Faride Alidou.
- 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.
- 71': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 71': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
- 75': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Mathias Olesen replaces Denis Huseinbasic.
- 75': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Steffen Tigges replaces Eric Martel.
- 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Victor Boniface.
- 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Gustavo Puerta replaces Jonas Hofmann.
- 90'+1': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Kilian replaces Rasmus Carstensen.
- 90'+2': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Damion Downs replaces Davie Selke.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, 1. FC Köln 0.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | FC Augsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | St. Pauli | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
 KOE |
B04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah  |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 6 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 25 | Exequiel Palacios |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 22 | Victor Boniface |
| 10 | Florian Wirtz |
| 7 | Jonas Hofmann |
FC Cologne (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
| 24 | Julian Chabot |
| 4 | Timo Hübers |
| 6 | Eric Martel |
| 17 | Leart Paqarada |
| 18 | Rasmus Carstensen |
| 7 | Dejan Ljubicic |
| 11 | Florian Kainz |
| 8 | Denis Huseinbasic |
| 27 | Davie Selke |
| 40 | Faride Alidou |
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