The head-to-head results for FC Köln and Bayer Leverkusen in the last five matches clearly highlight how Kasper Hjulmand’s team has dominated the Billy Goats in recent encounters.
FC Köln face Bayer Leverkusen in Round 31 of the Bundesliga at RheinEnergieStadion on Saturday, 25 April 2026. The match kicks off at 15:30 (SAST).
FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen: Head-to-Head
According to FC Köln and Bayer Leverkusen’s head-to-head results, Hjulmand’s side has defeated Cologne in four of their last five matches.
Leverkusen has scored 11 goals against the Billy Goats in their last five meetings, conceding only four. Hjulmand’s side has also kept three clean sheets against Cologne in the same timeframe.
The FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen fixture has seen an average of over 1.5 goals in their recent five matches. The fixture has also produced over 9.5 corners in the past five games, with Leverkusen winning most corners per match.
Below, SportPurse zooms in on the head-to-head results of the last five matches between FC Köln and Bayer Leverkusen, from 2023 to 2025.
Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 FC Köln
Bayer Leverkusen swept aside FC Köln 2-0 in a thrilling Bundesliga match at BayArena on 13 December 2025.
The home side’s Martin Terrier broke the deadlock in the 66th minute, assisted by Arthur. Robert Andrich then doubled Leverkusen’s score in the 72nd minute, assisted by Aleix Garcia.
Bayer Leverkusen, who sacked their coach earlier in the season, took eight corner kicks in the encounter, while FC Köln won only three corners.
Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 FC Köln (AET)
Bayer Leverkusen edged FC Köln 3-2 in extra time of their DFB-Pokal quarter-final thriller at BayArena on 5 February 2025.
Damion Downs put the Billy Goats in front in the 45+10th minute, assisted by Dejan Ljubicic. Downs then assisted Linton Maina in scoring Cologne’s second goal in the 54th minute.
Leverkusen fought back and staged an unbelievable comeback win from two goals down. Patrik Schick pulled one back for the hosts in the 61st minute. Florian Wirtz, who has joined Liverpool, provided the assist.
Schick, assisted by Jeremie Frimpong, then levelled the score in the 90+6 minute, forcing the match into extra time. Victor Boniface then scored the winner in the 98th minute, assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
Köln thought they had scored the equaliser in the 112th minute, but the referee cancelled their goal for offside after a VAR review.
Bayer Leverkusen took nine corners in the match, while FC Köln took only one corner kick.
FC Köln 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen thumped 10-man FC Köln 2-0 in a thrilling Bundesliga encounter at the RheinEnergieStadion on 3 March 2024.
The hosts were dealt a major blow when the referee sent Jan Thielmann off in the 14th minute for a rough challenge on his opponent. The visitors capitalised on their one-man advantage, scoring twice in the clash.
Jeremie Frimpong opened the scoring in the 37th minute, and Alejandro Grimaldo, assisted by Amine Adli, scored the away side’s second goal in the 73rd minute.
FC Köln took only one corner kick in the clash, while Bayer Leverkusen won a whopping nine corners.
Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 FC Köln
Bayer Leverkusen trounced FC Köln 3-0 in another Bundesliga thriller at BayArena on 8 October 2023.
Jonas Hofmann opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, assisted by Florian Wirtz. Jeremie Frimpong then grabbed Leverkusen’s second goal in the 32nd minute, assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
Hofmann then turned provider, assisting Victor Boniface in scoring the hosts’ third goal in the 67th minute.
Bayer Leverkusen took a whopping 11 corner kicks in the dominant victory, while the Billy Goats won only three corners.
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Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 FC Köln
FC Köln stunned Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in a tightly contested Bundesliga match at BayArena on 5 May 2023. Davie Selke netted a brace in the showdown.
Selke put the visitors in front in the 14th minute, assisted by Florian Kainz. However, Amine Adli levelled the score in the 28th minute, assisted by Moussa Diaby.
With his second of the match, Selke restored Cologne’s lead in the 36th minute. Koln held on to the narrow lead until the final whistle.
Bayer Leverkusen won nine corner kicks in the humbling defeat, while the winners took only two corners.
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