LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was after all too good for FC Köln with the goal of Jonas Hofmann (22′), Jeremie Frimpong (32′) and Victor Boniface (67′). Bayer 04 Leverkusen was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer assisted by Stefan Lupp and Christian Dietz. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.22 degrees Celsius or 64.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 23 Total 7
- 10 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 3
- 10 Shots blocked 1
- 135 Attack 45
- 70 Dangerous attack 25
- 86 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 4
Fouls
- 5 Total 5
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a superior ball possession 64% while FC Köln was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 23 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Köln shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 4 yellow cards (Jeremie Frimpong, Edmond Tapsoba, Xabi Alonso and Jonathan Tah). On the other side, FC Köln received 1 yellow card (Steffen Baumgart).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 19 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, FC Köln will stay with 1 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Augsburg on the 18th of May with a 16-3 head to head in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).
FC Köln will play away agasint Heidenheim on the 18th of May with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Köln (1 draw).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation
![](https://cdn.sportmonks.com/images/soccer/teams/25/3321.png)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Xabier Alonso Olano decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký
, Odilon Kossounou , Jonathan Tah , Edmond Tapsoba , Jeremie Frimpong , Exequiel Palacios , Granit Xhaka , Alejandro Grimaldo , Jonas Hofmann , Florian Wirtz and Victor Boniface .The home team had on the bench: Josip Stanišić, Piero Hincapié
, Robert Andrich, Nadiem Amiri, Matej Kovar, Nathan Tella , Amine Adli , Adam Hložek and Gustavo Puerta.Substitutions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: Florian Wirtz for Amine Adli (71′), Edmond Tapsoba for Piero Hincapié (71′), Victor Boniface for Adam Hložek (81′), Jonas Hofmann for Gustavo Puerta (88′) and Jeremie Frimpong for Nathan Tella (81′).
Best player: Jonas Hofmann
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Jonas Hofmann.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 48 passes (88% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.FC Köln – Formation
![](https://cdn.sportmonks.com/images/soccer/teams/24/3320.png)
FC Köln started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
Steffen Baumgart played with: Luca Waldschmidt, Linton Maina, Marvin Schwäbe
, Rasmus Carstensen , Timo Hübers , Julian Chabot , Leart Paqarada , Eric Martel , Denis Huseinbašić , Dejan Ljubičić and Florian Kainz , Faride Alidou , Davie Selke .These were the players on the bench: Dominique Heintz, Luca Kilian, Dimitris Limnios, Philipp Pentke, Steffen Tigges
, Sargis Adamyan, Max Finkgräfe , Damion Downs and Mathias Olesen .Substitutions
FC Köln made 5 changes: Denis Huseinbašić for Mathias Olesen (75′), Eric Martel for Steffen Tigges (75′), Davie Selke for Damion Downs (90′), Rasmus Carstensen for Luca Kilian (90′) and Faride Alidou for Max Finkgräfe (62′).
Best player: Marvin Schwäbe
The most impressive player for FC Köln was the goalkeeper: Marvin Schwäbe. His rating is 8.06. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – FC Köln – 3-0
- FC Bayern München – SC Freiburg – 3-0
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Heidenheim – 2-0