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​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3 - 0

FC Köln

  • ! 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

Jonas Hofmann(goal)Florian Wirtz
22'
Jeremie Frimpong- Yellow
23'
Jeremie Frimpong(goal)Alejandro Grimaldo
32'
Edmond Tapsoba- Yellow
45'
Jonathan Tah- Yellow
61'
62'
Max Finkgräfe- sub ->Faride Alidou
Victor Boniface (goal)Jonas Hofmann
67'
Amine Adli- sub ->Florian Wirtz
71'
Piero Hincapié- sub ->Edmond Tapsoba
71'
75'
75'
Steffen Tigges- sub ->Eric Martel
Adam Hlozek- sub ->Victor Boniface
81'
Nathan Tella- sub ->Jeremie Frimpong
81'
Gustavo Puerta- sub ->Jonas Hofmann
88'
90'
Damion Downs- sub ->Davie Selke
90'
Luca Kilian- sub ->Rasmus Carstensen

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
7.3
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
7.5
61'
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
7.3
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
7.3
71' 45'
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
8.1
M
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
7.8
81' 23' 32'
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
7.9
M
Jonas Hofmann 7.Germany
9.9
88' 22'
M
Florian Wirtz 10.Germany
8.1
71'
M
Alejandro Grimaldo 20.Spain
8.5
F
Victor Boniface 22.Nigeria
7.7
81' 67'
Substitutes
G
Matej Kovar 17.Czech Republic
D
Josip Stanisic 2.Croatia
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
6.7
71'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
M
Nathan Tella 19.Nigeria
6.8
81'
M
Gustavo Puerta 32.Colombia
88'
F
Amine Adli 21.France
6.7
71'
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
6.8
81'

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 (7.3), Odilon Kossounou (7.3), Jonathan Tah (7.5), Edmond Tapsoba (7.3), Jeremie Frimpong (7.8), Exequiel Palacios (8.1), Granit Xhaka (7.9), Alejandro Grimaldo (8.5), Jonas Hofmann (9.9), Florian Wirtz (8.1) and Victor Boniface (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Josip Stanišić, Piero Hincapié (6.7), Robert Andrich, Nadiem Amiri, Matej Kovar, Nathan Tella (6.8), Amine Adli (6.7), Adam Hložek (6.8) 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 (9.9) 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

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 1.Germany
8.1
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
7.0
D
Leart Paçarada 17.Kosovo
7.3
D
Rasmus Carstensen 18.Denmark
6.6
90'
D
Julian Chabot 24.Germany
7.0
M
Eric Martel 6.Germany
6.3
75'
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
6.4
M
Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany
6.6
75'
M
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
7.0
M
Linton Maina 37.Germany
F
Luca Waldschmidt 9.Germany
F
Faride Alidou 40.Germany
6.6
62'
F
Davie Selke 27.Germany
6.8
90'
Substitutes
G
Philipp Pentke 20.Germany
D
Dominique Heintz 3.Germany
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
90'
D
Max Finkgräfe 35.Germany
6.3
62'
M
Dimitrios Limnios 19.Greece
M
Mathias Olesen 47.Luxembourg
6.8
75'
F
Steffen Tigges 21.Germany
6.7
75'
F
Sargis Adamyan 23.Armenia
F
Damion Downs 42.Germany
90'

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 (8.1), Rasmus Carstensen (6.6), Timo Hübers (7.0), Julian Chabot (7.0), Leart Paqarada (7.3), Eric Martel (6.3), Denis Huseinbašić (6.6), Dejan Ljubičić (6.4) and Florian Kainz (7.0), Faride Alidou (6.6), Davie Selke (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Dominique Heintz, Luca Kilian, Dimitris Limnios, Philipp Pentke, Steffen Tigges (6.7), Sargis Adamyan, Max Finkgräfe (6.3), Damion Downs and Mathias Olesen (6.8).

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.​