COLOGNE. FC Köln and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are facing off in the 24th round of the Bundesliga.
Alejandro Grimaldo has scored a goal in the 73rd minute. The result is now 2-0 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen over FC Köln.
Match Statistics
- ! 22 Ball Possession 78
Shots
- 6 Total 17
- 0 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 40 Attack 156
- 16 Dangerous attack 93
- 70 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 9
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 78% while FC Köln was struggling with a 22% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Köln was more aggressive with dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 0 were on target.
FC Köln shot 6 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 17 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
FC Köln received 2 yellow cards (Eric Martel and Dejan Ljubičić). On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards (Josip Stanisic and Jeremie Frimpong).
(FC Köln) was sent off after receiving a red card (14′).
Alejandro Grimaldo
Alejandro Grimaldo García
Season 2023/2024
Played 6 0 Missed
Minutes 452 75.3 Avg
Goals 0 0.0 Avg
Assist 1 0.2 Avg
Attempt 9 1.5 Avg
Passes 306 51.072.7% AvgSucc
Yellow 1 0.2 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg
This season he played in total 24 times for 2155 minutes for Bundesliga.
Alejandro Grimaldo scored 9 goals for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He procured 9 assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.
His team is currently 1st in Bundesliga. In the last match Bayer 04 Leverkusen won 2-0 against FC Köln. The next match in Bundesliga will be against FC Augsburg.
The last time the teams played each other, the score was 2-0 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
FC Köln performance and stats
Rank
17th
Win
5
Draw
12
Loss
16
Goals
27-56
Diff
-29
Top 3 Scorers
FC Köln is currently 16th in the Bundesliga with 17 points.
In the last 24 games, it has won 3 times, drawn 8 times, and lost 13 times. In its last match, FC Köln lost 0-2 against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 16 goals and conceding 39.
FC Köln will play the next match in Bundesliga against Heidenheim on Saturday 18th of May in Heidenheim an der Brenz.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen performance and stats
Rank
1st
Win
27
Draw
6
Loss
0
Goals
87-23
Diff
64
Top 3 Scorers
Bayer 04 Leverkusen is currently 1st in the Bundesliga with 64 points.
In the last 24 games, it has won 20 times and drawn 4 times. In its last match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen won 0-2 against FC Köln.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 61 goals and conceding 16.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play the next match in Bundesliga against FC Augsburg on Saturday 18th of May in Leverkusen.
Commentary
90'
Second Half ended - 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
84'
Opportunity missed. Álex Grimaldo from Bayer 04 Leverkusen takes a shot with his left foot from the left side of the box, but it goes too high. The assist came from Florian Wirtz with a cross.
83'
Player change - 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic is coming on to replace Linton Maina.
Player change - 1. FC Köln. Eric Martel is being replaced by Benno Schmitz.
82'
Player change - Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios is coming on to replace Granit Xhaka.
Player change - 1. FC Köln. Steffen Tigges is coming on to replace Faride Alidou.
Attempt thwarted. Florian Wirtz of Bayer 04 Leverkusen's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is intercepted. The assist came from Granit Xhaka.
78'
Timo Hübers from 1. FC Köln has secured a defensive free kick.
79'
Player change - Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié is replaced by Edmond Tapsoba.
78'
Fouled by Borja Iglesias - Bayer 04 Leverkusen
77'
New attacking attempt. Florian Wirtz - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Robert Andrich.
76'
Shot blocked. Nathan Tella - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Amine Adli.
74'
Robert Andrich of Bayer 04 Leverkusen has secured a free kick on the left flank.
Linton Maina commits a foul - representing 1. FC Köln.
73'
Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Álex Grimaldo - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - shot with left foot inside of six yard box - left side to the centre of the goal. Assist - Amine Adli.
72'
Corner kick awarded to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, courtesy of a deflection off Faride Alidou.
69'
Player substitution has taken place in 1. FC Köln. Justin Diehl, due to an injury, is replaced by Leart Paqarada.
Pause finished. They are prepared to proceed.
Match pause - Justin Diehl from 1. FC Köln is injured.
67'
Marvin Schwäbe of 1. FC Köln has earned a defensive free kick.
Borja Iglesias commits a foul - Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Corner kick awarded to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeff Chabot is responsible for the concession.
65'
Player change - 1. FC Köln. Justin Diehl is coming on to replace Sargis Adamyan.
Player change - Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borja Iglesias is coming on to replace Patrik Schick.
Player change - Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann is replaced by Amine Adli.
62'
Corner kick awarded to 1. FC Köln, resulting from a defensive action by Nathan Tella.
61'
Corner kick awarded to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Rasmus Carstensen is responsible for conceding it.
60'
Corner kick awarded to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. This was due to a deflection off Timo Hübers.
59'
Josip Stanisic of Bayer 04 Leverkusen has been handed a yellow card.
58'
Robert Andrich of Bayer 04 Leverkusen commits a handball offense.
57'
Opportunity squandered. Patrik Schick of Bayer 04 Leverkusen attempts a header from the heart of the penalty area but fails to find the target. The assist came from Álex Grimaldo who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
56'
Corner kick awarded to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, forced by Marvin Schwäbe's defense.
55'
Shot blocked. Álex Grimaldo - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Jonas Hofmann.
54'
Jonas Hofmann of Bayer 04 Leverkusen has earned an offensive free kick.
Dejan Ljubicic from 1. FC Köln commits a foul.
Opportunity lost. Álex Grimaldo of Bayer 04 Leverkusen attempted a header from the middle of the box but it didn't hit the mark. The cross was provided in assistance by Josip Stanisic.
52'
Missed chance. Álex Grimaldo - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Jonas Hofmann .
Nathan Tella from Bayer 04 Leverkusen has successfully secured a free kick on the right flank.
Max Finkgrafe from 1. FC Köln has committed a foul.
51'
Sargis Adamyan of 1. FC Köln strikes the right goalpost with a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area. The assist came from a cross by Rasmus Carstensen.
49'
Opportunity squandered. Timo Hübers of 1. FC Köln fails to convert a header from the heart of the penalty area. The assist came from Max Finkgrafe's cross.
48'
Sargis Adamyan of 1. FC Köln has earned a free kick on the left flank.
Jonathan Tah of Bayer 04 Leverkusen commits a foul.
47'
Corner - Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Max Finkgrafe.
45'
Player change - Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella is coming on to replace Jeremie Frimpong.
The second half kicks off with 1. FC Köln trailing 0-1 to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
The first half concludes with Bayer 04 Leverkusen leading 1-0 against 1. FC Köln.
Missed chance. Faride Alidou - 1. FC Köln - shot with the head from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Rasmus Carstensen with a cross.
Offside - 1. FC Cologne. Sargis Adamyan has been flagged offside.
Offside call - Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong has been flagged for offside.
44'
Attempt thwarted. Sargis Adamyan of 1. FC Köln's header from the middle of the penalty area is intercepted. The assist came from Faride Alidou with a cross.
Corner kick awarded to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. This was due to a deflection off Timo Hübers.
43'
Jeremie Frimpong of Bayer 04 Leverkusen has earned a free kick on the right flank.
Max Finkgrafe from 1. FC Köln has committed a foul.
41'
Corner kick awarded to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, courtesy of a deflection off Marvin Schwäbe.
New attacking attempt. Florian Wirtz - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Álex Grimaldo.
37'
Score! 1. FC Köln 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Jeremie Frimpong of Bayer 04 Leverkusen strikes with his right foot from a short distance, directing the ball to the middle of the net.
Attempt thwarted. Patrik Schick of Bayer 04 Leverkusen's left-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area is intercepted. The assist was provided by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
New attacking attempt. Florian Wirtz - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the left is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Jonas Hofmann.
35'
Sargis Adamyan's attempt thwarted. The 1. FC Köln player took a right-footed shot from the right side of the box but it was successfully blocked. The assist was provided by Faride Alidou.
33'
Josip Stanisic commits a foul - Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Eric Martel of 1. FC Köln has secured a defensive free kick.
31'
Opportunity squandered. Álex Grimaldo of Bayer 04 Leverkusen nearly scores from a free kick with a left-footed shot from outside the box that was just off target.
29'
Eric Martel of 1. FC Köln has been shown a yellow card due to a foul.
Eric Martel from 1. FC Köln commits a foul.
Florian Wirtz of Bayer 04 Leverkusen has earned an attacking free kick.
25'
Corner - Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Eric Martel.
Shot blocked. Jeremie Frimpong - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jonas Hofmann.
23'
Jeremie Frimpong of Bayer 04 Leverkusen has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
Jeff Chabot of 1. FC Köln has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer 04 Leverkusen commits a foul.
22'
Opportunity squandered. Álex Grimaldo of Bayer 04 Leverkusen takes a left-footed shot from beyond the penalty area, but it sails high and wide to the right following a free kick.
21'
Eric Martel from 1. FC Köln has committed a foul.
Florian Wirtz of Bayer 04 Leverkusen has secured an attacking free kick.
17'
Sargis Adamyan of 1. FC Köln has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
Fouled by Piero Hincapié - Bayer 04 Leverkusen
19'
Sargis Adamyan of 1. FC Köln has secured a free kick in the offensive zone.
Robert Andrich of Bayer 04 Leverkusen commits a foul.
16'
Dejan Ljubicic - 1. FC Köln - receive yellow card.
Fouled by Max Finkgrafe - 1. FC Köln
Jonas Hofmann - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - won a free kick in defence.
14'
Jan Thielmann of 1. FC Köln has been shown the red card.
13'
VAR Ruling: Jan Thielmann of 1. FC Köln's card has been upgraded.
12'
Jan Thielmann from 1. FC Köln has committed a foul.
Granit Xhaka of Bayer 04 Leverkusen has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
Offside - 1. FC Köln. Eric Martel has been flagged for offside.
11'
Opportunity missed. Dejan Ljubicic from 1. FC Köln narrowly misses a header from a few meters away. The assist was provided by Linton Maina with a cross.
8'
Granit Xhaka of Bayer 04 Leverkusen has earned a defensive free kick.
Dejan Ljubicic from 1. FC Köln commits a foul.
6'
Piero Hincapié - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - won a free kick in defence.
Fouled by Sargis Adamyan - 1. FC Köln
3'
Opportunity squandered. Jonas Hofmann of Bayer 04 Leverkusen takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area that nearly hits the mark, but doesn't. The assist was by Patrik Schick.
2'
Sargis Adamyan of 1. FC Köln has secured a defensive free kick.
Granit Xhaka commits a foul - Bayer 04 Leverkusen.