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Bayer Leverkusen

Head to head

17 – 13 – 20 50 meetings since 1992
1. FC Köln
Bayer Leverkusen 34% Draws 26% 1. FC Köln 40%

The record

StatisticB04DrawsKOE
Wins171320
Goals scored69—62
Biggest win5-0 (2018)—5-0 (2019)

Last six meetings

1 Sep 2026 League Bayer Leverkusen 0 – 0 1. FC Köln
6 Apr 2026 League Bayer Leverkusen 0 – 1 1. FC Köln
11 Dec 2025 League Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 2 1. FC Köln
17 Aug 2025 Cup Bayer Leverkusen 1 – 3 1. FC Köln
16 May 2025 League 1. FC Köln 1 – 1 Bayer Leverkusen
12 Jan 2025 Cup 1. FC Köln 2 – 0 Bayer Leverkusen

The story of the fixture

Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Köln have met 50 times in the records we hold. Bayer Leverkusen have won 17 (34%), 1. FC Köln have won 20 (40%) and 13 finished level. Across those matches Bayer Leverkusen have scored 69 and conceded 62, an average of 2.62 goals per meeting.

The last six meetings tell a different story from the all-time record: 1 win for Bayer Leverkusen, 2 draws and 3 for 1. FC Köln, with 14 goals in total. The heaviest win in the series is Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 in 2018; 1. FC Köln's best is 5-0 in 2019.

1. FC Köln hold the overall edge, and the margin of 3 wins is large enough to survive a bad run. That advantage has usually been built at home, where the crowd and the pitch shape how both teams set up.

Common questions

How many times have Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Köln played each other?

50 recorded meetings, with 17 wins for Bayer Leverkusen, 20 for 1. FC Köln and 13 draws.

Who has the better head to head record, Bayer Leverkusen or 1. FC Köln?

1. FC Köln, with 20 wins from 50 meetings.

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