Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Cologne

8 October 2023 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Felix Zwayer

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Jonas Hofmann 22’
  • Jeremie Frimpong 32’
  • Victor Boniface 67’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen won comfortably, 3-0 at home to FC Cologne. Bayer Leverkusen led 2-0 at half-time.

Jonas Hofmann put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute, set up by Álex Grimaldo, and Victor Boniface made it 3-0 in the 67th minute, set up by Jonas Hofmann.

The chances backed that up: Bayer Leverkusen created 3.73 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to FC Cologne's 1.74 from 7.

Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen FC Cologne
21 Shots 7
10 Shots on Target 3
11 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.73 xG 1.42
3.73 Non-penalty xG 1.42
19 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen FC Cologne
Kick-off
Jonas Hofmann
Assist: Florian Wirtz1-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
22’
Jeremie Frimpong
Assist: Álex Grimaldo2-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
32’
Half-time2-0
Victor Boniface
Assist: Jonas Hofmann3-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
67’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bayer Leverkusen
  • Edmond Tapsoba
  • Jonathan Tah
  • Jeremie Frimpong

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.73 1.74 22’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 22’ 32’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-0 32’ 67’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-0 67’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.73 1.74 22’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 Hofmann 22’ 32’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-0 Frimpong 32’ 67’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-0 Boniface 67’
Bayer Leverkusen 3.73 xGFC Cologne 1.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Cologne attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking 
47’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.87 xG, saved 32’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 67’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 22’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 68’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 54’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 47’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.37 xG, saved 78’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.28 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Max Finkgrafe (FC Cologne), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 38’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 16’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 12’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 13’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 60’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 27’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ Davie Selke (FC Cologne), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 12’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Julian Chabot (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Julian Chabot (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 77’ Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.87 xG, saved 32’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 67’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 22’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 68’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 54’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 47’ Eric Martel (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.37 xG, saved 85’ Max Finkgrafe (FC Cologne), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 78’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.28 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 16’ Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 12’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 13’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 60’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 27’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ Davie Selke (FC Cologne), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 12’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Julian Chabot (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Julian Chabot (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 77’ Dejan Ljubicic (FC Cologne), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukas Hradecky GK900 0.000.000
Jonathan Tah DEF901 0.130.000
Odilon Kossounou DEF900 0.000.000
Edmond Tapsoba DEF750 0.000.000
Jeremie Frimpong MID8513 1.110.091
Álex Grimaldo MID9012 0.130.702
Exequiel Palacios MID900 0.000.332
Granit Xhaka MID902 0.160.103
Jonas Hofmann MID90112 0.501.248
Florian Wirtz MID7515 0.150.582
Victor Boniface FWD8516 1.500.532
Piero Hincapié Sub150 0.000.000
Amine Adli Sub151 0.040.000
Adam Hlozek Sub50 0.000.041
Nathan Tella Sub51 0.020.000
Gustavo Puerta Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 75% Avg odds 1.27
Draw 16% Avg odds 6.08
FC Cologne win 9% Avg odds 11.11

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bayer Leverkusen WWDWW
FC Cologne LDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 FC Cologne, 05 May 23 Next meeting: FC Cologne 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 03 Mar 24  All Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Cologne meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.