Highlights: Cologne 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga 2026-27, a late winner

Bayer Leverkusen won 2-1 as the away team against Cologne in the Bundesliga 2026-27 season. The match kicked off on 8 November 2026 14:30, and the visitors led 1-0 at half-time.

How the match unfolded

Bayer Leverkusen opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Aleix Garcia Serrano scored the first goal of the match, and the score stayed 0-1 until the interval.

Two of the three goals in the match came after half-time. In the 85th minute Patrik Schick made it 0-2, with the assist from Ibrahim Maza. That goal was the winning goal.

Cologne pulled one back in stoppage time. Said El Mala scored in minute 90+2, set up by Malek El Mala. It was the last goal of the match, and the final score was Cologne 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen.

Cards

The match featured a number of bookings. Cologne received 6 yellow cards and Bayer Leverkusen received 5. There were no other cards in the match data.

Match statistics

Bayer Leverkusen had more of the ball, with 62% possession against 38% for Cologne. The visitors also had more attempts, taking 14 shots to the 12 recorded by the home side.

On target, Bayer Leverkusen had 8 shots and Cologne had 6. Bayer Leverkusen won 6 corners, while Cologne won 2. In dangerous attacks, the count was 57 for Bayer Leverkusen and 47 for Cologne.

Next matches

Both clubs return to action on 21 November 2026. Cologne take on Bayern Munich in their next match, and Bayer Leverkusen meet Paderborn on the same date.