B04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen - KOE Köln 1. FC Köln

Sat, 13.12.202517:30 PM

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Magnificent El Mala

Nineteen-year-old Said El Mala has more goal contributions (eight - six goals and two assists) than any other under-21 player in the Bundesliga this season.

Grimaldo's great numbers

Alejandro Grimaldo has the most assists (four), shots on goal (21), shot on goal assists (26), challenges contested (221) and intensive runs (741) of all Leverkusen players this season.

Red mist on the Rhine

There have been 21 sending-offs in the 72 Bundesliga meetings between Leverkusen and Cologne - only Hamburg vs. VfB Stuttgart has seen more red cards (22).

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Watch: Cologne 0-2 Leverkusen - previous meeting

A Rhine derby win in Cologne helped Leverkusen on their way to a maiden Bundesliga title in 2023/24, while the Billy Goats' season ended in relegation. The two clubs renewed rivalries in the DFB Cup quarter-finals last term, with Bayer shading a 3-2 thriller to reach the last four.

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Watch: Augsburg 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen - highlights

Leverkusen lost a second successive Bundesliga game as they fell to defeat against lowly Augsburg. Kasper Hjulmand's side remain in fourth place, albeit ahead of Hoffenheim on goal difference and five behind third-placed Borussia Dortmund.

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Watch: Cologne 1-1 St. Pauli - highlights

Cologne had to make do with a point as they were pegged back in stoppage time by relegation-threatened St. Pauli on Matchday 13. Although winless in four, the Billy Goats sit eighth in the standings, five points clear of the bottom three.

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