1. FC Köln host Bayer Leverkusen in matchday nine of the Bundesliga

The match between 1. FC Köln and Bayer Leverkusen takes place in matchday nine of the Bundesliga on 8 November 2026 at 17:30 Saudi time, and will be broadcast on Shahid and MBC Action.

1. FC Köln go into the match following mixed results in their last five games, having secured a big 5-0 win over Union Berlin, drawn goalless with Schalke, lost 0-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt, beaten Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1, and lost 1-2 to Hamburg.

Bayer Leverkusen, on the other hand, arrive with greater confidence following a series of positive results, having beaten Nürnberg 5-2, lost 0-3 to Hoffenheim, beaten Wolfsburg 2-0, defeated Freiburg 2-1, and ended their match against Lech Poznan with a big 4-0 win.

In terms of previous meetings between the two sides, Bayer Leverkusen have won most of the recent encounters, with the match on 25 April 2026 ending in a 2-1 win for Leverkusen over Köln, while on 13 December 2025 Leverkusen won 2-0, on 5 February 2025 Leverkusen won 3-2, on 3 March 2024 Leverkusen won 0-2 away from home, and on 8 October 2023 Leverkusen won 3-0.

In the current standings, Bayer Leverkusen sit in fourth place with 13 points from 7 matches, having won 4, drawn 1 and lost 2, scoring 16 goals and conceding 12. 1. FC Köln, meanwhile, are in 12th place with 8 points from 7 matches, having won 2, drawn 2 and lost 3, scoring 8 goals and conceding 11.