Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen

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🕒 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Joao Pedro Pinheiro 🔁 League Stage - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 5
League Stage Table
Manchester City 7 · Bayer Leverkusen 16
Referee Stats
10 matches · 2.90 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.90
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 20%
Home wins 10%
Draws 30%
Away wins 60%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (19-7).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (55%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 3-0-2

Goals For / Against

9 / 5
Avg: 1.80 / 1.00

Points

9
Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1
Bayer Leverkusen (Away stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 3-1-2

Goals For / Against

7 / 6
Avg: 1.17 / 1.00

Points

10
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Champions League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.80
PPG
1.67
1.80
GF
1.17
1.00
GA
1.00
25%
O2.5
25%
25%
BTTS
25%
75%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Manchester City rank7th
Bayer Leverkusen rank16th
Manchester City points16
Bayer Leverkusen points12
Manchester City: #7 · 16 pts · GD +6
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Bayer Leverkusen: #16 · 12 pts · GD -1
9 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W L W W
Points9/12
Weighted index70
Goals8-3
Record3-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Bayer Leverkusen last 5 away

L W W D
Points7/12
Weighted index53
Goals5-4
Record2-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home75%
Manchester City clean sheet at home50%
Bayer Leverkusen score away75%
Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first75%
Manchester City win after scoring first100%
Bayer Leverkusen score first50%
Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 0% · Bayer Leverkusen 50%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 29.7' · Bayer Leverkusen 44.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home1.80 vs 1.93
Manchester City concede at home1.00 vs 1.45
Bayer Leverkusen score away1.17 vs 1.45
Bayer Leverkusen concede away1.00 vs 1.93
Manchester City score 7% below league average, while Bayer Leverkusen score 20% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 31% below league average at home, and Bayer Leverkusen are 48% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1
Avg goals2.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
76-90+ 0

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
2
Total Shots
19
7
Shots off Goal
6
1
Blocked Shots
6
4
Shots Inside Box
15
6
Shots Outside Box
4
1
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
9
3
Fouls
4
8
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
9
Total Passes
589
487
Passes Accurate
529
420
Passes %
90%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
1
23' ⚽
⚽
23' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Álex Grimaldo
Normal Goal · Assist: Christian Kofane
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Oscar Bobb
1st substitution · For: J. Doku
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ R. Aït-Nouri
2nd substitution · For: N. O'Reilly
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ R. Lewis
3rd substitution · For: P. Foden
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
P. Schick
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Maza
60'
60' Álex Grimaldo
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ Omar Marmoush
4th substitution · For: E. Haaland
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ A. Khusanov
5th substitution · For: R. Cherki
77'
77' Christian Kofane
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ Christian Kofane
1st substitution · For: N. Tella

Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bayer Leverkusen beat Manchester City 2-0 on Tuesday, 25 November 2025 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Joao Pedro Pinheiro. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Bayer Leverkusen took the lead at 23' when Álex Grimaldo scored, with the assist credited to Christian Kofane, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 46', with Oscar Bobb replacing J. Doku. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with R. Aït-Nouri replacing N. O'Reilly. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 46', with R. Lewis replacing P. Foden. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 54' when P. Schick scored, with the assist credited to I. Maza, making the score 0-2. Álex Grimaldo received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 60'. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 65', with Omar Marmoush replacing E. Haaland. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 65', with A. Khusanov replacing R. Cherki. Christian Kofane received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 77'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 82', with Christian Kofane replacing N. Tella.

Manchester City used 5 substitutions while Bayer Leverkusen used 1 substitution. Bayer Leverkusen got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (19-7).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (55%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen Head-to-Head History by Season