Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Koln Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th December 2025
Much more than mere points are at stake when Bayer Leverkusen clash in a derby with rivals FC Koln in Bundesliga this coming Saturday at BayArena.
Ranked as number 4 in the Bundesliga standings, Bayer Leverkusen, have so far collected 23 points this season, while FC Koln collected 16 points. This puts them up as number 8 after 13 rounds.
Aiming for a place inside the top six, Bayer Leverkusen need to strut their stuff against FC Koln on Saturday. The latter might not look like a team currently possessing the qualities to stop the home side from claiming a win, but they will be eager to spring a surprise.
Bayer Leverkusen scored 2.1 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 21 times. They conceded 13 goals, an average of 1.3 and pulled off three clean sheets.
FC Koln are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 17 goals, and while FC Koln claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.7 goals per match.
Bayer Leverkusen go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 3-0 and 2-0 the last two times they played FC Koln.
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Koln Prediction
Bayer Leverkusen Form
Bayer Leverkusen recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Borussia Dortmund 0-1. They were then defeated 2-0 against Augsburg, before drawing 2-2 against Newcastle. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their previous six Bundesliga games at the BayArena. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded four and scored 15 goals.
They are one of only a few teams capable of taking the title in the Bundesliga, and Bayer Leverkusen currently remain on course.
FC Koln Form
FC Koln only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to seven.
Ambitions are high for FC Koln, and winning the title is still possible, but they need to raise their level to achieve the highest prize.
Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Koln.
Bayer Leverkusen have taken six points from their last five games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of seven goals to eight. FC Koln took six points from their last six games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won two, scored ten goals and conceded 11. Bayer Leverkusen claimed seven wins, two draws as well as four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Koln enjoy a record of four wins, four draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga.
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Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Koln Stats
- In the last 4 Bayer Leverkusen matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Bayer Leverkusen matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Bundesliga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Bayer Leverkusen home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Bayer Leverkusen home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 FC Koln away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 FC Koln away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 FC Koln away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 FC Koln away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Koln Squads
Bayer Leverkusen Squad
Kasper Hjulmand will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against FC Koln from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):
Janis Blaswich (0/0), Jesper Schlich (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/13), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (4/11), Arthur (0/6), Axel Tape-Kobrissa (0/4), Edmond Tapsoba (3/13), Jarell Quansah (1/11), Jeanuel Belocian (0/5), Loic Bade (0/12), Lucas Vazquez (0/4), Aleix Garcia (0/13), Claudio Echeverri (0/6), Equi Fernandez (0/5), Exequiel Palacios (0/2), Ibrahim Maza (2/11), Jonas Hofmann (2/10), Malik Tillman (3/9), Nathan Tella (0/6), Robert Andrich (0/12), Alejo Sarco (0/1), Christian Kofane (3/12), Eliesse Ben Seghir (0/7), Ernest Poku (4/12), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (1/6), Patrik Schick (5/11).
FC Koln Squad
Below is the full team squad of FC Koln. The manager Kwasniok will pick his starting XI against Bayer Leverkusen from these players:
Marvin Schwaebe (0/13), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Ron-Robert Zieler (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/6), Dominique Heintz (0/6), Emin Kujovic (0/0), Jan Thielmann (2/10), Joel Schmied (0/11), Jusuf Gazibegovic (0/1), Kristoffer Lund Hansen (0/12), Luca Kilian (0/0), Neo Telle (0/0), Rav van den Berg (0/4), Sebastian Sebulonsen (0/13), Timo Huebers (0/8), Alessio Castro-Montes (0/4), Denis Huseinbasic (0/10), Eric Martel (0/13), Fayssal Harchaoui (0/0), Florian Kainz (1/10), Isak Bergmann Johannesson (1/13), Said El Mala (6/13), Tom Krauss (0/9), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (3/9), Jakub Kaminski (5/13), Linton Maina (0/7), Malek El Mala (0/0), Marius Buelter (3/11), Ragnar Ache (1/12).
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Koln Team News
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Koln Lineups
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Koln H2H
Bayer Leverkusen had a good reading on FC Koln in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-0 and 2-0, respectively. Bayer Leverkusen have been slightly more successful than FC Koln in recent meetings. With a 6-1-3 advantage going into this match, betting on Bayer Leverkusen has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/15.
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Koln Results
Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Koln. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies on Saturday.
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Koln Betting Tips
Look no further than Jonas Hofmann, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, while Said El Mala managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for FC Koln in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Bayer Leverkusen claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. FC Koln won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing three in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Bayer Leverkusen on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for FC Koln in their last 10 league games away from home.
The last ten encounters between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Koln saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with Bayer Leverkusen averaging two goals a game. FC Koln scored 0.9 goals on average in these, as both teams scored four times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for FC Koln, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.