FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd March 2024
With little to lose, FC Koln aim to spring a surprise, when faced with current Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen this coming Sunday at RheinEnergieSTADION.
Sitting top of the table, Bayer Leverkusen claimed 61 points after 23 rounds, while FC Koln have amassed 17 points. This ranks the latter as number 16 in the Bundesliga before the next round.
Although FC Koln are behind Bayer Leverkusen in the table by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Bundesliga would be huge for the hosts.
FC Koln are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net six times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.6 goals per game, as they conceded 13 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.
Bayer Leverkusen show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.1 times on average per game. They scored 21 goals and conceded five, an average of 0.5 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in six of these.
FC Koln were defeated by 3-0 in their last encounter with Bayer Leverkusen, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though.
FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction
FC Koln Form
FC Koln failed to win any of their last three matches, though they gained a point against Hoffenheim in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Werder Bremen in a 0-1 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 1-1 draw against VfB Stuttgart. FC Koln just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the RheinEnergieSTADION. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded seven goals.
Bayer Leverkusen Form
Bayer Leverkusen are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Bayern Munich got left behind in a 3-0 win, before FC Heidenheim got hammered in a 1-2 victory. Mainz 05 was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Bundesliga, while scoring 12 and conceding four goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.
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 FC Koln and Bayer Leverkusen.
FC Koln fought their way to one wins and five points from their last nine games against teams inside the top six. They were on target four times in these matches, but also let in 19 goals. Bayer Leverkusen claimed eight wins from 22 goals scored and three conceded in the previous eight encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Bundesliga. This earned them a total of 24 points. FC Koln claimed three wins, eight draws as well as 12 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen have a record of 19 wins, four draws and zero defeats in the Bundesliga.
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FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Stats
- In 12 of the last 13 FC Koln matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 FC Koln matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 FC Koln matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- FC Koln have not won 12 of the last 14 matches in the Bundesliga
- In 10 of the last 12 FC Koln matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have not lost the last 37 matches in a row
- Bayer Leverkusen have not lost the last 23 matches in a row in the Bundesliga
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored in 36 of the last 37 matches
- Bayer Leverkusen have not lost the last 17 away matches in a row
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored in the last 17 away matches in a row
FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads
FC Koln Squad
Schultz will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bayer Leverkusen from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):
Jonas Nickisch (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/23), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Philipp Pentke (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/14), Dominique Heintz (0/8), Julian Chabot (0/21), Leart Paqarada (0/12), Luca Kilian (0/12), Max Finkgrafe (1/14), Rasmus Carstensen (0/19), Timo Huebers (0/21), Dejan Ljubicic (0/21), Denis Huseinbasic (0/17), Eric Martel (1/20), Faride Alidou (2/15), Florian Kainz (3/23), Jacob Steen Christensen (0/4), Jan Thielmann (1/14), Linton Maina (1/21), Davie Selke (5/15), Florian Dietz (0/4), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (2/15), Justin Diehl (0/5), Mark Uth (0/7), Sargis Adamyan (0/10), Steffen Tigges (0/15).
Bayer Leverkusen Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Bayer Leverkusen players that the manager Xabi Alonso will choose from for the upcoming game:
Lukas Hradecky (0/22), Matej Kovar (0/1), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (8/23), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/18), Jeremie Frimpong (7/22), Jonathan Tah (4/20), Josip Stanisic (1/12), Noah Mbamba (0/3), Odilon Kossounou (1/16), Piero Hincapie (1/16), Reno Muenz (0/0), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (3/17), Florian Wirtz (5/23), Granit Xhaka (1/23), Gustavo Puerta (0/5), Jonas Hofmann (5/23), Nathan Tella (4/14), Robert Andrich (1/17), Adam Hlozek (1/19), Amine Adli (2/14), Borja Iglesias (0/2), Francis Onyeka (0/0), Ken Izekor (0/0), Patrik Schick (3/10), Victor Okoh Boniface (10/16).
FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News
FC Koln seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Sunday.
Davie Selke and Mark Uth are missing from the squad, FC Koln will field against Bayer Leverkusenon Sunday.
Bayer Leverkusen are juggling with four absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to FC Koln.
Granit Xhaka, Exequiel Palacios, Victor Okoh Boniface and Arthur all face a spell on the sidelines for Bayer Leverkusen due to various injuries.
FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups
FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H
FC Koln took a hit when Bayer Leverkusen handed them a 3-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 2-1 win. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. FC Koln came out on top in four games, whereas Bayer Leverkusen ran away with three points five times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 8/1 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 1/3.
FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Results
Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when FC Koln welcome Bayer Leverkusen as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/7 with the bookies on Sunday.
FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips
With two goals in six matches Faride Alidou has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Bayer Leverkusen and their defence. The visitors hope Nathan Tella adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.
FC Koln claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen won nine of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing zero in this series of matches. Bayer Leverkusen won five of their 10 previous matches away from home without conceding a goal. A number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
The last ten encounters between FC Koln and Bayer Leverkusen saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with FC Koln averaging 1.1 goals a game. Bayer Leverkusen scored 1.8 goals on average in these, as both teams scored four times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Koln, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored 2.4 times on average in these matches.