Bayer 04 Leverkusen are chasing the top positions while FC Köln are more involved in staying out of trouble and relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen is in the best form (5-1-0) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Bundesliga
Leverkusen have less rest than FC Köln in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Molde.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
As mentioned below, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Bundesliga games.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen are returning here after visiting Molde in a Europa League fixture and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Tah was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.61 out of 10. The defender Tah won 3 of 3 duels.
Before that match, a Bundesliga win away at Mainz 05.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Leverkusen home games with this odds we find 9 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 6 matches were won by at least two goals.
Goals are coming in this club's league games, with 6 in a row having three or more goals (over 2.5).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen always seem capable of creating a buzz here at BayArena with 12 goals in 3 league games. 4 goals have been conceded.
FC Köln form and stats
The Bundesliga season is young and FC Köln have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
The manager Baumgart was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium RheinEnergieStadion. FC Köln suffered a 0-2 loss to Stuttgart (placed 2nd). Maina got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, top player of the team. Maina hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 28 successful passes (of 29 total).
A 1-2 defeat away at Werder Bremen before that.Many goals are not expected from the visiting FC Köln as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Köln have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-FC Köln H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bayer 04 Leverkusen five wins, FC Köln four wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  V. Boniface 6 goals |  J. Hofmann 3 goals |  E. Palacios 2 goals |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
FC Köln missing players
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | FC Köln | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 4.7 | 5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 6.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7.7 | 5.3 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.7 | 19 | 25 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.7 | 12.8 |
| 8.2 | 10 | 13 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 41% | 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 16% |
| 9.8 | 7 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 14.3 | 13.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
- All of Bayer 04 Leverkusen's home-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored in all their matches so far.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored more than double the goals of FC Köln.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won all their matches at home so far.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen is in the best form (5-1-0) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- FC Köln have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- FC Köln have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- FC Köln have yet to win a game.
- FC Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
| 3 | FC Bayern München | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | SC Freiburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 15 | Darmstadt 98 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 16 | Bochum | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | -14 | 3 |
| 17 | FC Köln | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 1 |
| 18 | Mainz 05 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 1 |
