Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Köln pre-match info: Guests will have a rough 90 minutes at BayArena

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Fri 05.May
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: BayArena (30210 seats)

6th position in the Bundesliga table for Bayer 04 Leverkusen at present, a competent achievement. The home team supporters pray for more entertainment as 11th-placed FC Köln visit BayArena.

Insights:
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen is in the best form (4-2-0) in Bundesliga
  • FC Köln have the most points from losing position (13) in Bundesliga

Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Köln should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats

The overall Bundesliga stats at home this season for Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 8-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). Bayer 04 Leverkusen has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at BayArena. We remember; it was Mainz 05.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Leverkusen, as their goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky has completely shut out the opponents for 286 minutes in the Bundesliga.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen travelled for their previous game, a trip to Union Berlin that ended 0-0. Defender Kossounou got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.82/10. Kossounou won 4 of 10 duels.

Before that, Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a home game versus RB Leipzig which ended with a victory 2-0.

Goals decide football matches and Leverkusen are scoring many of them at home; 32 on target from 15 league matches. Bayer 04 Leverkusen have conceded 19 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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FC Köln form and stats

There's been little loot from FC Köln's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 15 away games in the Bundesliga. FC Köln only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 6 draws. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Köln, as they have won on their previous two travels.

The manager Baumgart was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium RheinEnergieStadion. FC Köln suffered a 0-1 loss to Freiburg (placed 4th). That defeat was their first after four consecutive league matches winning points.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Hoffenheim.

FC Köln are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 15 games (in the league). The FC Köln manager Baumgart has some worries about the defense as 32 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The latest head to head meeting ended FC Köln - Leverkusen 1-2, played this season. Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two participants are: five wins for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, two draws and three wins for FC Köln. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Bayer 04 LeverkusenM. Diaby
M. Diaby
9 goals
Bayer 04 LeverkusenJ. Frimpong
J. Frimpong
8 goals
FC KölnF. Kainz
F. Kainz
6 goals

Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players

FC Köln missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bayer 04 Leverkusen FC Köln
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 5 15 30
14 8 1 Won W 0 3 8
6 2 2 Drew D 3 6 11
10 5 1 Lost L 2 6 11
53 32 8 Scored S 4 18 40
41 19 7 Conceded C 11 32 48
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 87% 83%
87% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 87% 77%
63% 67% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 47%
43% 47% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 47% 37%
23% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 27% 23%
50% 53% 100% BTTS BTTS 60% 60% 53%
30% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 13% 20%
27% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 40% 43%
 
4 4.6 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.1 5.8
3.9 3.9 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 5.1 4.6
2.1 1.9 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 2.1 2.1
5 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
13.2 14.9 16.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 10.2 12.1
5.4 6.6 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.5 4.1
33% 32% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 34% 32%
 
12.2 10.3 12.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.4 13.8 11.7
4.4 3.4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 4.9 4.2
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Bayer 04 Leverkusen's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen have the most scored goals in the second half (33) in Bundesliga
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen is in the best form (4-2-0) in Bundesliga
  • FC Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Köln have the fewest matches over the total-line (14) in Bundesliga
  • FC Köln have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Bundesliga
  • FC Köln have the most points from losing position (13) in Bundesliga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Borussia Dortmund 30 19 4 7 67 40 14 12 1 1 42 13 16 7 3 6 25 27 27 61
2 Bayern München 29 17 8 4 79 33 14 9 5 0 44 14 15 8 3 4 35 19 46 59
3 Union Berlin 30 16 8 6 44 31 15 9 6 0 25 9 15 7 2 6 19 22 13 56
4 Freiburg 30 16 8 6 46 37 15 9 4 2 26 12 15 7 4 4 20 25 9 56
5 RB Leipzig 30 16 6 8 54 37 15 11 2 2 32 15 15 5 4 6 22 22 17 54
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 30 14 6 10 53 41 15 8 2 5 32 19 15 6 4 5 21 22 12 48
7 Mainz 05 29 12 9 8 49 40 15 6 6 3 28 18 14 6 3 5 21 22 9 45
8 Wolfsburg 29 11 10 8 51 37 14 4 7 3 28 22 15 7 3 5 23 15 14 43
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 11 10 9 50 46 15 7 5 3 30 17 15 4 5 6 20 29 4 43
10 Borussia M'gladbach 30 9 9 12 44 48 15 8 3 4 29 18 15 1 6 8 15 30 -4 36
11 FC Köln 30 8 11 11 40 48 15 5 5 5 22 16 15 3 6 6 18 32 -8 35
12 Werder Bremen 30 10 5 15 48 58 15 5 1 9 24 25 15 5 4 6 24 33 -10 35
13 Augsburg 30 8 7 15 39 55 15 5 4 6 15 21 15 3 3 9 24 34 -16 31
14 Hoffenheim 30 8 5 17 39 51 15 5 2 8 21 26 15 3 3 9 18 25 -12 29
15 Stuttgart 30 6 10 14 38 52 15 5 4 6 21 20 15 1 6 8 17 32 -14 28
16 Bochum 30 8 4 18 33 67 15 6 2 7 22 30 15 2 2 11 11 37 -34 28
17 Schalke 04 30 6 9 15 28 57 16 5 4 7 21 34 14 1 5 8 7 23 -29 27
18 Hertha BSC 29 5 7 17 35 59 15 4 5 6 21 25 14 1 2 11 14 34 -24 22

Bundesliga:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Borussia Dortmund 30 19 4 7 67 40 14 12 1 1 42 13 16 7 3 6 25 27 27 61
2 Bayern München 29 17 8 4 79 33 14 9 5 0 44 14 15 8 3 4 35 19 46 59
3 Union Berlin 30 16 8 6 44 31 15 9 6 0 25 9 15 7 2 6 19 22 13 56
4 Freiburg 30 16 8 6 46 37 15 9 4 2 26 12 15 7 4 4 20 25 9 56
5 RB Leipzig 30 16 6 8 54 37 15 11 2 2 32 15 15 5 4 6 22 22 17 54
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 30 14 6 10 53 41 15 8 2 5 32 19 15 6 4 5 21 22 12 48
7 Mainz 05 29 12 9 8 49 40 15 6 6 3 28 18 14 6 3 5 21 22 9 45
8 Wolfsburg 29 11 10 8 51 37 14 4 7 3 28 22 15 7 3 5 23 15 14 43
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 30 11 10 9 50 46 15 7 5 3 30 17 15 4 5 6 20 29 4 43
10 Borussia M'gladbach 30 9 9 12 44 48 15 8 3 4 29 18 15 1 6 8 15 30 -4 36
11 FC Köln 30 8 11 11 40 48 15 5 5 5 22 16 15 3 6 6 18 32 -8 35
12 Werder Bremen 30 10 5 15 48 58 15 5 1 9 24 25 15 5 4 6 24 33 -10 35
13 Augsburg 30 8 7 15 39 55 15 5 4 6 15 21 15 3 3 9 24 34 -16 31
14 Hoffenheim 30 8 5 17 39 51 15 5 2 8 21 26 15 3 3 9 18 25 -12 29
15 Stuttgart 30 6 10 14 38 52 15 5 4 6 21 20 15 1 6 8 17 32 -14 28
16 Bochum 30 8 4 18 33 67 15 6 2 7 22 30 15 2 2 11 11 37 -34 28
17 Schalke 04 30 6 9 15 28 57 16 5 4 7 21 34 14 1 5 8 7 23 -29 27
18 Hertha BSC 29 5 7 17 35 59 15 4 5 6 21 25 14 1 2 11 14 34 -24 22

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