A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Bayer Leverkusen fans are optimistic that the difference between 6th and Köln's 17th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Bayer Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Köln is in the worst form (0-2-4)
Bayer Leverkusen and 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.
Bayer Leverkusen form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for Bayer Leverkusen at their home stadium (BayArena) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
An away draw last time out for Leverkusen, facing Hoffenheim in a game that ended 0-0. Before that, Leverkusen had a home game versus Schalke 04 which ended with a victory 2-1.
Leverkusen are traveling soon after this match as the Bundesliga match at Bayern München awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Leverkusen in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 14 league matches. Leverkusen's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Köln form and stats
4-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Köln in their Bundesliga matches away. A depressing four defeats in a row for Köln in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Borussia M'gladbach.
Köln might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Mainz 05 proved too strong as Köln slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at RheinEnergieStadion. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Wolfsburg wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Köln were so close to getting something from the game against Mainz 05, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime.
A new game in only three days for Köln, the Bundesliga home match versus RB Leipzig. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Köln as they have only managed to score 11 times from 14 away games in the league. Köln have conceded 24 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Köln - Leverkusen 0-4, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Leverkusen wins - draws - Köln wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Alario 10 goals |  P. Schick 9 goals |  L. Bailey Butler 6 goals |
Bayer Leverkusen missing players
Köln missing players
| Bayer Leverkusen | Köln | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 45 | 27 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 32 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | 50 |
| 89% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 93% |
| 71% | 86% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | 75% |
| 57% | 71% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 57% |
| 25% | 36% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 14% | 32% |
| 14% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| 61% | 86% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 61% |
| 25% | 7% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| 25% | 14% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 43% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.2 | 14.6 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 8.6 | 9.6 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 34% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 36% |
- Bayer Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Köln have scored away.
- Köln have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Köln is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 44 | 65 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 29 | 60 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 54 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 59 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 53 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 46 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 40 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 40 |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Freiburg | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 32 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -6 | 31 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -11 | 30 |
| 14 | Mainz 05 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | -18 | 28 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 26 |
| 17 | Köln | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 23 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 71 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 42 | -53 | 13 |