Football betting preview: Bayer Leverkusen favourites when Köln visits

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Wed 17.June
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: BayArena (30210 seats)

It's advantage Bayer Leverkusen so far with their 4th position in the Bundesliga table, welcoming Köln who are placed 12th.

It's no vacation for neither Leverkusen nor Köln as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Leverkusen can neither be promoted or relegated from Bundesliga. Köln are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Bayer Leverkusen form and stats

When playing at home in the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen have managed 7 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 15 games. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Leverkusen, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Leverkusen manager P. Bosz and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Schalke 04 (placed 9th) in the Bundesliga. In the game before, an away victory in the DFB Pokal match versus Saarbrucken with a 3-0 scoreline.

The manager P. Bosz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hertha BSC in only three days.

A decent goal production from Leverkusen in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 15 league matches. Leverkusen have conceded 21 in these home matches.

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Köln form and stats

There's been little loot from Köln's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 15 away games in the Bundesliga. Köln only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws.

Köln might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Union Berlin proved too strong as Köln slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at RheinEnergieStadion. Before that, Köln travelled to Augsburg and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Köln are hosting Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga only three days away.

Köln have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 21 goals have been scored. For Köln, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Köln - Leverkusen 2-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bayer Leverkusen four wins, three draws and Köln three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

KölnJ. Córdoba Copete
J. Córdoba Copete
13 goals
Bayer LeverkusenK. Havertz
K. Havertz
11 goals
Bayer LeverkusenK. Volland
K. Volland
9 goals

Bayer Leverkusen missing players

Köln missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bayer Leverkusen Köln
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 31
17 7 2 Won W 0 4 10
6 4 2 Drew D 0 2 5
8 4 1 Lost L 5 9 16
57 28 7 Scored S 4 21 48
41 21 3 Conceded C 17 33 59
97% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
87% 87% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 94%
61% 60% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 73% 74%
39% 40% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 47% 48%
23% 27% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 27% 19%
58% 60% 40% BTTS BTTS 80% 73% 65%
29% 33% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 19%
16% 13% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 20% 16%
 
6.2 7.9 9.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 5.5 5.2
3.8 2.9 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 5.5 5.7
1.7 1.7 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.5 2.4
6 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
458 247 93 Total Shots T S 61 202 397
172 85 29 Shots on Target S O 16 67 144
33% 33% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 33%
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Köln's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bayer Leverkusen has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
  • Bayer Leverkusen has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Bayer Leverkusen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Bayer Leverkusen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • 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 Bayern München 31 23 4 4 92 31 16 12 2 2 50 14 15 11 2 2 42 17 61 73
2 Borussia Dortmund 31 20 6 5 82 35 15 11 3 1 46 11 16 9 3 4 36 24 47 66
3 RB Leipzig 31 17 11 3 77 32 15 7 7 1 36 17 16 10 4 2 41 15 45 62
4 Bayer Leverkusen 31 17 6 8 57 41 15 7 4 4 28 21 16 10 2 4 29 20 16 57
5 Borussia M'gladbach 31 17 5 9 58 38 15 10 2 3 35 20 16 7 3 6 23 18 20 56
6 Wolfsburg 31 12 10 9 44 38 16 4 7 5 19 19 15 8 3 4 25 19 6 46
7 Hoffenheim 31 12 7 12 42 52 16 6 1 9 22 37 15 6 6 3 20 15 -10 43
8 Freiburg 31 11 9 11 41 43 15 7 2 6 17 16 16 4 7 5 24 27 -2 42
9 Schalke 04 31 9 12 10 36 48 16 5 7 4 19 23 15 4 5 6 17 25 -12 39
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 31 11 5 15 53 56 15 6 4 5 31 24 16 5 1 10 22 32 -3 38
11 Hertha BSC 31 10 8 13 44 55 16 5 3 8 21 32 15 5 5 5 23 23 -11 38
12 Köln 31 10 5 16 48 59 16 6 3 7 27 26 15 4 2 9 21 33 -11 35
13 Augsburg 31 9 8 14 42 57 15 5 5 5 26 24 16 4 3 9 16 33 -15 35
14 Union Berlin 31 10 5 16 37 54 15 6 3 6 20 20 16 4 2 10 17 34 -17 35
15 Mainz 05 31 9 4 18 39 63 16 4 2 10 15 28 15 5 2 8 24 35 -24 31
16 Fortuna Düsseldorf 31 6 10 15 33 61 16 4 5 7 17 27 15 2 5 8 16 34 -28 28
17 Werder Bremen 31 7 7 17 35 64 15 1 3 11 9 34 16 6 4 6 26 30 -29 28
18 Paderborn 31 4 8 19 34 67 16 2 2 12 20 43 15 2 6 7 14 24 -33 20

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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 Bayern München 31 23 4 4 92 31 16 12 2 2 50 14 15 11 2 2 42 17 61 73
2 Borussia Dortmund 31 20 6 5 82 35 15 11 3 1 46 11 16 9 3 4 36 24 47 66
3 RB Leipzig 31 17 11 3 77 32 15 7 7 1 36 17 16 10 4 2 41 15 45 62
4 Bayer Leverkusen 31 17 6 8 57 41 15 7 4 4 28 21 16 10 2 4 29 20 16 57
5 Borussia M'gladbach 31 17 5 9 58 38 15 10 2 3 35 20 16 7 3 6 23 18 20 56
6 Wolfsburg 31 12 10 9 44 38 16 4 7 5 19 19 15 8 3 4 25 19 6 46
7 Hoffenheim 31 12 7 12 42 52 16 6 1 9 22 37 15 6 6 3 20 15 -10 43
8 Freiburg 31 11 9 11 41 43 15 7 2 6 17 16 16 4 7 5 24 27 -2 42
9 Schalke 04 31 9 12 10 36 48 16 5 7 4 19 23 15 4 5 6 17 25 -12 39
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 31 11 5 15 53 56 15 6 4 5 31 24 16 5 1 10 22 32 -3 38
11 Hertha BSC 31 10 8 13 44 55 16 5 3 8 21 32 15 5 5 5 23 23 -11 38
12 Köln 31 10 5 16 48 59 16 6 3 7 27 26 15 4 2 9 21 33 -11 35
13 Augsburg 31 9 8 14 42 57 15 5 5 5 26 24 16 4 3 9 16 33 -15 35
14 Union Berlin 31 10 5 16 37 54 15 6 3 6 20 20 16 4 2 10 17 34 -17 35
15 Mainz 05 31 9 4 18 39 63 16 4 2 10 15 28 15 5 2 8 24 35 -24 31
16 Fortuna Düsseldorf 31 6 10 15 33 61 16 4 5 7 17 27 15 2 5 8 16 34 -28 28
17 Werder Bremen 31 7 7 17 35 64 15 1 3 11 9 34 16 6 4 6 26 30 -29 28
18 Paderborn 31 4 8 19 34 67 16 2 2 12 20 43 15 2 6 7 14 24 -33 20

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