RheinEnergieStadion: Get ready for a football frolic when FC Köln engage Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Get the latest info on the match here!
- FC Köln have the most points from losing position (6) in Bundesliga
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Bundesliga
Bayer 04 Leverkusen could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Europa League game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Real Betis. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
FC Köln form and stats
3-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Bundesliga numbers at home for FC Köln so far this season.
In their previous game, the manager S. Baumgart led his Kölnto a defeat in the Bundesliga match away at Hoffenheim. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at RheinEnergieStadion. Kölnwere outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Kingsley Ehizibue was "man of the match" with a rating of 6.95 out of 10. The defender Ehizibue hit two key passes and won 8 of 9 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Greuther Furth in a game that was won 3-1.Kölnare traveling soon after this match as the DFB Pokal match at VfB Stuttgart awaits in three days.
Goals decide football matches and Kölnare scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. On the other hand, Kölnhave conceded 4 goals.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Bundesliga. It’s been three wins in a row for Bayer 04 Leverkusen on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Real Betis in their previous outing. The Europa League match ended in a draw 1-1. Karim Bellarabi got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, top player of the team. Bellarabi hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 20 successful passes (of 21 total).
The game before that, in the Bundesliga, was lost at home, a 1-5 defeat against Bayern München.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Karlsruher SC in just three days.
The Leverkusen manager G. Seoane has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 12 goals in 4 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Leverkusen as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these contenders: FC Köln won three, Bayer 04 Leverkusen were winners in five and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.FC Köln missing players
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
| FC Köln | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 88% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 18 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 14.2 | 13.6 |
| 5 | 7.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
| 32% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 55% | 43% |
- All of Bayer 04 Leverkusen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of FC Köln's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have not yet lost a game away.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored in all their matches so far.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Bundesliga
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Köln have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- FC Köln have not yet lost a game at home.
- FC Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Köln have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- FC Köln have scored in all their home matches so far.
- FC Köln have the most points from losing position (6) in Bundesliga
- 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 | Bayern München | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 19 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | FC Union Berlin | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | FC Köln | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Mainz 05 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 9 |
| 14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 7 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 6 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 5 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -15 | 1 |