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FC Koln v Bayer Leverkusen : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 8th Nov, 14:30 BST, RheinEnergieStadion, Köln

FC Koln and Bayer Leverkusen clash at the RheinEnergieStadion on Sunday afternoon, with both Lukas Kwasniok and Carles Martínez Novell aiming for victory in the Bundesliga. This preview has odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you go through them. Our predictions run off the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home vs away and overall performance can be found, while you'll also find head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Köln
37%
--
Draw
22%
--
Leverkusen
40%
--
Draw 1-1
9%
--
Leverkusen 2-1
8%
--
Köln 2-1
8%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
Leverkusen 1-0
6%
--
Köln 1-0
5%
--
Leverkusen 3-1
5%
--
Leverkusen 2-0
5%
--
Köln 3-1
5%
--
Köln 2-0
4%
--
Leverkusen 3-2
4%
--
Köln 3-2
4%
--
Draw 0-0
3%
--
Leverkusen 3-0
3%
--
Köln 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
68%
--
BTTS - No
32%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
25%
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Home/draw
60%
--
Away/draw
63%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
46%
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Under 3.5 Goals
54%
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Over 4.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
73%
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Over 5.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
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Under 0.5 Goals
3%
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Home DNB
53%
--
Away DNB
56%
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Köln win to nil
14%
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Leverkusen win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga table
Won
Draw
Lost
Köln
Leverkusen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Dortmund7520817 
Jan 13
May 15
Apr 3
Nov 29
2
Bayern64201714 
Mar 20
Nov 20
May 15
Jan 13
3
Freiburg6411913 
Jan 9
May 8
w
 
2-1A
Feb 27
4
Leverkusen6411713 
Nov 8
Mar 13
-
-
5
RB Leipzig7403912 
Dec 12
Apr 17
w
 
2-0F
Feb 13
6
W.Bremen7331112 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 6
Apr 17
Dec 12
7
Mainz7313310 
Apr 24
Dec 19
Feb 20
w
 
3-4F
8
Elversberg7313-310 
Nov 28
Apr 3
Jan 23
l
 
3-2A
9
Augsburg723249 
Apr 10
Dec 5
Feb 6
d
 
2-2F
10
Hamburg7304-109 
Feb 13
l
 
2-1A
May 8
Jan 9
11
Köln7223-38 
-
-
Mar 13
Nov 8
12
Paderborn7223-38 
May 22
Jan 16
Nov 21
Mar 20
13
E.Frankfurt7223-78 
Feb 27
l
 
1-0A
Dec 19
Apr 24
14
Stuttgart7205-36 
Jan 30
l
 
4-1A
Oct 31
Mar 6
15
Schalke7133-36 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 3
Jan 16
May 22
16
Hoffenheim6204-36 
w
 
3-2A
Jan 23
Mar 3
Oct 25
17
Union Berlin7133-126 
Mar 6
Nov 1
w
 
4-0F
Jan 30
18
B. M'gladbach7106-113 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 20
Dec 5
Apr 10
Win / draw / win form
Köln 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
Leverkusen 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
45
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Köln since 2015
Köln
Leverkusen
Goals: Scored
10
16
Games: Scored
7 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
3 / 10
KOE
2
D
3
B04
5
League games at Leverkusen since 2014
Leverkusen
Köln
Goals: Scored
22
10
Games: Scored
9 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
1 / 10
KOE
3
D
1
B04
6
Goal Statistics

Bayer Leverkusen have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 18 consecutive Bundesliga outings. Their PG of 1.8 against FC Koln on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Köln 11th Leverkusen 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Köln will score 1 or more goals
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Leverkusen will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Köln’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+11
Leverkusen have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.9
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2026/2027 season
Köln
PG (predicted goals)
Leverkusen
1.7
1.8
Attack rating
%
better
KOE
B04
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
KOE
B04
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Köln v Leverkusen Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Köln Bundesliga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7222
M SchwäbeS. El MalaL MainaT Krauß
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schwäbe GLK7
-
J. Simpson-Pusey DEF71
1
-
L Lochoshvili DEF7
1
-
T Krauß MID7
2
-
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson MID71
2
-
M Bülter FWD7
1
-
L Maina FWD712
-
S. El Mala MID62
-
M. Moore FWD61
-
A Castro-Montes DEF5
1
-
E Skhiri MID52
1
-
P. Junior Okon-Engstler MID5
1
-
B Sosa DEF4
1
-
G Mensah DEF4
2
-
S Sebulonsen DEF4
-
J Schmied DEF4
-
R Ache FWD41
-
J Thielmann FWD4
-
L Waldschmidt FWD4
-
T Dallinga FWD32
-
R. Heskey FWD3
-
I Rondic FWD2
-
Leverkusen Bundesliga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6632
M FlekkenP Schick M GutiérrezI Maza
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Flekken GLK6
-
F Medina DEF61
1
-
M Gutiérrez DEF613
1
-
E Tapsoba DEF61
1
-
J Quansah DEF611
1
-
I Maza MID622
2
-
A García MID61
-
E Fernández MID61
-
P Schick  FWD662
-
A Moreira FWD61
1
-
M Tillman MID51
-
M Diaby FWD51
-
L Vázquez DEF4
-
C. Kofane FWD42
-
J Hofmann MID3
-
R Andrich MID31
-
L Badé DEF2
-
M Terrier  FWD2
-
N Tella FWD2
-
G Doué DEF1
1
-
V Boniface FWD1
-