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

Sat 13th Dec, 17:30 BST, BayArena, Leverkusen

Kasper Hjulmand's Bayer Leverkusen side are on home soil in the Bundesliga on Saturday evening, as Lukas Kwasniok's FC Koln arrive at the BayArena. We've got predictions, tips, and the best odds and head-to-head stats across all the main betting markets, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this Bundesliga clash.


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Best Tip: Leverkusen to win

Studying the bookmakers' odds and collated stats regarding the two teams ahead of this Bundesliga game, a bet on win / draw / win for Leverkusen to win and delight their home supporters is our recommendation. We predict they'll have too much for Köln, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have a track record of doing so. There could be some bumps along the way, but Leverkusen to win is the bet come Saturday evening.

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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Leverkusen are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 60% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.53.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Leverkusen
60%
8/158/15
Draw
21%
7/218/5
Köln
19%
17/49/2
Leverkusen 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Draw 1-1
10%
8/17/1
Leverkusen 2-0
10%
8/17/1
Leverkusen 1-0
10%
17/215/2
Leverkusen 3-1
7%
10/117/2
Leverkusen 3-0
6%
11/19/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/111/1
Köln 2-1
5%
16/112/1
Köln 1-0
5%
18/114/1
Draw 0-0
5%
18/114/1
Leverkusen 3-2
3%
18/114/1
Leverkusen 4-1
3%
18/114/1
Leverkusen 4-0
3%
20/114/1
Köln 2-0
3%
28/122/1
Köln 3-2
2%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
8/1510/21
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
6/46/4
Home 1st Goal
56%
1/24/9
Away 1st Goal
42%
8/515/8
No 1st Goal
3%
18/114/1
BTTS - Yes
56%
8/138/13
BTTS - No
44%
6/56/5
BTTS - Home Win
29%
15/817/10
BTTS - Draw
16%
9/217/4
BTTS - Away Win
10%
7/113/2
Home/draw
81%
1/61/7
Away/draw
40%
11/829/20
Home/away
79%
2/112/11
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1/62/13
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
4/14/1
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
13/106/5
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
8/138/13
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
3/113/5
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1/41/4
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
6/111/2
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/101/11
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/401/66
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
16/114/1
Home DNB
75%
2/91/5
Away DNB
34%
3/13/1
Leverkusen win to nil
31%
2/1-
Köln win to nil
9%
10/1-
Leverkusen / Leverkusen
36%
13/106/5
Leverkusen / Köln
3%
33/128/1
Leverkusen / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Leverkusen
18%
15/417/5
Draw / Köln
7%
11/110/1
Draw / Draw
11%
13/26/1
Köln / Leverkusen
5%
18/114/1
Köln / Köln
10%
8/17/1
Köln / Draw
5%
16/112/1
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

Leverkusen have played 13 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Bundesliga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Leverkusen have outscored their opponents by 28 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Leverkusen have played 7 games at home winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 16 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Köln are in 8th position in the Bundesliga on 16 points having played 13 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 0 and won 1. Köln have conceded 10 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Leverkusen
Köln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern1312104037 
Mar 14
l
 
3-0A
Jan 14
May 16
2
RB Leipzig139221529 
May 2
Dec 20
Feb 7
l
 
3-1A
3
Dortmund127411025 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 11
Mar 7
l
 
1-0A
4
Leverkusen13724923 
-
-
Apr 25
Dec 13
5
Hoffenheim12723823 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 17
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
6
Stuttgart13715-122 
Jan 10
May 9
l
 
1-2F
Feb 14
7
E.Frankfurt13634-121 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 31
l
 
3-4F
Apr 4
8
Köln13445116 
Dec 13
Apr 25
-
-
9
Freiburg13445-216 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 7
w
 
4-1F
Jan 25
10
B. M'gladbach13445-216 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
11
W.Bremen12444-516 
Jan 24
d
 
3-3F
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
12
Union Berlin13436-615 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 21
Dec 20
May 2
13
Augsburg13418-1013 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
Feb 28
14
Wolfsburg13337-612 
Apr 4
w
 
1-3F
Jan 31
d
 
3-3F
15
Hamburg12336-712 
May 16
Jan 13
w
 
4-1F
Mar 14
16
Heidenheim13328-1611 
w
 
6-0F
Mar 21
May 9
Jan 10
17
St. Pauli13229-148 
Feb 14
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
18
Mainz13139-136 
Feb 28
w
 
3-4F
Jan 17
w
 
0-1F
Win / draw / win form
Leverkusen 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Leverkusen1 - 2Dortmund
Leverkusen6 - 0Heidenheim
Leverkusen2 - 0Freiburg
Leverkusen2 - 0Union Berlin
Leverkusen1 - 1B. M'gladbach
Leverkusen3 - 1E.Frankfurt
Leverkusen1 - 2Hoffenheim
Leverkusen2 - 4Dortmund
Leverkusen2 - 0Augsburg
Leverkusen0 - 0Union Berlin
Leverkusen3 - 1VfL Bochum
Leverkusen0 - 2W.Bremen
Leverkusen0 - 0Bayern
Leverkusen3 - 1Hoffenheim
Leverkusen3 - 1B. M'gladbach
Leverkusen1 - 0Mainz
Leverkusen5 - 1Freiburg
Leverkusen2 - 1St. Pauli
Leverkusen5 - 2Heidenheim
Leverkusen0 - 0Stuttgart
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALeverkusen0 - 2Augsburg
HLeverkusen1 - 2Dortmund
ALeverkusen3 - 1Wolfsburg
HLeverkusen6 - 0Heidenheim
ALeverkusen0 - 3Bayern
HLeverkusen2 - 0Freiburg
ALeverkusen4 - 3Mainz
HLeverkusen2 - 0Union Berlin
ALeverkusen2 - 1St. Pauli
HLeverkusen1 - 1B. M'gladbach
HLeverkusen3 - 1E.Frankfurt
ALeverkusen3 - 3W.Bremen
HLeverkusen1 - 2Hoffenheim
ALeverkusen2 - 2Mainz
HLeverkusen2 - 4Dortmund
ALeverkusen2 - 2Freiburg
HLeverkusen2 - 0Augsburg
ALeverkusen1 - 1St. Pauli
HLeverkusen0 - 0Union Berlin
ALeverkusen1 - 0Heidenheim
Köln 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
W.Bremen1 - 1Köln
B. M'gladbach3 - 1Köln
Dortmund1 - 0Köln
Hoffenheim0 - 1Köln
RB Leipzig3 - 1Köln
Wolfsburg3 - 3Köln
Mainz0 - 1Köln
Nurnberg1 - 2Köln
Hannover1 - 0Köln
Greuther1 - 1Köln
Paderborn1 - 2Köln
Ulm0 - 1Köln
Karlsruher1 - 0Köln
Magdeburg3 - 0Köln
E. Braun1 - 2Köln
Hamburg1 - 0Köln
Kaiserslautern0 - 1Köln
Regensburg0 - 1Köln
Preussen Munster0 - 1Köln
H.Berlin0 - 1Köln
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HKöln1 - 1St. Pauli
AKöln1 - 1W.Bremen
HKöln3 - 4E.Frankfurt
AKöln1 - 3B. M'gladbach
HKöln4 - 1Hamburg
AKöln0 - 1Dortmund
HKöln1 - 1Augsburg
AKöln1 - 0Hoffenheim
HKöln1 - 2Stuttgart
AKöln1 - 3RB Leipzig
AKöln3 - 3Wolfsburg
HKöln4 - 1Freiburg
AKöln1 - 0Mainz
HKöln4 - 0Kaiserslautern
AKöln2 - 1Nurnberg
HKöln1 - 1Regensburg
AKöln0 - 1Hannover
HKöln3 - 1Preussen Munster
AKöln1 - 1Greuther
HKöln0 - 1H.Berlin
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Leverkusen since 2014
Leverkusen
Köln
Goals: Scored
20
10
Games: Scored
8 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
1 / 9
B04
5
D
1
KOE
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Leverkusen
Leverkusen3 - 0
1 - 2Köln
0 - 1Köln
Leverkusen3 - 0
Leverkusen3 - 1
Leverkusen2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Köln
Leverkusen5 - 1
League games at Köln since 2015
Köln
Leverkusen
Goals: Scored
9
14
Games: Scored
6 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
3 / 9
B04
4
D
3
KOE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Köln
0 - 2Leverkusen
1 - 2Leverkusen
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 4Leverkusen
Köln2 - 0
Köln2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Leverkusen
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for Bayer Leverkusen in their clash with FC Koln, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 28 consecutive Bundesliga outings.

Leverkusen 4th Köln 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Leverkusen will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Köln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Leverkusen’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-31
Köln have scored 31% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2025/2025 season
Leverkusen
PG (predicted goals)
Köln
2
1
Attack rating
17%
better
B04
KOE
view stats
Games scored11
11
Failed to score1
1
Scored first10
7
Goals scored28
21
Avg. goals scored2.2
1.6
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal4
6
Conversion rate for23
18
Avg. XG for1.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
20%
better
B04
KOE
view stats
Games conceded9
10
Clean sheets3
2
Conceded first2
5
Goals conceded17
20
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
16%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.8
KickOff rating
+20%

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

Leverkusen Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13544
M FlekkenP Schick A GrimaldoJ Quansah
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Flekken GLK13
-
E Tapsoba DEF1332
3
-
A García MID133
2
-
L Badé DEF12
3
-
R Andrich MID12
2
1
E Poku FWD1242
-
C. Kofane FWD123
3
-
A Grimaldo DEF1144
2
-
J Quansah DEF111
4
-
I Maza MID1121
1
-
P Schick  FWD1152
-
J Hofmann MID1021
1
-
M Tillman MID931
1
-
E Seghir FWD7
2
-
Arthur DEF61
-
C Echeverri MID6
-
M Terrier  FWD61
-
N Tella FWD61
2
-
J Belocian DEF5
-
E Fernández MID5
2
1
L Vázquez DEF41
2
-
A. Tape-Kobrissa DEF4
-
E Palacios MID2
-
A. Sarco FWD1
-
Köln Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13634
M SchwäbeS. El MalaS. El MalaJ Schmied
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schwäbe GLK13
-
S Sebulonsen DEF13
3
-
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson MID131
3
-
E Martel MID132
3
-
S. El Mala FWD1363
-
J Kaminski FWD1351
-
K Lund DEF121
1
-
R Ache FWD1213
1
-
J Schmied DEF11
4
-
M Bülter FWD1133
2
-
F Kainz MID101
-
D Huseinbašić MID10
1
-
J Thielmann FWD1021
2
-
T Krauß MID9
1
-
L Waldschmidt FWD932
-
T Hübers DEF8
-
L Maina FWD7
-
D Heintz DEF6
-
C Özkacar DEF6
-
R Berg DEF4
-
A Castro-Montes MID4
1
-
J Gazibegovic DEF1
-