1. FC Köln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

1. FC Köln

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Wed 16 Dec 2020 · 19:30 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION HT 45+2' · FT 45+1'

Jannes-Kilian Horn 34' Y

Y 54' Aleksandar Dragovic

Overview

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1. FC Köln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

1. FC Köln 4 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Christian Gittelmann
Referee Tobias Stieler
Referee Nicolas Winter
Referee Marcel Unger

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	4	12
2	FC Bayern München	4	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	7
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	7
6	1. FSV Mainz 05	4	7
7	SV 07 Elversberg	4	7
8	SV Werder Bremen	4	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	5
11	FC Schalke 04	4	5
12	SC Paderborn 07	4	4
13	1. FC Köln	4	4
14	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	4	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	3
17	1. FC Union Berlin	4	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	0

Head-to-Head

1. FC Köln 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-16 1. FC Köln 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-06-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 1. FC Köln 2019-12-14 1. FC Köln 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-03-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FC Köln 2016-10-22 1. FC Köln 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

1. FC Köln

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	0–4	L
12 Dec	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	1–0	W
05 Dec	VfL Wolfsburg	H	2–2	D
28 Nov	Borussia Dortmund	A	2–1	W
22 Nov	1. FC Union Berlin	H	1–2	L
06 Nov	SV Werder Bremen	A	1–1	D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	1. FC Köln	A	4–0	W
13 Dec	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	4–1	W
10 Dec	SK Slavia Praha	H	4–0	W
06 Dec	FC Schalke 04	A	3–0	W
03 Dec	OGC Nice	A	3–2	W
29 Nov	Hertha BSC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

1. FC Köln		Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#13	Position	#5
4	Points	7
4	Played	4
1 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
6	Scored	10
9	Conceded	5
-3	GD	+5
1.00	PPG	1.75
25%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Köln this season

50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

1. FC Köln are 13th (4 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Köln

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/3

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Köln

Thijs Dallinga	2 G
Said El Mala	1 G

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	4 G	1 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Ibrahim Maza	1 G	1 A
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: 1. FC Köln gets underway.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
8' Mitchell Weiser has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
10' The France Moussa Diaby breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 0-2!
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' With 3 assists to his name this season, Nadiem Amiri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Bosz might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jannes-Kilian Horn on 34 minutes.
39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
42' It is a substitution in 1. FC Koln team. Jannes-Kilian Horn is replaced by Dimitris Limnios on 42 minute.
46' A change in the 1. FC Koln ranks — Jan Thielmann exits the field as Kingsley Ehizibue enters on 46.
51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
54' Brilliant from the ! Patrik Schick makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 54.
54' Aleksandar Dragovic was booked on 54.
59' A goal from the Germany international Florian Wirtz! He fires home on 59 to make it 0-4!
64' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Köln is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' Fresh legs for 1. FC Koln! Jonas Hector comes on to replace Ellyes Skhiri.
66' A change in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen ranks — Leon Bailey exits the field as Karim Bellarabi enters on 66.
67' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Julian Baumgartlinger is replaced by Kerem Demirbay.
72' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
77' It’s high time Markus Gisdol made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
78' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen bench stirs into life. Nadiem Amiri is withdrawn and Daley Sinkgraven gets his opportunity.
83' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
Another three points for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Lineups

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Gisdol

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

19
Moussa Diaby
4
Jonathan Tah
9
Leon Bailey ↓ Kerem Demirbay 66'
15
Julian Baumgartlinger ↓ Kerem Demirbay 66'
18
Wendell
23
Mitchell Weiser
1
Lukas Hradecky
6
Aleksandar Dragovic ↓ Edmond Tapsoba 67'
11
Nadiem Amiri ↓ Daley Sinkgraven 78'
14
Patrik Schick ↓ Lucas Alario 78'
27
Florian Wirtz

Bench

22
Daley Sinkgraven ↑ 78'
13
Lucas Alario ↑ 78'
38
Karim Bellarabi ↑ 66'
16
Tin Jedvaj
8
Lars Bender
10
Kerem Demirbay ↑ 66'
36
Niklas Lomb
12
Edmond Tapsoba ↑ 67'
37
Emrehan Gedikli

Coach Peter Bosz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	6
Moussa Diaby	4
Davie Selke	2
Jeremie Frimpong	2
Victor Boniface	2
Leon Bailey	2
Anthony Modeste	2
Sebastiaan Bornauw	2

Head to Head

1. FC Köln Form

2020-12-16 1. FC Köln 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2020-12-12 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 1. FC Köln W 2020-12-05 1. FC Köln 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D 2020-11-28 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 1. FC Köln W 2020-11-22 1. FC Köln 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin L 2020-11-06 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Köln D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2020-12-16 1. FC Köln 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-12-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2020-12-10 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 SK Slavia Praha W 2020-12-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-12-03 OGC Nice 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-11-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 Hertha BSC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.03 1. FC Köln xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.87 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Köln17% Draw19% Bayer 04 Leverkusen64%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.9

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

1. FC Köln or Draw

36%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

83%

1. FC Köln or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Köln11% Draw33% Bayer 04 Leverkusen56%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

8.5%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 3

7.9%

0 – 3

7.9%

1 – 1

6.7%

0 – 1

5.7%

1 – 4

5.7%

0 – 4

Actual

2 – 2

4.3%

2 – 3

4.1%

1 – 5

3.3%

0 – 5

3.2%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Köln

Handicap	1. FC Köln covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	7%	90%
-0.5	10%	—	90%
+0.5	26%	—	74%
+1	26%	19%	54%
+1.5	46%	—	54%
+2	46%	20%	34%
+2.5	66%	—	34%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.