1. FC Koln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2022-23

1. FC Koln

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Wed 9 Nov 2022 · 17:30 UTC RheinEnergieSTADION HT 45' · FT 45'

Jan Thielmann 84' Y

Y 84' Robert Andrich

Y 89' Kerem Demirbay

Overview

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

1. FC Köln 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Christian Gittelmann
Referee Tobias Stieler
Referee Nicolas Winter
Referee Sven Jablonski
Referee Thomas Stein
Referee Markus Schuller

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-11-09 1. FC Koln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-03-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–1 1. FC Koln 2021-10-24 1. FC Koln 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-04-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Koln 2020-12-16 1. FC Koln 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

1. FC Koln

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	1–2	L
06 Nov	SC Freiburg	A	0–2	L
30 Oct	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	1–1	D
21 Oct	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	0–5	L
16 Oct	FC Augsburg	H	3–2	W
09 Oct	Borussia Monchengladbach	A	2–5	L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	1. FC Koln	A	2–1	W
06 Nov	1. FC Union Berlin	H	5–0	W
01 Nov	Club Brugge KV	H	0–0	D
29 Oct	RB Leipzig	A	0–2	L
26 Oct	Club Atletico de Madrid	A	2–2	D
22 Oct	VfL Wolfsburg	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

1. FC Koln		Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#11	Position	#7
3	Points	3
2	Played	2
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 1
4	Scored	6
6	Conceded	3
-2	GD	+3
1.50	PPG	1.50
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Koln this season

50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

1. FC Koln are 11th (3 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 7th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Koln

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Koln

Thijs Dallinga	2 G
Said El Mala	1 G

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at RheinEnergieSTADION. Ninety minutes of football awaits between 1. FC Koln and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steffen Baumgart might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Robert Andrich needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
20' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' Benno Schmitz makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and 1. FC Koln are in front.
35' Amine Adli has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' Eric Martel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
45' Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bayer 04 Leverkusen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nadiem Amiri made 409 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
59' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Jonathan Tah by Odilon Kossounou on 59 minute.
61' The 1. FC Koln bench stirs into life. Benno Schmitz is withdrawn and Kingsley Schindler gets his opportunity.
65' Nadiem Amiri does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
70' Denis Huseinbasic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bayer 04 Leverkusen so far.
71' Moussa Diaby does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
74' 1. FC Koln ring the changes. Linton Maina has done his job and it is now time for Steffen Tigges to step up.
79' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nikola Soldo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
80' Another substitution for 1. FC Koln to replace Sargis Adamyan by Ondrej Duda on 80 minute.
84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jan Thielmann on 84 minutes.
85' Kerem Demirbay is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum Hudson-Odoi at the 85 minute mark.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kerem Demirbay.
90' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Jeremie Frimpong by Timothy Fosu-Mensah on 90 minute.
Another three points for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Lineups

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steffen Baumgart

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

17
Callum Hudson-Odoi ↓ Kerem Demirbay 85'
5
Mitchel Bakker
19
Moussa Diaby
4
Jonathan Tah ↓ Odilon Kossounou 59'
1
Lukas Hradecky
8
Robert Andrich
25
Exequiel Palacios ↓ Nadiem Amiri 59'
23
Adam Hlozek ↓ Amine Adli 59'
12
Edmond Tapsoba
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↓ Timothy Fosu-Mensah 90'
3
Piero Hincapie

Bench

24
Timothy Fosu-Mensah ↑ 90'
38
Karim Bellarabi
10
Kerem Demirbay ↑ 85'
11
Nadiem Amiri ↑ 59'
36
Niklas Lomb
40
Andrei Lunev
32
Ayman Azhil
21
Amine Adli ↑ 59'
6
Odilon Kossounou ↑ 59'

Coach Xabi Alonso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

1. FC Köln Form

2022-11-09 1. FC Koln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2022-11-06 SC Freiburg 2–0 1. FC Koln L 2022-10-30 1. FC Koln 1–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2022-10-21 1. FSV Mainz 05 5–0 1. FC Koln L 2022-10-16 1. FC Koln 3–2 FC Augsburg L 2022-10-09 Borussia Monchengladbach 5–2 1. FC Koln L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2022-11-09 1. FC Koln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2022-11-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2022-11-01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 Club Brugge KV D 2022-10-29 RB Leipzig 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2022-10-26 Club Atletico de Madrid 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2022-10-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.52 1. FC Köln xG

Expected Goals

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

3.13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Köln21% Draw20% Bayer 04 Leverkusen59%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

1. FC Köln or Draw

40%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

79%

1. FC Köln or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Köln16% Draw32% Bayer 04 Leverkusen52%

Actual: 1. FC Köln win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 3

7.2%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 4

5.6%

2 – 3

5.4%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 1

5.3%

0 – 2

0 – 3

2 – 4

4.3%

0 – 4

3.8%

2 – 1

3.6%

1 – 5

3.5%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Köln

Handicap	1. FC Köln covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	9%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	32%	—	68%
+1	32%	18%	49%
+1.5	51%	—	49%
+2	51%	18%	31%
+2.5	69%	—	31%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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