Thursday , 2 July 2026

1. FC Kaiserslautern vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, DFB-Pokal 2023-24 FINAL

DFB-Pokal · 2023-24
1. FC Kaiserslautern
0 – 1
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Sat 25 May 2024 · 18:00 UTC Olympiastadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 3' Odilon Kossounou
YR 44' Odilon Kossounou
Jan Elvedi 86' Y
Philipp Klement 90' Y
Y 90' Lukas Hradecky

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Kaiserslautern vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — DFB-Pokal at Olympiastadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-25 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

1. FC Kaiserslautern
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–1 L
19 May Eintracht Braunschweig H 5–0 W
11 May Hertha BSC A 1–3 L
04 May 1. FC Magdeburg H 4–1 W
27 Apr Holstein Kiel A 3–1 W
20 Apr SV Wehen Wiesbaden H 1–1 D
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 1–0 W
22 May Atalanta BC A 0–3 L
18 May FC Augsburg H 2–1 W
12 May VfL Bochum 1848 A 5–0 W
09 May AS Roma H 2–2 D
05 May Eintracht Frankfurt A 5–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Bayer 04 Leverkusen has kicked off!
  • 3' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Odilon Kossounou gets a card.
  • 8' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 13' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 16' What a strike from Granit Xhaka! The score is 0-1.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' Kenny Prince Redondo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 36' Nathan Tella has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 53 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' It’s gonna be a card for Odilon Kossounou.
  • 46' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Patrik Schick by Amine Adli on 46 minute.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' It looks surprising 1. FC Kaiserslautern does not make any changes. Filip Kaloc has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 541 games and scored 751 goals.
  • 66' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Daniel Hanslik suffering a number of foals already.
  • 74' Another change for 1. FC Kaiserslautern made on 74 minute. Ben Zolinski leaves to be changed by Richmond Tachie.
  • 79' 1. FC Kaiserslautern is showing some good football. However, 1. FC Kaiserslautern are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 83' Time for substitution for 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Tobias Raschl is replaced by Philipp Klement.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Alejandro Grimaldo is replaced by Piero Hincapie on 85 minute.
  • 86' Jan Elvedi was booked on 86.
  • 90' Philipp Klement was booked on 90.
  • 90' 1. FC Kaiserslautern manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Almamy Toure is hanging Jean Zimmer on the field on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Lineups

1. FC Kaiserslautern Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Granit Xhaka 1

Head to Head

2024-05-25 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

1. FC Kaiserslautern Form

2024-05-25 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2024-05-19 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5–0 Eintracht Braunschweig W 2024-05-11 Hertha BSC 3–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern L 2024-05-04 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4–1 1. FC Magdeburg W 2024-04-27 Holstein Kiel 1–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern W 2024-04-20 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 SV Wehen Wiesbaden D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2024-05-25 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-05-22 Atalanta BC 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2024-05-18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 FC Augsburg W 2024-05-12 VfL Bochum 1848 0–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-05-09 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 AS Roma D 2024-05-05 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 1. FC Kaiserslautern xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: 1. FC Kaiserslautern or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Kaiserslautern35% Draw30% Bayer 04 Leverkusen35%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

1. FC Kaiserslautern or Draw
65%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
65%
1. FC Kaiserslautern or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
1. FC Kaiserslautern25% Draw50% Bayer 04 Leverkusen25%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.2%
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.1%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Handicap 1. FC Kaiserslautern covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Kaiserslautern keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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