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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

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' The referee has no hesitation. Odilon Kossounou is booked for Bayer 04 Leverkusen — card on 3.
  • 8' Patrik Schick has been relatively quiet despite scoring 107 goals in his last 527 appearances.
  • 13' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 16' The Switzerland Granit Xhaka breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 0-1!
  • 21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 26' The home supporters are growing impatient. 1. FC Kaiserslautern must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' That is a card for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Amine Adli is ready to make an impact after coming on for Patrik Schick at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' 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 Ben Zolinski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 66' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' 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.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Richmond Tachie. He replaces Ben Zolinski on 74 minute.
  • 79' Boris Tomiak is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for 1. FC Kaiserslautern so far.
  • 83' 1. FC Kaiserslautern make a change. Tobias Raschl trudges off to be replaced by Philipp Klement on 83 minutes.
  • 85' Piero Hincapie gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Alejandro Grimaldo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' The referee has no hesitation. Jan Elvedi is booked for 1. FC Kaiserslautern — card on 86.
  • 90' Philipp Klement was booked on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Jean Zimmer is replaced by Almamy Toure.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (для сухой ничьи).

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.