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

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

1. FC Koln

0 – 4

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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 Koln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

1. FC Koln 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 Munchen	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 Koln	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 Monchengladbach	4	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

1. FC Koln

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 Koln	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 Koln		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 Koln this season

50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Koln

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 Koln

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — 1. FC Köln and Bayer 04 Leverkusen get this one started.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
8' Mitchell Weiser does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
10' What a moment for Moussa Diaby! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both 1. FC Köln and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Lucas Alario needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
25' Wendell, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' Timo Horn is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bayer 04 Leverkusen tonight.
34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jannes-Kilian Horn on 34 minutes.
39' Sebastian Andersson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
42' The crowd applauds Jannes-Kilian Horn as he leaves the pitch. Dimitris Limnios steps in for 1. FC Koln.
46' Jan Thielmann makes way for Kingsley Ehizibue at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from 1. FC Koln.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Patrik Schick makes it 0-3.
54' Aleksandar Dragovic was booked on 54.
59' GOAL! Florian Wirtz scores on 59. Assisted by Leon Bailey
64' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both 1. FC Köln and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' Jonas Hector is replacing Ellyes Skhiri for the 1. FC Koln side.
66' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Leon Bailey trudges off to be replaced by Karim Bellarabi on 66 minutes.
67' A tactical swap from Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Kerem Demirbay on, Julian Baumgartlinger off on 67 minutes.
72' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
77' The 25-year-old Sava Cestic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
78' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Nadiem Amiri by Daley Sinkgraven on 78 minute.
83' Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

1. FC Koln 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 Koln Form

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2020-12-16 1. FC Koln 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 Koln 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 Koln17% 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 Koln or Draw

36%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

83%

1. FC Koln or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Koln11% 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 Koln

Handicap	1. FC Koln 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 Koln 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.