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 Koln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at RheinEnergieSTADION.

1. FC Koln 34 games · 32 pts (2025/26)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)

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 Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

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
#14	Position	#6
32	Points	59
34	Played	34
7 / 11 / 16	W / D / L	17 / 8 / 9
49	Scored	68
63	Conceded	47
-14	GD	+21
0.94	PPG	1.74
21%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
1. FC Koln this season

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

1. FC Koln are 14th (32 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Koln

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/6

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' 1. FC Koln have kicked off against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steffen Baumgart might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Koln that had 398 games and scored 346 goals.
15' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. 1. FC Koln in their trying to find a way past Bayer 04 Leverkusen's compact .
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' GOAL! Benno Schmitz scores on 30.
35' Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' The 26-year-old Amine Adli has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
45' 1. FC Koln is showing some good football. However, 1. FC Koln are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both 1. FC Koln and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
55' 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.
59' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Jonathan Tah is replaced by Odilon Kossounou on 59 minute.
61' Another change for 1. FC Koln made on 61 minute. Benno Schmitz leaves to be changed by Kingsley Schindler.
65' Nadiem Amiri makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in front.
70' 1. FC Koln started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
71' The France Moussa Diaby breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 1-2!
74' Time for substitution for 1. FC Koln. Linton Maina is replaced by Steffen Tigges.
79' Callum Hudson-Odoi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 409 appearances.
80' The whistle greets Sargis Adamyan as he departs to be replaced by Ondrej Duda.
84' Jan Thielmann picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
85' Kerem Demirbay is replacing Callum Hudson-Odoi for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kerem Demirbay on 89.
90' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Jeremie Frimpong departs to be replaced by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — 1. FC Koln 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Lineups

1. FC Koln 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
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

2022-11-09 1. FC Koln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 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 W 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

1.35 1. FC Koln xG

Expected Goals

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

2.03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Koln27% Draw25% Bayer 04 Leverkusen48%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

1. FC Koln or Draw

52%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

73%

1. FC Koln or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Koln21% Draw41% Bayer 04 Leverkusen38%

Actual: 1. FC Koln win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 3

6.1%

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 1

6.1%

0 – 0

4.8%

0 – 3

4.6%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

3.9%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Koln

Handicap	1. FC Koln covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	14%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	21%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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