Tuesday , 21 July 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Köln, Bundesliga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2019-20
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
3 – 1
Full Time
1. FC Köln
Wed 17 Jun 2020 · 18:30 UTC BayArena HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 21' Rafael Czichos
Charles Aranguiz 29' Y
Aleksandar Dragovic 45' Y
Y 65' Toni Leistner

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Christian Dingert
  • Referee Aarne Aarnink
  • Referee Sascha Thielert
  • Referee Sven Jablonski
  • Referee Marcel Pelgrim

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 Mönchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Köln 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

12
2
3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals 1. FC Köln
Last 5 meetings
2020-06-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 1. FC Köln 2019-12-14 1. FC Köln 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-03-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FC Köln 2016-10-22 1. FC Köln 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2016-01-30 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 1. FC Köln

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun 1. FC Köln H 3–1 W
14 Jun FC Schalke 04 A 1–1 D
09 Jun 1. FC Saarbrucken A 3–0 W
06 Jun FC Bayern München H 2–4 L
29 May SC Freiburg A 1–0 W
26 May VfL Wolfsburg H 1–4 L
1. FC Köln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–3 L
13 Jun 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–2 L
07 Jun FC Augsburg A 1–1 D
01 Jun RB Leipzig H 2–4 L
27 May TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–3 L
24 May TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. FC Köln
#6 Position #14
59 Points 32
34 Played 34
17 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 7 / 11 / 16
68 Scored 49
47 Conceded 63
+21 GD -14
1.74 PPG 0.94
50% Win % 21%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at BayArena!
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Sven Bender gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' Bayer 04 Leverkusen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 21' A moment of madness from Rafael Czichos on 21 minutes earns him a Yellow card. 1. FC Koln will be frustrated.
  • 26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bayer 04 Leverkusen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 29' The referee calls foul for Charles Aranguiz. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 33' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Sven Bender departs to be replaced by Jonathan Tah.
  • 38' 1. FC Koln come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' Kai Havertz adds to his 6 season tally! Bayer 04 Leverkusen lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 44' Kosovo international Elvis Rexhbecaj has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Aleksandar Dragovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Sebastiaan Bornauw is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for 1. FC Koln so far.
  • 55' Kingsley Ehizibue, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Marco Hoger is replacing Ellyes Skhiri for the 1. FC Koln side.
  • 59' Sebastiaan Bornauw adds to his 0 season tally! 1. FC Koln lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 64' Paulinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Volland on 64 minute.
  • 65' Toni Leistner picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Aleksandar Dragovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Jhon Cordoba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 76 goals in his last 398 appearances.
  • 78' Another substitution for 1. FC Koln to replace Elvis Rexhbecaj by Florian Kainz on 78 minute.
  • 83' Moussa Diaby has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
  • 86' Bayer 04 Leverkusen ring the changes. Kai Havertz has done his job and it is now time for Nadiem Amiri to step up.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bayer 04 Leverkusen players.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Gisdol

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-06-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 1. FC Köln 2019-12-14 1. FC Köln 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-03-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FC Köln 2016-10-22 1. FC Köln 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2016-01-30 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 1. FC Köln

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2020-06-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 1. FC Köln W 2020-06-14 FC Schalke 04 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2020-06-09 1. FC Saarbrucken 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-06-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 FC Bayern München L 2020-05-29 SC Freiburg 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-05-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg L

1. FC Köln Form

2020-06-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 1. FC Köln L 2020-06-13 1. FC Köln 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin L 2020-06-07 FC Augsburg 1–1 1. FC Köln D 2020-06-01 1. FC Köln 2–4 RB Leipzig L 2020-05-27 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 1. FC Köln L 2020-05-24 1. FC Köln 2–2 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.42 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 1. FC Köln xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen60% Draw20% 1. FC Köln20%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
80%
Draw or 1. FC Köln
40%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Köln
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen44% Draw37% 1. FC Köln19%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.9%
4 – 1
4.2%
0 – 0
3.4%
4 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push 1. FC Köln covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 17% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 20% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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