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

Bundesliga · 2020-21
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
3 – 0
Full Time
1. FC Koln
Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 16:30 UTC BayArena HT 45+2' · FT 45+2'
Edmond Tapsoba 40' Y
Y 90' Rafael Czichos

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Thorsten Schiffner
  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Referee Thorben Siewer
  • Referee Marcel Unger
  • Referee Soren Storks

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern Munchen 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

13
2
3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals 1. FC Koln
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Koln 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

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr 1. FC Koln H 3–0 W
12 Apr TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 0–0 D
03 Apr FC Schalke 04 H 2–1 W
21 Mar Hertha BSC A 0–3 L
14 Mar Arminia Bielefeld H 1–2 L
06 Mar Borussia Mönchengladbach A 1–0 W
1. FC Koln
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–3 L
11 Apr 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 2–3 L
03 Apr VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L
20 Mar Borussia Dortmund H 2–2 D
13 Mar 1. FC Union Berlin A 1–2 L
07 Mar SV Werder Bremen H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. FC Koln
#5 Position #15
16 Points 9
9 Played 9
5 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 4
20 Scored 10
17 Conceded 14
+3 GD -4
1.78 PPG 1.00
56% Win % 22%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season
11% Clean Sheets
1. FC Koln this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (16 pts). 1. FC Koln are 15th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
4/4
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
1. FC Koln
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Patrik Schick 8 G 2 A
Ibrahim Maza 3 G 3 A
Christian Kofane 2 G
Facundo Medina 1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez 1 G
1. FC Koln
Said El Mala 3 G
Thijs Dallinga 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Bayer 04 Leverkusen gets underway.
  • 5' Leon Bailey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 10' Austria international Florian Kainz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hannes Wolf will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Marius Wolf is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for 1. FC Köln tonight.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 548 games and scored 771 goals.
  • 30' 1. FC Köln are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is showing some good football. However, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Edmond Tapsoba has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' It’s high time Friedhelm Funkel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 46 minute. Tin Jedvaj leaves to be changed by Jonathan Tah.
  • 51' Against the run of play, Moussa Diaby has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 56' Timo Horn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 57' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 57 minute. Wendell leaves to be changed by Daley Sinkgraven.
  • 62' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Köln is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 67' 1. FC Köln is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' The 1. FC Koln manager makes a substitution. Kingsley Ehizibue departs to be replaced by Benno Schmitz.
  • 73' Kerem Demirbay has so much to prove this time. He replaces Moussa Diaby on 73 minute.
  • 76' GOAL! Leon Bailey scores on 76. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay
  • 79' Fresh legs for 1. FC Koln! Salih Ozcan comes on to replace Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 83' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Leon Bailey departs to be replaced by Lucas Alario.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Dimitris Limnios. He replaces Marius Wolf on 85 minute.
  • 90' 1. FC Koln player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • With this win, Bayer 04 Leverkusen is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hannes Wolf

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Friedhelm Funkel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patrik Schick 7
Moussa Diaby 4
Sebastiaan Bornauw 2
Davie Selke 2
Jeremie Frimpong 2
Victor Boniface 2
Leon Bailey 2
Anthony Modeste 2

Head to Head

2021-04-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Koln 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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2021-04-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Koln W 2021-04-12 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2021-04-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2021-03-21 Hertha BSC 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-03-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 Arminia Bielefeld L 2021-03-06 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

1. FC Köln Form

2021-04-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Koln L 2021-04-11 1. FC Koln 2–3 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2021-04-03 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 1. FC Koln L 2021-03-20 1. FC Koln 2–2 Borussia Dortmund D 2021-03-13 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 1. FC Koln L 2021-03-07 1. FC Koln 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.27 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 1. FC Köln xG
I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen67% Draw20% 1. FC Köln13%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
87%
Draw or 1. FC Köln
33%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Köln
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen49% Draw40% 1. FC Köln11%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.1%
0 – 0
5.8%
4 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.6%
0 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push 1. FC Köln covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 20% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 23% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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