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

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3 – 0

Full Time

1. FC Köln

Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 16:30 UTC BayArena HT 45+2' · FT 45+2'

Edmond Tapsoba 40' Y

Y 90' Rafael Czichos

Overview

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2026/27)
1. FC Köln 34 games · 32 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Köln 2020-12-16 1. FC Köln 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 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

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	1. FC Köln	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 Köln

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is hosting 1. FC Koln for another epic battle.
5' Leon Bailey does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
10' Bayer 04 Leverkusen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Florian Kainz made 414 appearances and scored 35 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Koln are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' Poor challenge from Edmond Tapsoba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
45' 1. FC Koln is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' A change in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen ranks — Tin Jedvaj exits the field as Jonathan Tah enters on 46.
51' Moussa Diaby makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in front.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Koln are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen bench stirs into life. Wendell is withdrawn and Daley Sinkgraven gets his opportunity.
62' Lukas Hradecky needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
70' Benno Schmitz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kingsley Ehizibue on 70 minute.
73' A tactical swap from Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Kerem Demirbay on, Moussa Diaby off on 73 minutes.
76' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Leon Bailey makes it 3-0.
79' 1. FC Koln ring the changes. Ellyes Skhiri has done his job and it is now time for Salih Ozcan to step up.
83' The crowd applauds Leon Bailey as he leaves the pitch. Lucas Alario steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
85' 1. FC Koln manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dimitris Limnios is hanging Marius Wolf on the field on 85 minute.
90' A moment of madness from Rafael Czichos on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. 1. FC Koln will be frustrated.
Full Time. Bayer 04 Leverkusen beats 1. FC Koln

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

19
Moussa Diaby ↓ Kerem Demirbay 73'
5
Sven Bender
20
Charles Aranguiz C
9
Leon Bailey ↓ Lucas Alario 83'
16
Tin Jedvaj ↓ Jonathan Tah 46'
18
Wendell ↓ Daley Sinkgraven 57'
1
Lukas Hradecky
11
Nadiem Amiri
14
Patrik Schick
25
Exequiel Palacios ↓ Jeremie Frimpong 46'
12
Edmond Tapsoba

Bench

Coach Hannes Wolf

1. FC Köln Lineups

Starting XI

11
Florian Kainz ↓ Dominick Drexler 70'
43
Emmanuel Dennis
13
Max Meyer
19
Kingsley Ehizibue ↓ Benno Schmitz 70'
28
Ellyes Skhiri ↓ Salih Ozcan 79'
31
Marius Wolf ↓ Dimitris Limnios 85'
1
Timo Horn
14
Jonas Hector C
23
Jannes-Kilian Horn ↓ Noah Katterbach 70'
5
Rafael Czichos
33
Sebastiaan Bornauw

Bench

Coach Friedhelm Funkel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.45 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

0.88 1. FC Köln xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen69% Draw19% 1. FC Köln12%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

88%

Draw or 1. FC Köln

31%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Köln

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen51% Draw38% 1. FC Köln11%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

9.1%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

8.5%

1 – 1

8.5%

3 – 1

7.4%

4 – 0

5.2%

0 – 0

4 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

3 – 2

3.3%

1 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FC Köln covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	21%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	22%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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