Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Koln, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2022-23

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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1. FC Koln

Fri 5 May 2023 · 18:30 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Jan Thielmann

Y 69' Mathias Olesen

Y 71' Davie Selke

Amine Adli 81' Y

Y 81' Julian Chabot

Y 81' Linton Maina

Y 83' Benno Schmitz

Overview

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
1. FC Koln 4 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Marco Achmuller
Referee Felix Zwayer
Referee Felix Brych
Referee Robert Wessel
Referee Alexander Sather
Referee Mike Pickel

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 1. FC Koln 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

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 May	1. FC Koln	H	1–2	L
29 Apr	1. FC Union Berlin	A	0–0	D
23 Apr	RB Leipzig	H	2–0	W
20 Apr	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	4–1	W
16 Apr	VfL Wolfsburg	A	0–0	D
13 Apr	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	1–1	D

1. FC Koln

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 May	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–1	W
29 Apr	SC Freiburg	H	0–1	L
22 Apr	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	3–1	W
15 Apr	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	1–1	D
08 Apr	FC Augsburg	A	3–1	W
02 Apr	Borussia Monchengladbach	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		1. FC Koln
#5	Position	#13
7	Points	4
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 2
10	Scored	6
5	Conceded	9
+5	GD	-3
1.75	PPG	1.00
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Koln this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

1. FC Koln

Thijs Dallinga	2 G
Said El Mala	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds BayArena will turn into a battlefield for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Koln.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bayer 04 Leverkusen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Kingsley Schindler is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for 1. FC Koln tonight.
14' Assisted by Florian Kainz with the perfectly-timed delivery and Davie Selke makes no mistake. 0-1!
19' 1. FC Koln fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Koln are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
28' What composure from Amine Adli! The Morocco international strokes it home. 1-1.
33' The 31-year-old Benno Schmitz has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
36' Davie Selke puts 1. FC Koln on the lead.
41' Jonas Hector is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for 1. FC Koln so far.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jan Thielmann.
50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
58' The crowd applauds Nadiem Amiri as he leaves the pitch. Adam Hlozek steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
63' 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.
65' The 1. FC Koln manager makes a substitution. Florian Kainz departs to be replaced by Kingsley Schindler.
69' Mathias Olesen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 69.
71' The referee calls foul for Davie Selke. He receives a Yellow card.
72' The supporters are chanting for Steffen Tigges. He replaces Davie Selke on 72 minute.
77' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
81' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Amine Adli gets a Yellow card.
81' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 81 minute. Jonathan Tah leaves to be changed by Sardar Azmoun.
83' Benno Schmitz is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
85' Denis Huseinbasic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dejan Ljubicic at the 85 minute mark.
90' The crowd applauds Amine Adli as he leaves the pitch. Karim Bellarabi steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-2 1. FC Koln.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

5
Mitchel Bakker ↓ Exequiel Palacios 58'
19
Moussa Diaby
4
Jonathan Tah ↓ Sardar Azmoun 81'
1
Lukas Hradecky
11
Nadiem Amiri ↓ Adam Hlozek 58'
8
Robert Andrich
12
Edmond Tapsoba
30
Jeremie Frimpong
21
Amine Adli ↓ Karim Bellarabi 90'
27
Florian Wirtz
3
Piero Hincapie

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

1. FC Koln Lineups

Starting XI

11
Florian Kainz ↓ Kingsley Schindler 65'
24
Julian Chabot
28
Ellyes Skhiri
4
Timo Hubers
37
Linton Maina ↓ Sargis Adamyan 85'
27
Davie Selke ↓ Steffen Tigges 72'
14
Jonas Hector
2
Benno Schmitz
7
Dejan Ljubicic ↓ Denis Huseinbasic 85'
20
Marvin Schwabe
29
Jan Thielmann ↓ Mathias Olesen 65'

Bench

Coach Steffen Baumgart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2023-05-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 1. FC Koln L 2023-04-29 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2023-04-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 RB Leipzig W 2023-04-20 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-04-16 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2023-04-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D

1. FC Koln Form

2023-05-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 1. FC Koln W 2023-04-29 1. FC Koln 0–1 SC Freiburg L 2023-04-22 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–3 1. FC Koln W 2023-04-15 1. FC Koln 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2023-04-08 FC Augsburg 1–3 1. FC Koln W 2023-04-02 1. FC Koln 0–0 Borussia Monchengladbach D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 1. FC Koln xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen54% Draw23% 1. FC Koln23%

Actual: 1. FC Koln win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

77%

Draw or 1. FC Koln

46%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Koln

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen45% Draw38% 1. FC Koln17%

Actual: 1. FC Koln win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

1 – 1

8.5%

2 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

4.6%

4 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

3.7%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FC Koln covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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