Thursday , 2 July 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Karlsruher SC, DFB-Pokal 2021-22 ROUND 1

DFB-Pokal · 2021-22
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1 – 2
Full Time
Karlsruher SC
Wed 27 Oct 2021 · 16:30 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'
Jeremie Frimpong 42' Y
Jeremie Frimpong 43' Y
Y 70' Daniel Gordon
Y 71' Daniel Gordon
Jonathan Tah 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Karlsruher SC — DFB-Pokal at BayArena.

Head-to-Head

2
4
3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 games · Avg 2.8 goals Karlsruher SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-27 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 Karlsruher SC 2018-02-02 Karlsruher SC 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-09-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–0 Karlsruher SC 2017-04-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 Karlsruher SC 2016-12-10 Karlsruher SC 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Karlsruher SC H 1–2 L
24 Oct 1. FC Koln A 2–2 D
21 Oct Real Betis Balompie A 1–1 D
17 Oct FC Bayern München H 1–5 L
03 Oct Arminia Bielefeld A 4–0 W
30 Sep Celtic FC A 4–0 W
Karlsruher SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–1 W
09 Aug VfL Sportfreunde Lotte A 4–1 W
12 Sep 1. FC Union Berlin H 0–1 L
29 Oct SV Darmstadt 98 A 1–0 W
12 Aug Hannover 96 H 2–0 W
19 Aug Hannover 96 H 0–6 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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 Karlsruher SC for another epic battle.
  • 4' Goal! Lucas Cueto scores his 3 goal in 147 matches.
  • 5' Goal! Lucas Cueto scores his 3 goal in 147 matches.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Karlsruher SC that had 262 games and scored 176 goals.
  • 15' It’s high time Gerardo Seoane made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Karlsruher SC 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.
  • 25' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 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' 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.
  • 42' Bayer 04 Leverkusen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 48' Marvin Wanitzek has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 53' The travelling Karlsruher SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' What a strike from Jeremie Frimpong! The score is 1-2.
  • 59' It looks surprising Karlsruher SC does not make any changes. Philip Heise has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' Goal! Kyoung Rokchoi scores his 2 goal in 262 matches.
  • 64' GOAL! Kyoung Rokchoi scores on 64.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Exequiel Palacios is replaced by Florian Wirtz on 65 minute.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Marc Lorenz. He replaces Lucas Cueto on 66 minute.
  • 70' The referee shows Karlsruher SC player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Gordon on 71.
  • 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bayer 04 Leverkusen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 77' Daley Sinkgraven is replacing Mitchel Bakker for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
  • 82' The Karlsruher SC manager makes a substitution. Tim Breithaupt departs to be replaced by Malik Batmaz.
  • 86' Another change for Karlsruher SC made on 86 minute. Philip Heise leaves to be changed by Killian Jakob.
  • 89' Jonathan Tah is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • Full Time. Karlsruher SC beats Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

Karlsruher SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Eichner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyoung Rokchoi 2
Lucas Cueto 2
Jeremie Frimpong 1

Head to Head

2021-10-27 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 Karlsruher SC 2018-02-02 Karlsruher SC 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-09-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–0 Karlsruher SC 2017-04-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 Karlsruher SC 2016-12-10 Karlsruher SC 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2021-10-27 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 Karlsruher SC L 2021-10-24 1. FC Koln 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2021-10-21 Real Betis Balompie 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2021-10-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–5 FC Bayern München L 2021-10-03 Arminia Bielefeld 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2021-09-30 Celtic FC 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

Karlsruher SC Form

2021-10-27 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 Karlsruher SC W 2021-08-09 VfL Sportfreunde Lotte 1–4 Karlsruher SC W 2020-09-12 Karlsruher SC 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin L 2019-10-29 SV Darmstadt 98 0–1 Karlsruher SC W 2019-08-12 Karlsruher SC 2–0 Hannover 96 W 2018-08-19 Karlsruher SC 0–6 Hannover 96 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Karlsruher SC xG
I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Karlsruher SC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen33% Draw27% Karlsruher SC40%
Actual: Karlsruher SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
60%
Draw or Karlsruher SC
67%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Karlsruher SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen24% Draw45% Karlsruher SC31%
Actual: Karlsruher SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
7%
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
3.6%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push Karlsruher SC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Karlsruher SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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