FC Carl Zeiss Jena vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, DFB-Pokal 2024-25 ROUND 1
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Carl Zeiss Jena vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — DFB-Pokal at Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld.
- FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Tobias Welz
19 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game 🟥 1 totalHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Aug Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–1 L 12 Aug Hertha BSC H 0–5 L 30 Jul VfL Wolfsburg H 0–1 L 08 Aug 1. FC Koln H 3–5 L 16 Jun SV Babelsberg 03 A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Aug FC Carl Zeiss Jena A 1–0 W 23 Aug Borussia Monchengladbach A 3–2 W 25 May 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 1–0 W 22 May Atalanta BC A 0–3 L 18 May FC Augsburg H 2–1 W 12 May VfL Bochum 1848 A 5–0 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld will turn into a battlefield for FC Carl Zeiss Jena and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
- 5' 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.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 18' Soren Reddemann is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
- 23' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Jeanuel Belocian has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 28' It looks like no one’s ball. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 33' 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.
- 37' FC Carl Zeiss Jena receives a card for a hard tackle on 37.
- 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Alejandro Grimaldo. He replaces Arthur Augusto on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 52' Jonas Hofmann puts Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the lead.
- 57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 59' The whistle greets Joel Richter as he departs to be replaced by Kay Seidemann.
- 63' FC Carl Zeiss Jena manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benjamin Zank is hanging Cemal Sezer on the field on 63 minute.
- 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Florian Matk on 65.
- 68' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Nathan Tella is replaced by Jeremie Frimpong on 68 minute.
- 73' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 73 minute. Robert Andrich leaves to be changed by Granit Xhaka.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Alexander Prokopenko. He replaces Ken Gipson on 76 minute.
- 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
- 86' It’s high time Henning Burger made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Carl Zeiss Jena.
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Lineups
FC Carl Zeiss Jena Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 26
- 3
- 13
- 5
- 32
- 28
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27
Joel Richter ↓ Kay Seidemann 59'
- 25
- 7
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Cemal Sezer ↓ Benjamin Zank 63'
Bench
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10
Alexander Prokopenko ↑ 76'
- 24
- 29
- 2
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21
Kay Seidemann ↑ 59'
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23
Benjamin Zank ↑ 63'
Coach Henning BurgerBayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 7
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8
Robert Andrich ↓ Granit Xhaka 73'
- 24
- 14
- 12
- 21
- 17
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19
Nathan Tella ↓ Jeremie Frimpong 68'
- 44
- 13
Bench
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34
Granit Xhaka ↑ 73'
- 36
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20
Alejandro Grimaldo ↑ 46'
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30
Jeremie Frimpong ↑ 68'
- 10
- 3
- 40
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- 99
Coach Xabi Alonso -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jonas Hofmann 1 FC Carl Zeiss Jena Form
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2024-08-28 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-08-23 Borussia Monchengladbach 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-05-25 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-05-22 Atalanta BC 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2024-05-18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 FC Augsburg W 2024-05-12 VfL Bochum 1848 0–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.9 FC Carl Zeiss Jena xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.47 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.37Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 69% 31% ± 2.5 42% 58% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
FC Carl Zeiss Jena or Draw 52%Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 76%FC Carl Zeiss Jena or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.2%0 – 1 Actual0 – 0 11.5%0 – 2 9.8%1 – 2 8.8%1 – 0 7.3%2 – 1 5.3%0 – 3 4.7%1 – 3 4.4%2 – 2 4%2 – 0 3.6%2 – 3 2.1%Asian Handicap — FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Handicap FC Carl Zeiss Jena covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 14% 78% -0.5 22% — 78% +0.5 51% — 49% +1 51% 24% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 15% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
FC Carl Zeiss Jena keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.