FC Carl Zeiss Jena vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, DFB-Pokal 2024-25 ROUND 1
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 total
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent 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)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
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' FC Carl Zeiss Jena is showing some good football. However, FC Carl Zeiss Jena are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' FC Carl Zeiss Jena is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 18' The referee shows FC Carl Zeiss Jena player a card on 18.
- 23' Patrik Schick has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 8 goals this season.
- 28' Joel Richter needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hamza Muqaj made 5 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 37' It’s a booking for FC Carl Zeiss Jena player. Justin Schau gets a card.
- 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' Alejandro Grimaldo is replacing Arthur Augusto for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
- 51' 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.
- 52' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jonas Hofmann on 52.
- 57' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
- 59' The supporters are chanting for Kay Seidemann. He replaces Joel Richter on 59 minute.
- 63' Benjamin Zank is replacing Cemal Sezer for the FC Carl Zeiss Jena side.
- 65' FC Carl Zeiss Jena receives a card for a hard tackle on 65.
- 68' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremie Frimpong is hanging Nathan Tella on the field on 68 minute.
- 73' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 73 minute. Robert Andrich leaves to be changed by Granit Xhaka.
- 76' Another substitution for FC Carl Zeiss Jena to replace Ken Gipson by Alexander Prokopenko on 76 minute.
- 81' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paul Kramer, as he is very good at scoring at Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Carl Zeiss Jena needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- The final score is 0-1.
Lineups
FC Carl Zeiss Jena Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 26
- 3
- 13
- 5
- 32
- 28
-
27
Joel Richter ↓ Kay Seidemann 59'
- 25
- 7
-
9
Cemal Sezer ↓ Benjamin Zank 63'
Bench
- 1
-
10
Alexander Prokopenko ↑ 76'
- 24
- 29
- 2
-
21
Kay Seidemann ↑ 59'
-
23
Benjamin Zank ↑ 63'
Coach
Henning Burger
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 7
-
8
Robert Andrich ↓ Granit Xhaka 73'
- 24
- 14
- 12
- 21
- 17
-
19
Nathan Tella ↓ Jeremie Frimpong 68'
- 44
- 13
Bench
-
34
Granit Xhaka ↑ 73'
- 36
-
20
Alejandro Grimaldo ↑ 46'
-
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↑ 68'
- 10
- 3
- 40
- –
- 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 accuracy
4 / 4
0.9
FC Carl Zeiss Jena xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47
Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | 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 HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 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.