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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Bundesliga

1. FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Sunday 8 November at 15:30, Italian time.

1. FC Köln14th in BundesligavsBayer Leverkusen6th in Bundesliga
8Points13
2-2-3Won-drawn-lost4-1-3
1.1Points per match1.6
8Goals for18
11Goals against16
1Clean sheets2
DLWLDFormLLWWW
—Current run2 defeats in a row
2-2-0 · 8 ptsAt home (W-D-L)3-0-1 · 9 pts
0-0-3 · 0 ptsAway (W-D-L)1-1-2 · 4 pts
16 in 9Expected goals for (xG)31.6 in 13
13.5Expected goals against (xG)17.2
6.84Average player rating6.99
—Top scorerPatrik Schick (7)

This season's meetings

They have not met yet this season: the first time is Sunday 8 November.
1. FC Köln v Bayer Leverkusen, Sunday 8 November at 15:30The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for 1. FC Köln v Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday 8 November
1. FC Köln v Bayer LeverkusenArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
1. FC Köln 46%draw 22%Bayer Leverkusen 32%
Most likely score1-19% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver68% over · 32% under
Both teams to scoreYes68% yes
Goals the model expects1.93 – 1.571. FC Köln – Bayer Leverkusen

Poisson model on 7 matches for 1. FC Köln and 8 for Bayer Leverkusen, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
41. FC Köln wins
1draws
10Bayer Leverkusen wins

15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: 1. FC Köln 15, Bayer Leverkusen 29 · 2.9 per match

  1. 25 Apr 20261. FC Köln1-2Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
  2. 13 Dec 2025Bayer Leverkusen2-01. FC KölnBundesliga
  3. 5 Feb 2025Bayer Leverkusen3-21. FC KölnDFB-Pokal
  4. 3 Mar 20241. FC Köln0-2Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
  5. 8 Oct 2023Bayer Leverkusen3-01. FC KölnBundesliga
  6. 5 May 2023Bayer Leverkusen1-21. FC KölnBundesliga
  7. 9 Nov 20221. FC Köln1-2Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
  8. 13 Mar 2022Bayer Leverkusen0-11. FC KölnBundesliga
  9. 24 Oct 20211. FC Köln2-2Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
  10. 17 Apr 2021Bayer Leverkusen3-01. FC KölnBundesliga
  11. 16 Dec 20201. FC Köln0-4Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
  12. 17 Jun 2020Bayer Leverkusen3-11. FC KölnBundesliga

and 3 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.