FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 25 Apr 2026

Bundesliga Betting Preview: FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen

FC Koln square off against Bayer Leverkusen at RheinEnergieSTADION, with kick-off set for 09:30 on Saturday 25 April.

There’s a realistic prospect that we’ll see Bayer Leverkusen land a win and they are available at -127 to beat Koln. We think that the Full-Time Result market offers bettors a value pick.

FC Koln played St. Pauli away in their last game. It was a 1-1 draw at Millerntor-Stadion. The Billy Goats recorded one shot on target and had 51% possession, with Gian-Luca Waldschmidt registering the goal.

Bayer Leverkusen were beaten in their previous Bundesliga game, losing 2-1 at home to Augsburg at BayArena. Kasper Hjulmand's team had ten shots on goal and boasted 71% possession, with Patrik Schick finding the net.

On Wednesday night, Leverkusen hosted Bayern Munich and were defeated 2-0 in the DFB-Pokal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It has been four successive wins for Leverkusen when playing Koln. Their last clash was at BayArena, with Leverkusen claiming a 2-0 home victory. The past 10 H2H meetings have included seven victories for Leverkusen, two wins for Koln and a single draw.

Bundesliga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
6	Leverkusen	30	15	7	8	60	41	19	60:41	52
12	FC Koln	30	7	10	13	44	51	-7	44:51	31

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1 win, 4 losses and 5 draws, averaging 1.5 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 12.6 attempts. Koln have had 46.4% possession, 381.8 passes and 5.6 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.9 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 12.5 attempts, while being awarded 5.0 corners.

Ragnar Ache and Said El Mala lead the way with 4 goals, while Jakub Kaminski has scored 2. Isak Bergmann Johannesson and Jakub Kaminski are the top assists makers with 2.

Leverkusen have won 4, lost 2 and drawn 4, with an average of 2.1 goals from 17.7 attempts and 6.1 shots on goal. The Werkself average 60.5% possession, 609.5 passes, 6.5 corners in their favour and 3.0 corners against, while conceding 1.4 goals from 11.2 attempts and 4.0 shots on goal.

Patrik Schick got 5 goals, Alejandro Grimaldo notched 3, while Edmond Tapsoba and two other players scored 2. Ernest Poku, Alejandro Grimaldo and Aleix Garcia have clocked up 2 assists, with Janis Blaswich keeping 2 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

FC Koln predicted lineup (4-4-2): Marvin Schwabe (GK), Sebastian Sebulonsen, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Cenk Özkacar, Alessio Castro-Montes, Jan Thielmann, Eric Martel, Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, Jakub Kaminski, Said El Mala, Marius Bülter.

Bayer Leverkusen predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Mark Flekken (GK), Robert Andrich, Loïc Badé, Edmond Tapsoba, Montrell Culbreath, Exequiel Palacios, Aleix Garcia, Alejandro Grimaldo, Ibrahim Maza, Ernest Poku, Patrik Schick.

FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction & Betting Tips

We bring you the complete FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen betting insight, including our top match prediction, correct score forecast, key corners pick, player prop advice and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

Our recommendation is to back Bayer Leverkusen to land the spoils when they line up in this Bundesliga clash. We can feel confident when it comes to this wager and the price of -127 looks attractive.

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Key FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen league stats:

• Koln have lost their last 4 games against Leverkusen.

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 55.9% chance of winning. After careful examination, our tipsters calculate this probability to be somewhere between 60-65%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

If you’re expecting Leverkusen to be ahead of their opponents at half-time, it could be worth betting them to lead at the interval and final whistle. There are some eye-catching prices on offer.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Koln 1 - 2 Leverkusen

We’ve picked out a correct score of 2-1 being landed by Leverkusen. You can secure odds of +650 and this provides an alternative way to place a wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Patrik Schick to Score +120

Patrik Schick (Leverkusen) has scored four goals in his past five Bundesliga games. It’s worth a gamble on the +120 for him to be Anytime Goalscorer as there’s plenty of juice in these betting odds.

Latest Patrik Schick Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+120

First

+370

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Corners Prediction

Leverkusen Under 5.5 Corners -133

The 5.5 corners line has not been covered by Bayer Leverkusen in three straight away games, while the past three Koln home matches have seen under 5.5 corners conceded. It looks a logical viewpoint that the Team Corners line won’t be reached and you can land a price of -133 for this Leverkusen wager.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Koln

Total

10.60 5.60 5.00

Home

10.20 5.20 5.00

Away

9.40 4.50 4.90

Leverkusen

Total

9.50 6.50 3.00

Home

10.70 8.00 2.70

Away

8.70 4.90 3.80

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-143

Under 9.5

-100

Koln Corners

Over 4.5

+108

Under 4.5

-154

Leverkusen Corners

Over 5.5

-109

Under 5.5

-133

Most Corners

1

+160

X

+650

2

-159

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FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

For this Bundesliga encounter, the bookmakers have Bayer Leverkusen as the -127 favourites to win. This therefore implies that they have a 56% chance of triumphing. FC Koln are the underdogs at +300 which implies a lesser percentage prospect of winning.

The Asian Handicap -0.5 market is the same as a Full-Time Result wager, with Leverkusen needing to win at -125 for your bet to be successful. Koln +0.5 at -100 means you need them to triumph or the draw to happen.

Over 2.5 Goals is the market leader and that means three or more goals are predicted. BTTS betting is always a warm order and you can bet Yes at -208 on the Both Teams to Score market.

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Full-Time Result

1

+300

X

+290

2

-127

Half-Time Result

1

+295

X

+150

2

+130

Double Chance

1X

-105

12

-417

X2

-435

Draw No Bet

1

+185

2

-278

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.5

-100

2 Hcp -0.5

-125

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+150

Over 2.5

-200

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-208

No

+150

Patrik Schick is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +370 and if you’re keen to back him to simply find the net, then the price is +120.

Patrik Schick (Leverkusen)

First

+120

Anytime

+370

Christian Michel Kofane (Leverkusen)

First

+150

Anytime

+450

Said El Mala (Koln)

First

+230

Anytime

+700

Jakub Kamiński (Koln)

First

+260

Anytime

+800

Ernest Poku (Leverkusen)

First

+270

Anytime

+850

Álex Grimaldo (Leverkusen)

First

+270

Anytime

+850

Ibrahim Maza (Leverkusen)

First

+280

Anytime

+850

Malik Tillman (Leverkusen)

First

+280

Anytime

+950

Jonas Hofmann (Leverkusen)

First

+300

Anytime

+900

Marius Bülter (Koln)

First

+300

Anytime

+900

Nathan Tella (Leverkusen)

First

+300

Anytime

+950

Eliesse Ben Seghir (Leverkusen)

First

+330

Anytime

+950

Luca Waldschmidt (Koln)

First

+340

Anytime

+1000

Jan Thielmann (Koln)

First

+390

Anytime

+1150

Aleix Garcia (Leverkusen)

First

+400

Anytime

+1300

Linton Maina (Koln)

First

+450

Anytime

+1400

Lucas Vázquez (Leverkusen)

First

+475

Anytime

+1400

Isak Bergmann Johannesson (Koln)

First

+500

Anytime

+1500

Exequiel Palacios (Leverkusen)

First

+540

Anytime

+1600

Denis Huseinbasic (Koln)

First

+540

Anytime

+1600

Robert Andrich (Leverkusen)

First

+540

Anytime

+1700

Arthur de Matos Soares (Leverkusen)

First

+600

Anytime

+1900

Edmond Tapsoba (Leverkusen)

First

+600

Anytime

+1900

Alessio Castro-Montes (Koln)

First

+750

Anytime

+2200

Ezequiel Fernández (Leverkusen)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Koln have managed four losses, three victories and three draws in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.50 goals per game and conceding 1.60.

Bayer Leverkusen haven’t been beaten in four straight games away from home. Kasper Hjulmand's team have collected four wins, three draws and three defeats in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.50 goals per match and conceding 1.30.

Leverkusen beat Koln 2-0 when the teams last met at RheinEnergieSTADION. We’ve seen the previous 5 H2H meetings at RheinEnergieSTADION involve three triumphs for Leverkusen, one draw and one win for Koln.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
FC Koln Home Stats		3-3-4	3.10	1.50	1.60	7	3	8	2
Bayer Leverkusen Away Stats		4-3-3	2.80	1.50	1.30	4	6	5	5

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups & Team News

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