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 |
34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 68 | 47 | 21 | 68:47 | 59 |
| 14 |  FC Koln |
34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 63 | -14 | 49:63 | 32 |
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.
Confirmed Lineups
FC Koln confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Marvin Schwaebe (GK), Sebastian Sebulonsen, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Cenk Ozkacar, Linton Maina, Isak Bergmann Johannesson, Eric Martel, Kristoffer Lund Hansen, Jakub Kaminski, Marius Buelter, Said El Mala.
Bayer Leverkusen confirmed lineup (3-4-2-1): Janis Blaswich (GK), Jarell Quansah, Robert Andrich, Edmond Tapsoba, Montrell Culbreath, Exequiel Palacios, Aleix Garcia, Alejandro Grimaldo, Ibrahim Maza, Nathan Tella, 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.
The team at Sportsgambler.com are right across the latest Bundesliga injury news and the form guide also informs our football predictions. This data is combined with the latest stats.
Key FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen league stats:
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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Correct Score Prediction
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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
Ibrahim Maza (Leverkusen) has had an average of 3 shots in his past five Bundesliga matches. We think that the value can be found by wagering on Player Shots and you can get -127 that he goes over the line.
Patrik Schick (Leverkusen) has netted four goals in his past five Bundesliga games. This data directs us to the Anytime Goalscorer market where we can bet him to find the net at attractive odds of +120.
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Corners Prediction
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.
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Bet Builder Tips
You’re welcome to follow our bet builder which has Bayer Leverkusen on the 1x2, more than two goals to be registered and Bayer Leverkusen Under 5.5 corners.
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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 -116 favourites to win. This therefore implies that they have a 54% chance of triumphing. FC Koln are the underdogs at +270 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 -115 for your bet to be successful. Koln +0.5 at -108 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 -222 on the Both Teams to Score market.
The best football betting sites offer hundreds of markets when it comes to Bundesliga games. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.
Patrik Schick is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +380 and if you’re keen to back him to simply find the net, then the price is +120.
Stats: Bundesliga matches only
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
- Bundesliga: 13/12 2025 Leverkusen 2 Koln 0
- DFB-Pokal: 05/02 2025 Leverkusen 3 Koln 2
- Bundesliga: 03/03 2024 Koln 0 Leverkusen 2
- Bundesliga: 08/10 2023 Leverkusen 3 Koln 0
- Bundesliga: 05/05 2023 Leverkusen 1 Koln 2
- Bundesliga: 09/11 2022 Koln 1 Leverkusen 2
- Bundesliga: 13/03 2022 Leverkusen 0 Koln 1
- Bundesliga: 24/10 2021 Koln 2 Leverkusen 2
- Bundesliga: 17/04 2021 Leverkusen 3 Koln 0
- Bundesliga: 16/12 2020 Koln 0 Leverkusen 4
FC Koln League Stats
Bayer Leverkusen League Stats
- 1 win, 4 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 matches
- 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
- 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
- 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 1.50 goals scored and 1.90 conceded in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 1.50 goals scored and 1.60 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 3.40 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 3.10 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
- BTTS Yes in 9 of the previous 10 matches
- BTTS Yes in 8 of the previous 10 home matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 7 of the previous 10 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 7 of the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 2.10 goals scored and 1.40 conceded in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 1.50 goals scored and 1.30 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 3.50 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 2.80 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
- BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 matches
- BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 away matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 5 of the previous 10 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 5.60 corners awarded and 5.00 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 5.20 corners awarded and 5.00 corners against in the last 10 home matches
- An average of 10.60 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 10.20 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
- Had the most corners in 7 and least corners in 3 of the last 10 matches
- Had the most corners in 5 and least corners in 4 of the last 10 home matches
- An average of 6.50 corners awarded and 3.00 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 4.90 corners awarded and 3.80 corners against in the last 10 away matches
- An average of 9.50 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 8.70 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
- Had the most corners in 8 and least corners in 1 of the last 10 matches
- Had the most corners in 6 and least corners in 2 of the last 10 away matches
- An average of 46.40% possession in the last 10 matches
- An average of 48.60% possession in the last 10 home matches
- Most possession in 5 of the last 10 matches
- Most possession in 5 of the last 10 home matches
- An average of 60.50% possession in the last 10 matches
- An average of 59.70% possession in the last 10 away matches
- Most possession in 8 of the last 10 matches
- Most possession in 9 of the last 10 away matches
- Top Scorers for FC Koln this season are Said El Mala (11), Jakub Kaminski (7), Ragnar Ache (7)
- Top Assistors for FC Koln this season are Marius Buelter (4), Ragnar Ache (4), Alessio Castro-Montes (3)
FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups & Team News
Get the latest team news for Koln vs Leverkusen before you bet. Get the latest predicted and confirmed Bundesliga lineups and injury news right here.
FC Koln Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2
Bayer Leverkusen Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1
FC Koln Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2
Bayer Leverkusen Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1
FC Koln Substitutes
- 2Joel Schmied
- 5Tom Krauss
- 7G. Waldschmidt
- 17A. Castro-Montes
- 20Ron-Robert Zieler
- 27Felipe Chavez
- 29Jan Thielmann
- 33Rav van den Berg
- 38Youssoupha Niang
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes
- 5Loic Bade
- 6Equi Fernandez
- 7Jonas Hofmann
- 10Malik Tillman
- 13Arthur
- 15Tim Oermann
- 17Eliesse Ben Seghir
- 18Jonas Omlin
- 19Ernest Poku
Previous FC Koln Lineups
Previous Bayer Leverkusen Lineups
Injuries & Suspensions
FC Koln Player Stats & Squad
Manager: Rene Wagner
Bayer Leverkusen Player Stats & Squad
Bundesliga Table| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 122:36 | 89 |
| 2 | Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 70:34 | 73 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 66:47 | 65 |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 71:49 | 62 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 65:52 | 61 |
| 6 | Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 68:47 | 59 |
| 7 | Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 51:57 | 47 |
| 8 | Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 61:65 | 44 |
| 9 | Augsburg | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45:61 | 43 |
| 10 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 44:53 | 40 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44:58 | 39 |
| 12 | B. M'gladbach | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 42:53 | 38 |
| 13 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 40:54 | 38 |
| 14 | FC Koln | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 49:63 | 32 |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 37:60 | 32 |
| 16 | Wolfsburg | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 45:69 | 29 |
| 17 | Heidenheim | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 41:72 | 26 |
| 18 | St. Pauli | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 29:60 | 26 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 68:19 | 44 |
| 2 | Dortmund | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 40:16 | 41 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 30:16 | 39 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 40:20 | 38 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35:21 | 32 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33:22 | 32 |
| 7 | Leverkusen | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 38:19 | 31 |
| 8 | Augsburg | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25:28 | 26 |
| 9 | Frankfurt | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29:27 | 25 |
| 10 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25:22 | 24 |
| 11 | B. M'gladbach | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24:24 | 24 |
| 12 | Union Berlin | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26:26 | 22 |
| 13 | FC Koln | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 30:30 | 19 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19:31 | 19 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21:25 | 17 |
| 16 | Heidenheim | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23:37 | 17 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17:31 | 17 |
| 18 | Wolfsburg | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21:32 | 10 |
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