1. FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen

1. FC Köln face Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Sunday 8 November 2026, kick-off 14:30 UTC at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne.

1. FC Köln are 15th with 9 points from 8 games, while Bayer Leverkusen are 6th with 13. That leaves Bayer Leverkusen 4 points ahead.

At home this season 1. FC Köln average 1.5 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game; on the road Bayer Leverkusen average 2.0 scored and 2.8 conceded. 1. FC Köln have kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times; Bayer Leverkusen have 2 clean sheets and 1 blank.

1. FC Köln have scored 8 and conceded 3 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Bayer Leverkusen have scored 9 and conceded 10 in their last 5 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2.

1. FC Köln come into this fixture with a recent record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, while Bayer Leverkusen have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in the same window. 1. FC Köln currently sit 15th on 9 points, with Bayer Leverkusen placed 6th on 13 points. Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, 15 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. Combining the away win and the draw, the X2 selection covers the two most likely outcomes for Bayer Leverkusen. The Double Chance selection (X2) is assigned a 80% probability at odds of 1.25.

• 1. FC Köln have the better recent form (8 pts vs 6 pts from the last 5 matches).
• 1. FC Köln have scored 9 goals this season compared with 18 for Bayer Leverkusen.
• Defensively, 1. FC Köln have conceded 12 and Bayer Leverkusen have conceded 16.
• League positions: 1. FC Köln 15th, Bayer Leverkusen 6th.
• 1. FC Köln have won 2 of 4 home matches in this competition.
• Bayer Leverkusen have won 1 of 4 away matches in this competition.

• 1. FC Köln at home: 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from 4 games.
• Bayer Leverkusen away from home: 1 wins, 1 draws and 2 defeats from 4 games.
• 1. FC Köln have taken 8 points from their last 5 matches.
• Bayer Leverkusen have taken 6 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 5 meetings, 1. FC Köln have won 0, Bayer Leverkusen have won 5 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 25 April 2026, finished 1. FC Köln 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen.