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Sunday, 08/11/2026 at 15:30

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Match preview · Bundesliga

1. FC Köln – Bayer 04 Leverkusen

1. FC Köln 13th in Bundesliga Home 1.56 projected goals by the model
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5th in Bundesliga Away 1.72 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.56 1.72
1. FC Köln Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1. FC Köln
33%
Draw
27%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
40%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
1. FC Köln Draw Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Fair odds 3.04 3.70 2.49
Total goals
3.27
Over 2.5 goals
66%
Both teams to score
70%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model leans Bayer 04 Leverkusen

40% Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win

Attack
2nd vs 9th
Bayer 04 Leverkusen attack v 1. FC Köln defence
Defence
3rd vs 7th
Bayer 04 Leverkusen defence v 1. FC Köln attack
Recent xG form
+0.86 vs -0.39
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.56 – 1.72
1. FC Köln v Bayer 04 Leverkusen
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: 1. FC Köln and Bayer 04 Leverkusen compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading 1. FC Köln Bayer 04 Leverkusen
xG / match 1.97 · 7th from 4 matches (better) 2.48 · 2nd from 4 matches
xGA / match 1.98 · 10th from 4 matches (better) 0.94 · 4th from 4 matches
xGD / match -0.01 · 8th from 4 matches (better) +1.54 · 2nd from 4 matches
xPts / match 1.40 · 8th from 4 matches (better) 2.34 · 2nd from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match -0.39 (better) +0.86

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen clean sheet
18%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2+ goals
53%
Under 2.5 goals
34%
Both teams to score: no
30%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.1%
1:2
9.9%
2:1
8.9%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
1. FC Köln sample
20 matches
Bayer 04 Leverkusen sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · 1. FC Köln
2 matches
Away xG sample · Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.