Bundesliga: FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between FC Koln and Bayer Leverkusen who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

FC Koln play host to Bayer Leverkusen, when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in Bundesliga on Sunday at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Sitting top of the table, Bayer Leverkusen claimed 61 points after 23 rounds, while FC Koln have amassed 17 points. This ranks the latter as number 16 in the Bundesliga before the next round.

Form: FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen

FC Koln Form

FC Koln failed to win any of their last three matches, though they gained a point against Hoffenheim in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Werder Bremen in a 0-1 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 1-1 draw against VfB Stuttgart. FC Koln only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at RheinEnergieSTADION in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded seven goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Bayern Munich got left behind in a 3-0 win, before FC Heidenheim got hammered in a 1-2 victory. Mainz 05 was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 12 and conceding four goals.

Betting facts for FC Koln and Bayer Leverkusen

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between FC Koln and Bayer Leverkusen. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Faride Alidou, who is performing well for FC Koln. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Bayer Leverkusen.The visitors will be looking to Nathan Tella to find the net once again, after managing three Bundesliga goals for Bayer Leverkusen in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at RheinEnergieSTADION across all tournaments FC Koln won two times, drew three and lost five times. Bayer Leverkusen claimed nine wins, one draw and zero defeats in their last 10 games away. Bayer Leverkusen won their last 4 matches on the trot. Good luck taking on Bayer Leverkusen currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 11 away games without defeat. Bayer Leverkusen have not lost to FC Koln in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

FC Koln scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Bayer Leverkusen scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Bayer Leverkusen managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Bayer Leverkusen have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with FC Koln when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Koln, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored 2.4 times on average in these matches.

Suggested bet: FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen

To sum up, the upcoming match between FC Koln and Bayer Leverkusen seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Bundesliga game.

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