FC Köln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen prediction and preview

FC Köln vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga · Sunday 8 November 2026, 14:30 UTC · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

FC Köln · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Bundesliga predictions

FC Köln welcome Bayer 04 Leverkusen at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne on Sunday 8 November 2026 (14:30 UTC) in the Bundesliga. FC Köln go into the round 13th, on 9 points from 8 games, while Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th in the table with 13 points from 8.

FC Köln come into the game with a D-D-L-W-L run in the league (1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Bayer 04 Leverkusen's recent sequence reads L-L-W-W-W. Over their last 6, FC Köln have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Bayer 04 Leverkusen average 2.3 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, FC Köln have 2 wins to Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 7 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 25 Apr 2026, ended FC Köln 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

FC Köln list 5 absentees, including Timo Hübers (injury), Ellyes Skhiri (injury) and Thijs Dallinga (injury). Timo Hübers and Ellyes Skhiri have featured heavily in recent matches. Bayer 04 Leverkusen list 8 absentees, including Moussa Diaby (injury), Christian Kofane (injury) and Loïc Badé (injury). Moussa Diaby and Christian Kofane have featured heavily in recent matches.

Bookmaker prices make Bayer 04 Leverkusen favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.