FC Koln vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction: Leverkusen will be too good for FC Koln

It is their goal to break the all-time German football record when Bayer Leverkusen travel to play FC Koln at the RheinEnergieStadion in Köln at 17:30 (GMT+3). While the away team is trying to win its first-ever Bundesliga championship this season, the home team is mired at the bottom of the rankings and is hoping to maintain their top-flight status.

This season, FC Koln, who are now placed 16th in the Bundesliga, have not performed at their best. Entering this game with optimism, the opponents will be buoyant after remaining undefeated all season in all competitions. Conversely, Bayer Leverkusen is now leading the league standings and has been playing quite well this year. The hosts will try to duplicate their previous game's outcome, which saw them defeat Mainz 2-1.

Fans will be eager to see if Leverkusen to finish the season without a league defeat. 

FC Koln

The previous round of Bundesliga football ended in a 1-1 draw between FC Koln and Stuttgart. FC Koln hasn't demonstrated their defensive grit very frequently lately. In actuality, FC Koln's defence has been compromised in five of their past six games, resulting in eight goals conceded.

With a completely healthy team available for selection, Cologne manager Timo Schultz has absolutely no reservations about player fitness going into this match.

Köln is expected to field a 4-2-3-1 lineup for this encounter, which includes Eric Martel, Justin Diehl, Florian Kainz, Dejan Ljubicic, Jan Thielmann, Marvin Schwabe, Rasmus Carstensen, Luca Kilian, Julian Chabot, Max Finkgräfe, Denis Huseinbašić, and Eric Martel.

Bayer Leverkusen

In their most recent game, Bayer Leverkusen defeated Mainz 2-1 in Bundesliga 1. That form carried over into this matchup. The Bayer Leverkusen defence has been playing well lately, as seen by their four "goals against" total from their past six games. Twelve goals have been scored by their forwards over that time. Naturally, there's no guarantee that pattern will continue into this match. Bayer Leverkusen is without a defeat when playing with FC Koln as evident in the three away games without a defeat. Bayer Leverkusen has gone undefeated in their last 11 league road games. The away form of the league leaders is superb.

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has no concerns about his team's fitness going into this game because there are no injuries in the squad to pick from.

We believe that Leverkusen may choose to go with a 3-4-2-1 lineup that includes Amine Adli, Robert Andrich, Alejandro Grimaldo, Jonas Hofmann, Florian Wirtz, Jonathan Tah, Edmond Tapsoba, Jeremie Frimpong, Granit Xhaka, and Lukas Hradecky.

Expert Betting Tips

Leverkusen is the clear favourite going into this game. Both clubs will be motivated to take all three points for different reasons. This season, Bayer Leverkusen has been outstanding thus far, and in the months to come, they might create history. Alonso and his team have proven that they are still a danger offensively even without Boniface, and they should have no trouble breaking through FC Koln's defence and winning the match to increase their title chances. 

Although they haven't played at their best yet this season, FC Koln can be a formidable opponent on their day. Since Bayer Leverkusen is now the superior team, they ought to be able to win this match.

Scoreline of 1-3, 1-2. or 0-3 is possible.