Bayer Leverkusen vs Köln Match Preview


In this week 29 match on Apr 17th, Bayer Leverkusen hosts Köln at Bayarena in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. In their last match, Bayer Leverkusen recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hoffenheim. Neither Hoffenheim nor Bayer Leverkusen could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 2 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Bayer Leverkusen is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 17th placed Köln, recorded a 2-3 loss against Mainz 05. Jean-Paul Boëtius scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 11th minute, but Ondrej Duda got the equalizer for Köln in the 43rd minute , but luckily for Mainz 05 it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Köln looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.

Bayer Leverkusen and Köln last played eachother at the Rheinenergiestadion on Wednesday Dec 16th. Bayer Leverkusen was victorious by a score of 4 to 0 in front of an empty stadium. Mitchell Weiser scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 8th minute, then Moussa Diaby added another in the 10th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Köln couldn’t manage to score, and Bayer Leverkusen took the shutout win.

Ondrej Duda has been the most prolific scorer on Köln in the last five matches with three goals. Patrik Schick has been the most prolific scorer on Bayer Leverkusen in the last 5 matches with 3 goals

Paulinho, Julian Baumgartlinger, Moussa Diaby, Lars Bender, Daley Sinkgraven, Exequiel Palacios, Santiago Arias and Lukáš Hrádecký are unavailable to play for Hannes Wolf’s team, while Markus Gisdol’s Köln squad will be without Kingsley Ehizibue, Ondrej Duda, Sebastiaan Bornauw and Jan Thielmann.