Week 9 brings us a match on Oct 24th where Köln hosts Bayer Leverkusen at Rheinenergiestadion in a Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 7th placed Köln, recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Hoffenheim. Ihlas Bebou scored the first goal for Hoffenheim in the 31st minute, then Ihlas Bebou added another in the 49th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Köln couldn’t manage to score, and Hoffenheim took the shutout win. Köln is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 1-5 loss against Bayern München. Robert Lewandowski struck first for Bayern München in the 4th minute on a feed from Dayot Upamecano, then Robert Lewandowski added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Alphonso Davies. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Bayer Leverkusen won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Patrik Schick has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Bayer Leverkusen. Ellyes Skhiri has been the most prolific scorer on Köln in his last 5 matches with 3 goals
Steffen Baumgart’s Köln squad will be without Ellyes Skhiri and Jannes Horn, while Bayer Leverkusen will be without Edmond Tapsoba, Julian Baumgartlinger and Niklas Lomb.