Bayer Leverkusen vs Köln Prediction & Betting Tips - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 07/10/2023, 00:15  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 08/10/2023 at 01:30 in Bundesliga Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen will seek to open a four-point gap at the Bundesliga summit when they host FC Cologne on Sunday. Heading into this game, Leverkusen tops on 16 points, 15 clear of bottom placed Cologne. In this match, Leverkusen will be gunning for their 10th game without defeat in all competitions. They have eight wins in their opening nine matches so far. The league leaders are coming from an away win at Molde in the Europa League. That win extended their impressive scoring run, having managed at least two goals in each of their nine matches. All those nine matches produced over 2.5 goals, and they’ve won all four home games so far. Leverkusen are in perfect shape to avenge their loss to Cologne the last time they met. That happened to be on this same pitch and it is their only home loss in nine league games.

FC Cologne have beaten Bayer Leverkusen twice in the last three meetings. As they seek their first league win of the season, they will be banking on such a run. In the last four meetings with Leverkusen, they’ve lost just once. However, their form this season places them as the underdogs in this fixture. A 2-0 loss to Stuttgart in their last game was the third straight defeat for Cologne. They conceded at least twice in each of those defeats. Their only win this season came in extra time of their DFB Pokal match, against Osnabruck. In their matches this season, Cologne haven't managed a clean sheet. They have a game in hand but will hope to add to the one point collected in the draw with Eintracht Frankfurt. In 17 away matches in the Bundesliga, they have three wins.