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1. FC Köln vs Bayer Leverkusen: match prediction

Bundesliga · Round 9 · 8 Nov 2026 · season 2026/27

The match has not been played. This is not a tip: the model turns the chances both sides create and concede into probabilities, and it is wrong regularly.

Home win36%1. FC Köln
Draw23%
Away win41%Bayer Leverkusen
Expected points, home1.31

What to expect

No clear favourite: 36% home, 23% draw, 41% away. Attack against defence: Bayer Leverkusen should create more, 1.89 expected goals a match against 1.62. 1. FC Köln are 2.7 points short of what their play deserved — more dangerous than the table suggests.

How they arrive

ClubPlacePPointsxPTSΔxG/matchxGA/match
1. FC Köln127810.7−2.71.811.64
Bayer Leverkusen471313.0−0.02.141.43

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Chances come from both teams' strength by xG with a home advantage; line-ups and injuries are not part of the calculation.

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