Bundesliga · 2025Sat, 25 Apr 2026, 13:30 UTCFull timeRheinEnergieStadionFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

Metric1. FC KölnBayer Leverkusen
Shots22 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target8 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals2.41 xG/match1.33 xG/match
Possession45%55%
Corners0 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls9 fouls/match5 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match1 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: 1. FC Köln's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Bayer Leverkusen's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

1. FC Köln's recent record differs from the season

moderate

1. FC Köln's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.45 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.45 goals/match1.39 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Bayer Leverkusen have a visible away split

moderate

Bayer Leverkusen's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

12 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season14.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12 shots/match14.6 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Bayer Leverkusen have recorded the higher season possession share.

47.2%Possession1. FC Köln · Bayer Leverkusen59.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.4 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric1. FC KölnBayer LeverkusenBaseline
Possession47.2%59.5%47.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

01. FC Köln
0Draws
1Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen1. FC Köln · Bundesliga20

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

1. FC Köln favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Bayer Leverkusen in 7 · 5 too close

1.45 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 31/312 goals/match
1.71 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 31/311.35 goals/match
2.14 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 6/62.1 xG/match
1.31 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 6/61.46 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 31/3114.6 shots/match
13.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 31/3112.1 shots/match
4.58 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 31/314.84 shots/match
4.68 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 31/314.71 shots/match
47.2%Possessionseason · 31/3159.5%
4.48 corners/matchCornersseason · 31/315.39 corners/match
5.71 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 31/313.97 corners/match
1.96 cards/matchCardsseason · 27/262.31 cards/match
8.29 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 31/318.65 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
10%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 31/3126%
87%Scoring frequencyseason · 31/3187%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

1. FC Köln47.2
Bayer Leverkusen91.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

1. FC Köln62
Bayer Leverkusen77.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

1. FC Köln44.5
Bayer Leverkusen67.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

1. FC Köln80.6
Bayer Leverkusen19.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

1. FC Köln22.2
Bayer Leverkusen38.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 92%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

1. FC Köln33.3
Bayer Leverkusen75
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

1. FC Köln42.4
Bayer Leverkusen59.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.6 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.8 goals/match
2.33 xG/matchExpected goals5/52 xG/match
16.6 shots/matchShots5/517.2 shots/match
6.2 shots/matchShots on target5/56 shots/match
47.6%Possession5/561%
3.6 corners/matchCorners5/57.2 corners/match
Cards2/0
8.2 fouls/matchFouls5/57 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.9 goals/match
1.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.5 goals/match
2.14 xG/matchExpected goals6/62.1 xG/match
13.7 shots/matchShots10/1016.5 shots/match
4.7 shots/matchShots on target10/105.1 shots/match
46.5%Possession10/1059.7%
5.2 corners/matchCorners10/106 corners/match
2.83 cards/matchCards6/52.2 cards/match
8.2 fouls/matchFouls10/108.2 fouls/match

Window

Season

31 / 31 matches
1.45 goals/matchGoals scored31/312 goals/match
1.71 goals/matchGoals allowed31/311.35 goals/match
2.14 xG/matchExpected goals6/62.1 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots31/3114.6 shots/match
4.58 shots/matchShots on target31/314.84 shots/match
47.2%Possession31/3159.5%
4.48 corners/matchCorners31/315.39 corners/match
1.96 cards/matchCards27/262.31 cards/match
8.29 fouls/matchFouls31/318.65 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

16 / 16 matches
1.81 goals/matchGoals scored16/161.81 goals/match
1.69 goals/matchGoals allowed16/161.56 goals/match
2.45 xG/matchExpected goals3/31.14 xG/match
14.7 shots/matchShots16/1612 shots/match
5.25 shots/matchShots on target16/163.75 shots/match
47.5%Possession16/1657.4%
4.63 corners/matchCorners16/164.38 corners/match
2.07 cards/matchCards15/132.38 cards/match
8.38 fouls/matchFouls16/168.63 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.79 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples31 / 31home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 25 Apr 2026, 17:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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