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Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen vs Koln

Jamie Jones in Free Soccer Predictions 4 Feb 2025

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Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen to win 2-1

Best Odds: 15/2

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Bayer Leverkusen and Koln will lock horns with each other in the DFB-Pokal this week. The quarter-final tie between Die Schwarzroten and Die Geißbocke will be held at the BayArena and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Wednesday.

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen are one of the biggest clubs in Germany and were hugely successful last season. Under head coach Xabi Alonso, they won the Bundesliga without losing a single match and clinched the DFB-Pokal. Bayer also reached the final of the UEFA Europa League last season.

Die Schwarzroten are doing well at the moment. Bayer are currently second in the Bundesliga table with 45 points from 20 matches, six points behind leaders Bayern Munich. Alonso’s side have also progressed to the Round of 16 in the Champions League after finishing sixth in the League Stage table.

Bayer will head into the DFB-Pokal quarter-final tie against Koln on the back of a 3-1 victory over Hoffenheim at the BayArena in the Bundesliga. It came after 2-0 win against Sparta Prague at home in the League Stage of the UEFA Champions League which followed a 2-2 draw with RB Leipzig on the road in the Bundesliga.

Team News:

Bayer Leverkusen are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against Koln in the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal this week. Hradecky will be in goal and will have Hermoso, Mukiele and Hincapie in front of him in defence. Frimpong, Andrich, Palacios and Grimaldo will be the four midfielders. Hofmann and Adli will be the two attacking midfielders. Schick will lead the line for Bayer. Tell is on the sidelines at the moment and will not be in action. Terrier is not going to play again this season and neither will Belocian.

Koln

Koln are a modest club who are playing in the 2. Bundesliga this season. Die Geißböcke got relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of the 2023-24 campaign after they finished as low as 17th in the league table.

Gerhard Struber’s side are aiming to win automatic promotion to the Bundesliga at the end of the season. Koln are doing extremely well at the moment. They are second in the 2. Bundesliga table at the moment with 68 points from 34 matches, two points behind leaders Hamburger SV.

Koln will head into the DFB-Pokal quarter-final tie against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday evening on the back of a 2-1 victory over Eintracht Braunschweig away from home in the 2. Bundesliga. It came after a 1-0 win against SV Elversberg at home in the league which followed a 1-0 defeat the hands of Hamburg on the road in the 2. Bundesliga.

Team News:

Koln are likely to line up in a 3-4-1-2 formation. Schwabe will be in goal for the visiting team. Hubers, Schmied and Heintz will be the three defenders. Gazibegovic, Ljubicic, Martel and Paqarada will be deployed in midfield. Kainz will be the playmaker. Downs and Tigges will be the two centre-forwards. Christensen and Olesen are injured and will not play against Bayer. Utah and Lemperle will not be in the squad either.

Key Factors to Consider

  • Bayer Leverkusen have won 4 of their last 6 games in all competitions.
  • Bayer Leverkusen have lost 1 of their last 6 games in all competitions.
  • Patrik Schick has scored 14 goals in 17 matches for Bayer Leverkusen so far this season.
  • Koln have lost just 1 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
  • Koln have won 5 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.

Conclusion

Both Bayer Leverkusen and Koln are in good form at the moment, and the DFB-Pokal quarter-final tie between the clubs promises to be hugely competitive and exciting even though the latter are in the second division of German football. It should be a fascinating encounter that could be decided by a one-goal margin. With Bayer having a better team and being at home, Xabi Alonso’s side should eke out a narrow win.

Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen to win 2-1

Best Odds: 15/2

Bookmaker: Zetbet

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jamie Jones


Jamie Jones is an experienced football journalist who has been working in the industry for years. Jamie watches all the major leagues in Europe, especially the Premier League and La Liga.

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