Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Köln betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the DFB Pokal match on February 05th, 2025

Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Köln are scheduled to play against each other on February 05th, 2025, Wednesday, in a DFB Pokal match to be held in Germany, check the Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Köln betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are faced with the 8 best teams in the competition, who face each other to guarantee a place in the semi-finals, and get closer to the main objective.

The game will be played in the BayArena stadium, in the city of Leverkusen, with a capacity for 30210 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Köln betting tip 2024/2025

In this match, a team from the 1st Division goes on to play, which guarantees an initial advantage in the game but no assured victory. A good football match is expected.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. Bayer 04 Leverkusen performance to this stage is 5 goals scored and still 0 against.

On the other hand, FC Köln come this far with 8 goals scored and 3 conceded.

The last time these teams met was for a Bundesliga match, on 03-03-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a victory of the Bayer 04 Leverkusen team by 0-2.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Bayer 04 Leverkusen has in its curriculum 1 win of the DFB Pokal while FC Köln has won the competition 4 times.

Considering the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that FC Köln has displayed greater consistency over the past five recent encounters, securing 4 victories, whereas Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed to win 3 games. It's important to highlight that there are friendlies in the history between the two teams, meaning that the current abilities of the squads may not have been fully reflected in the final score of these matches.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

In the Bundesliga, the Bayer 04 Leverkusen team has 12 wins, 1 defeat and 6 draws, making a total of 42 points after 19 rounds, ranking them in 2nd place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Bayer 04 Leverkusen team goes with a total of 46 goals scored and 26 goals conceded.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen come from a victory in the last match. The game against Sparta Praha, valid for the Champions League, ended with a 2-0. The team coached by X. Alonso Olano lined up in the last match with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

The crucial point that we need to analyze now is the main objective of all teams, which is to score goals. It's evident that Bayer 04 Leverkusen, in their two principal domestic competitions (Bundesliga and DFB Pokal), has managed to score a total of 51 goals so far in this 2024/2025 season.

Top scorers from Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the DFB Pokal

On an individual level, Patrik Schick has been dominant on the offensive side. This player of the Bayer 04 Leverkusen team already has a total of 2 goals in the competition, showing himself to be an essential player in deciding his team's results. His teammate Nathan Tella has been the second-best scorer for the team in the Cup, trailing him closely, who comes with 1 goal scored.

FC Köln

Currently, in the 2. Bundesliga, the FC Köln emblem has 11 wins, 5 defeats and 4 draws, thus obtaining a total of 37 points after 20 rounds, ranking them in 1st place. Adding to this data, the FC Köln team goes with a total of 35 goals scored and 25 goals conceded.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for 2. Bundesliga, FC Köln, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the Eintracht Braunschweig team with a final score of 1-2.

The ultimate aim of every team is to score goals, and it's time to evaluate this aspect now. FC Köln, in their two primary domestic tournaments (2. Bundesliga and DFB Pokal), has successfully scored a total of 43 goals in this 2024/2025 season so far.

In any case, the FC Köln team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 28 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Top scorers from FC Köln in the DFB Pokal

Speaking about individual showings, Luca Waldschmidt has been unrivaled on the offensive side. This player of the FC Köln team already has a total of 2 goals in the competition, becoming a fundamental part of his team's results. His teammate Dejan Ljubičić is nipping at his heels as the second-highest scorer for the team in the Cup, who comes with 1 goal scored.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Score market betting suggestions

In order to generate a good prediction on the goal market for this match, we must first analyze the average number of goals in each team's games this season. Thus, we were able to obtain that in their matches, the Bayer 04 Leverkusen team scores a total of 1.67 goals on average and accumulates a total of 0 goals conceded.

On the other hand, in the matches of FC Köln, they score an average of 2.67 goals per match and conceed a total of 1 goals. After analyzing this data, we are convinced that good bets can result from this market. Therefore, the betting odds selected by us for the goal market are Both Teams to Score - Yes. Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - Yes market are quoted at 1.95.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Corners market betting suggestions

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 8.5 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that Bayer 04 Leverkusen can obtain, on average, a total of 5 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where FC Köln is present, this team obtains an average of 12 corners. Our analysis indicates that this selection is a solid bet, as the combined average of corner kicks per match for both teams is above 9.5 corners this season.